Screen addiction article Screen addiction means getting addicted to smart phones, pads, Laptop for chatting, calling using Facebook, Instagram, Skype, whatsapp, videogames like PubG. Prevalence of internet addiction in India from recent survey is 20% of the population and in the coming years, the digital world will become even more integrated into everyday life. That’s why it necessary to learn how to use it in a healthy way now. Of course technologies are useful to be connected to people near and far from us, it covers distance, helps to find our old/lost friends, improves communication for people who are shy to interact in real. All age groups from child of less than year watches rhymes on YouTube, youngsters constantly glued to phones to elderly watching devotional videos and chats. Its commonly observed parents giving phones to their kids in restaurant or any social gathering to keep them occupied. Any social gathering is seen to be spent using phones by clicking selfies, to instantly uploading photos on social media, checking for number of likes, status updates on whatsapp rather than spending quality real time with people around us. People are unaware that their personal information like name, contact details, photos videos of self and family. How to identify that person is addicted to screen- person spends maximum time with phones, decreasing interest in other pleasurable activities, cannot stay away from phone, and gets into arguments when asked to decrease use of phone, academic/work performance decline, spending more time with virtual friends than real friends. Screen is only source of happiness. Negative effects of screen addiction are- risk of stalking, cyberbullying as our personal details are shared, putting up negative image, developing inappropriate relations, physically leading to headache, eyestrain, backache, sleep disturbances. Internet addicts also suffer from other disorders such as depression, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorder. Others lack social support, feeling isolated and alone, so they use the internet to fill that lack of belonging Studies show internet addiction is associated with structural and functional changes in brain regions involving emotional processing, executive attention, decision making, and cognitive control. Children are more susceptible because of their developing immature brain is affected by excess screen use Make smart decisions to scale back your screen time before it dominates your life. One must learn to enjoy time with loved ones, get a good night’s sleep, and have fun without the help of screens. You want to master your devices, and not let devices master you. If we have yourself or our loved ones addicted to screens we must seek help from psychiatrist. Counselling will help them find deep rooted emotional issues like anxiety, low confidence, anger, depression and help them live life without phones.