compulsive

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The trial lawyers’ best argument is that platforms should have done more to limit compulsive teen use.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

An online content creator who has a compulsive hair-pulling disorder says others with the condition "shouldn't be ashamed" or "feel embarrassed".

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Lowenthal’s bill cited social media’s dangers such as “exposure to harmful content, compulsive use patterns, exploitation, and adverse impacts on mental health and well-being.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Rather than reflecting a loss of control due to runaway habits, some compulsive behaviors may result from excessive, though misdirected, deliberate control.

From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026

This unremitting, compulsive repellence is a kind of complicated ritual.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas