The Science of Phubbing: How it Destroys Your Kids and Relationships

The Dr. Josh Axe Show

Dr. Josh Axe

Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Christianity

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Phubbing is damaging relationships. In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Josh Axe reveals the impacts of snubbing people with your phone and how to break this habit. You'll discover: What phubbing is and its effects on relationships How smartphones tap into the brain's dopamine channels Tips to stop phubbing and live with intention Solutions to reset your brain and ditch phone addiction Join Josh as he pulls back the curtain on the habit of phubbing. His insights will empower you to forge deeper bonds with others and live with intention. Want more of The Growth Lab with Dr. Josh Axe? Subscribe to the YouTube channel. Follow Dr. Josh Axe Instagram Twitter Facebook Tik-Tok Follow Leaders Instagram Twitter Facebook Email Newsletter ------ Links: https://leaders.com/news/personal-growth/the-data-proves-that-phubbing-seriously-damages-relationships/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12310197/Are-guilty-phubbing-Regularly-snubbing- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0747563223002145?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563216303454 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ultimately, fubbing or phone snubbing lessens the quality of bonding experiences, which then,
0:07.1	when that happens repeatedly, damages your relationships.
0:12.0	So if you want to be a great parent, if you want to be a great spouse, if you want to be a great
0:16.5	friend, stop fubbing or phone snubbing and pay attention to the person that's right in front of you,
0:23.5	that person that is so important to you in your life.
0:29.1	Hey, I'm Dr. Josh Axe. Welcome to this week's Growth Lab podcast. Today I'm going to be talking
0:34.4	about fubbing. And fubbing is also known as phone snubbing,
0:37.8	and it might be the biggest mistake you're making in your relationships.
0:41.1	In fact, new science is showing it may destroy your marriage and even your relationship with your kids.
0:47.6	And so in this episode, I'm going to go through the science behind it and what you can do.
0:51.4	So phone snubbing happens when we're so engrossed in our phones that we
0:55.2	ignore the people around us, including our spouses, kids, and closest friends. And have you ever
1:00.0	been in the position to where you were talking with somebody? And literally in the middle of your
1:04.5	conversation, all of a sudden, they're on their phone or they're trying to look at you and be on
1:09.2	their phone at the same time. And that really impedes real connection that people should be having.
1:15.6	And so what, and I'd ask you, what are some of the emotions that you maybe have felt when
1:20.6	you're trying to talk to somebody, you're trying to engage with them in conversation,
1:24.6	and they are phone snubbing you?
1:26.6	Well, according to a recent study,
1:28.9	eight out of ten married couples felt like smartphone use is hurting their marriage. That's a,
1:35.4	that's a really high number. 80% of people feel like smartphones are harming their marriage.
1:40.7	And another recent study found that obsession with our phones could be taking our
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