When digital use stops being a tool, and starts consuming your time, your relationships, and your sense of self—it’s no longer just a habit.

It’s a form of addiction. And you don’t have to face it alone.

In today’s digital age, addiction doesn’t always look like drugs or alcohol.

Whenever technology crosses the line—when gaming, browsing, social media or AI tools hijack your time, control your mood, or fracture your relationships—it becomes a modern behavioural addiction. It hijacks your dopamine. Hijacks your identity. Hijacks your life.

Savasana treats AI, gaming, and social media dependency with the same scientific rigour, holistic care, and unwavering support we bring to substance, gambling, burnout and trauma treatment.

If you’ve lost a sense of yourself—if your world has shrunk to screens and rituals, hours upon hours wasted listening, watching, comparing, wishing, pretending, validating, medicating and fantasising—you don’t have to face it alone.

Is It Just a Habit—Or Something More?

If these signs sound familiar, it might be time to take a deeper look:

  • Losing track of time in front of the screen

  • Neglecting sleep, nutrition, or offline relationships

  • Feeling anxiety or restlessness when offline

  • Falling behind in work, study or responsibilities

  • Hiding usage or being dishonest with yourself about how much time you spend

  • Pretending you are okay

  • Turning to games, AI, or social media for emotional comfort or to complete tasks—while failing to do the work and be held accountable

  • Emotional shutdown, guilt, or shame after usage

If any of this feels familiar, you’re not alone—and you’re not broken.

It’s no different than a chemical addiction.

YOU’RE NOT ALONE

A Monash University study found nearly every adult surveyed reported behaviours consistent with phone-related anxiety or overuse.

13.2% experience severe nomophobia—the clinical fear of being without a smartphone.

WHY IT FEELS SO HARD TO STOP
Addiction to technology is powerful because it’s designed to be:

HIJACKED NEUROCHEMISTRY
Gaming, apps, and algorithmic platforms light up the brain’s reward circuits—releasing dopamine in fast, endless loops.

ESCAPE FROM UNMET NEEDS
These platforms provide distraction, validation, and control—but without emotional safety or real connection.

THE REGRET-RELIEF LOOP
Use → guilt → withdrawal → use again. It’s a hard cycle to break without structured support.

RELATIONAL ISOLATION
Screens replace presence. And when real connection fades, so does our sense of self.

Left untreated, digital addiction compounds. It doesn’t self-correct.
It robs you of presence, relationships, health, and identity.

You miss moments you’ll never get back. Time with your kids, your partner, your own peace of mind—sacrificed to the scroll.

  • You become emotionally unavailable. Present in body, but mentally elsewhere—distracted, depleted, disengaged.

  • You feel more anxious, less fulfilled. The more you scroll, the worse you feel—then you scroll to escape that feeling.

  • You lose connection with yourself. Values blur. Purpose fades. Life becomes a loop of tasks and tabs, not meaning.

Recovery doesn’t mean giving up technology. It means reclaiming control.
And with the right support, that’s absolutely possible.

We treat digital dependency with the same clinical care we offer for substance, trauma, and behavioural addictions.

Each client begins with a personalised assessment, followed by a structured program combining evidence-based therapies with holistic practices like mindfulness, movement, and nature-based recovery. Family sessions support healthy reintegration, and ongoing aftercare ensures long-term support beyond the retreat.

WHY CHOOSE SAVASANA?

+ Luxury, privacy, and discretion—matched with clinical excellence

+ Individual and family recovery are treated equally, with therapist-led family sessions

+ Founder-led empathy and experience sets us apart

+ Holistic, evidence-based treatment meets somatic and wellness practices—bespoke 1:1 care

+ Post-stay support through Savasana Cares aftercare, to help reintegrate without relapse into old thought patterns and behaviours

REQUEST A BROCHURE

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"That cycle of scrolling, disappearing from life… it all stopped when I got intentional help." — A.S.

“Treating gaming addiction ultimately healed my anxiety and got me back in my child’s life.” — C.W

"Our family sessions showed us that screens weren’t the problem alone, our communication was." — J & K.L

ALL STORIES SHARED WITH CLIENT’S CONSENT

  • Absolutely. Emerging research supported by treatment models at Savasana shows the same patterns of dependence, withdrawal, and relapse seen in substance addiction.

  • Yes. We use proven frameworks—CBT, impulse control, Brainspotting, Timeline Therapy—alongside holistic care to treat what’s underneath.

  • Definitely. We believe healing happens not only in the individual, but in the space they return to. We provide structured family therapy to rebuild trust and communication.

  • Morning therapy, mindful movement, family sessions, tech-free time in nature, restorative nutrition, and aftercare planning—all within our luxury retreat setting.

  • Yes. We take a comprehensive approach, treating dual diagnosis, burnout, mental health, and behavioural addictions—often in the same program.