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Feifei: Hello and welcome to The English
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We Speak. I'm Feifei.
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Neil: And I'm Neil.
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Feifei: Ooo. You don't sound too good, Neil.
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What's up? Are you sick?
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Neil: I feel sick.
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Feifei: What are the symptoms?
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Neil: OK, Dr Feifei. Here we go: I can't
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sleep, I feel anxious all the time,
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I can't concentrate on anything,
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I have itchy eyes, I'm tired,
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my neck hurts... I've terrible headaches.
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Feifei: Ah, I know what the problem is. Do
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you happen to spend a lot of time online?
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Neil: Yes - all the time.
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Feifei: Do you keep your phone with you
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in bed, at dinner, in the toilet?
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Neil: Yes, yes, yes, of course - what's this
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got to do with how awful I feel?
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Feifei: You need a detox.
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Neil: A detox? But I haven't drunk any
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alcohol for months,
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I exercise every day and I only
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eat organic food.
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Feifei: No - you need a digital detox.
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A digital detox is a period of time away
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from all devices
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that can connect to the internet.
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Neil: I can't do that! It's impossible! It'll
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get even worse! What if someone
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likes my status
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at 4am and I miss it!?
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Feifei: Now that IS a sign you're addicted.
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You really do need a digital detox. Let's
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hear some examples.
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My phone broke the day I went on holiday
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which forced me to have a digital detox.
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I felt so relaxed.
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I spend all day and night on Saturdays on
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social media so I need a digital detox
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every Sunday or I'm too tired
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to go to work on Monday.
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Right. Here's the key to the safe I've
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locked all my gadgets in. I'm going to do
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this digital detox even if it kills me!
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Feifei: This is The English We Speak from
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BBC Learning English. And I'm
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with Neil, who uses his smartphone,
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tablet and laptop so much, he's
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made himself ill.
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Neil: And Dr Feifei here has prescribed
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a strict digital detox.
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Feifei: We use the word 'detox' more
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generally to describe a period when you
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stop doing something
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harmful - like drinking too much alcohol
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or eating junk food.
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Neil: And so a digital detox is a break
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from all electronic gadgets.
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OK, well here's my phone, Feifei.
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Feifei: I'll deal with that.
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Neil: Oh no! I suppose it's for the best. Goodbye.
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Feifei: Dr Feifei always knows best.
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