Present participle of abstain; the act of refraining from or refusing to do something.
From abstain + -ing (present participle suffix). The -ing form is used to create gerunds (nouns) and present participles (verb forms) in English.
Abstaining from social media is becoming a deliberate lifestyle choice—neuroscientists studying abstaining individuals found their dopamine patterns gradually reset, suggesting our brains can 'forget' addictive reward cycles with enough time away.
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