Mobile Addiction is an Infectious Disease of the Present Age
Now everyone is crazy about smartphones and social media. The lockdown situation has exacerbated it. No one is leaving home unless necessary to avoid corona infection. In this situation, they are becoming so dependent on their mobile phone that it is affecting their mental and physical health.
What is mobile addiction?
Smartphone and social media addiction have many similarities with other addictions. Both are called behavioral addictions. But as easy as other addictions are, online habits are much more than that. However, through some daily practices, it is possible to gradually reduce the addiction to this smartphone.
How do you know if you are addicted to smartphones?
Check out some of the symptoms below. If the symptoms match then understand that you have a smartphone addiction.
1. Using smartphones in the bathroom too.
2. Panicking if you don't have your smartphone with you even for a while.
3. Due to excessive use of the smartphone, it does not stay charged for a long time.
4. Save money to pay smartphone bills by reducing other expenses.
5. Having 30 or more apps on the smartphone.
6. Relying on alarms or reminders on smartphones.
Mobile addiction is harming the body?
1. Neck Pain
Excessive gaming addiction, staring at a screen while watching videos, or paying too much attention to social media can lead to neck pain due to leaning the head more than usual.
2. Diminished Eyesight
By keeping the mobile phone close to the eyes for a long time, is a kind of problem of vision loss and blindness seen in people. Blue light from mobile phones can cause blindness through chronic damage to the retina of the eye.
3. Hard of hearing
Prolonged talking on mobile phones, listening to loud music, and wearing headphones can cause severe hearing loss. A lot of accidents happen constantly while walking around with headphones on.
4. Damage to Bones and Joints
Typing on the screen for a long time causes pain in the finger joints. It can even lead to arthritis. Moreover, sitting posture and talking with the phone between the shoulder and ear can increase the risk of various physical problems.
6. Nomophobia
As a result of excessive mobile use, a fear is created in the mind that whether the mobile is always there, or it is lost. The name of this disease is nomophobia or no mobile phone phobia. Also, excessive use of mobile phones causes stress.
7. Resentment
Prolonged use of mobile phones often makes the user irritable. At the same time restlessness and inattention increase. Usually, then the user unknowingly misbehaves with someone.
8. Decreased thinking power
As a result of excessive use of mobile phones, people's electronic thinking power decreases. A loss of creativity leads to a loss of creativity and decision-making. As a result of excessive use of mobile phones, people's electronic thinking power decreases. A loss of creativity leads to a loss of creativity and decision-making.
How to reduce smartphone addiction?
1. Set aside a certain amount of time for social interaction on your smartphone outside of essential conversations. Let's say 15 minutes after dinner.
2. Create some 'screen-free zones' at home, where no one can fiddle with smartphones or tablets etc.
3. Spend the time spent on the smartphone with the family.
4. Keep a list of tasks that need to be completed soon with the smartphone, so that when you pick up the phone, you can see the list of tasks.
5. Finish writing that needs to be shared online while offline.
6. Turn off all unnecessary notifications.
7. Turn off access to annoying apps and notifications by setting timers for specific work hours.
8. Download an app like Moment, which will remind you how many times a day you pick up your phone and discourage you from doing so.
9. You have to learn to live with feelings of boredom and dislike for a while, and get used to them.
Now everyone is crazy about smartphones and social media. The lockdown situation has exacerbated it. No one is leaving home unless necessary to avoid corona infection. In this situation, they are becoming so dependent on their mobile phone that it is affecting their mental and physical health.
What is mobile addiction?
Smartphone and social media addiction have many similarities with other addictions. Both are called behavioral addictions. But as easy as other addictions are, online habits are much more than that. However, through some daily practices, it is possible to gradually reduce the addiction to this smartphone.
How do you know if you are addicted to smartphones?
Check out some of the symptoms below. If the symptoms match then understand that you have a smartphone addiction.
1. Using smartphones in the bathroom too.
2. Panicking if you don't have your smartphone with you even for a while.
3. Due to excessive use of the smartphone, it does not stay charged for a long time.
4. Save money to pay smartphone bills by reducing other expenses.
5. Having 30 or more apps on the smartphone.
6. Relying on alarms or reminders on smartphones.
Mobile addiction is harming the body?
1. Neck Pain
Excessive gaming addiction, staring at a screen while watching videos, or paying too much attention to social media can lead to neck pain due to leaning the head more than usual.
2. Diminished Eyesight
By keeping the mobile phone close to the eyes for a long time, is a kind of problem of vision loss and blindness seen in people. Blue light from mobile phones can cause blindness through chronic damage to the retina of the eye.
3. Hard of hearing
Prolonged talking on mobile phones, listening to loud music, and wearing headphones can cause severe hearing loss. A lot of accidents happen constantly while walking around with headphones on.
4. Damage to Bones and Joints
Typing on the screen for a long time causes pain in the finger joints. It can even lead to arthritis. Moreover, sitting posture and talking with the phone between the shoulder and ear can increase the risk of various physical problems.
6. Nomophobia
As a result of excessive mobile use, a fear is created in the mind that whether the mobile is always there, or it is lost. The name of this disease is nomophobia or no mobile phone phobia. Also, excessive use of mobile phones causes stress.
7. Resentment
Prolonged use of mobile phones often makes the user irritable. At the same time restlessness and inattention increase. Usually, then the user unknowingly misbehaves with someone.
8. Decreased thinking power
As a result of excessive use of mobile phones, people's electronic thinking power decreases. A loss of creativity leads to a loss of creativity and decision-making. As a result of excessive use of mobile phones, people's electronic thinking power decreases. A loss of creativity leads to a loss of creativity and decision-making.
How to reduce smartphone addiction?
1. Set aside a certain amount of time for social interaction on your smartphone outside of essential conversations. Let's say 15 minutes after dinner.
2. Create some 'screen-free zones' at home, where no one can fiddle with smartphones or tablets etc.
3. Spend the time spent on the smartphone with the family.
4. Keep a list of tasks that need to be completed soon with the smartphone, so that when you pick up the phone, you can see the list of tasks.
5. Finish writing that needs to be shared online while offline.
6. Turn off all unnecessary notifications.
7. Turn off access to annoying apps and notifications by setting timers for specific work hours.
8. Download an app like Moment, which will remind you how many times a day you pick up your phone and discourage you from doing so.
9. You have to learn to live with feelings of boredom and dislike for a while, and get used to them.