Not long ago, people never would’ve thought that they could have a touchscreen phone that you could carry around in your pocket with you everywhere you go. In fact, it’s only been 10 years since the first iPhone came out. Since then, mobile phones have evolved rapidly. Over the years, people of all ages have become addicted to their smartphones which can damage your health in multiple ways. Phone addiction is a serious problem that needs to be solved. Using just a few simple techniques you could identify and solve your phone addiction. The basic steps to solving your phone addiction are, identifying your addiction, challenging yourself, and working with friends. Phone addiction is a big problem world wide. Loss of sleep can be caused by …show more content…
Once you’ve identified your phone addiction you need to get rid of it. The first and easiest way is just to shut it off, every phone has a way for you to turn it off, not just put it to sleep. If you do this, you won’t get notifications and won’t be tempted. If this doesn’t work for you, you can just try not going off it for an hour, and then two hours, and just continue until you forget about it. It’s like a diet, you have to start slowly until it just comes naturally. This is a very good method, but when other people are on their phones, it’s really tempting to be on your phone as well. which is why it’s a great idea to work with others. Not only does working with others help you so you aren’t tempted, but friends are really big influences on you. If you’re out anywhere with your friends, put all of your phones in a bucket and set a consequence if anyone takes their phone out. Make sure to tell your friends that you’re trying to not use your phone so they can stop you when you start to take it out. Some downsides are that you could feel restrained and when you are alone you will want to be on your phone. Phone addiction had been a big problem for quite awhile now. They can harm by being a distraction, causing you to lose sleep, and just damaging our social lives. We should all be more aware of our phone addiction and how it affects our mental/physical health. The above ways are great for putting an end to your phone addiction but there’s always
Smartphone’s aren’t just distracting drivers but the pedestrians as well keeping their focus off the environment they’re in and making them forget to watch their step and to check for cars before crossing the road. The smart phone doesn’t stop there it especially distracts our students during class. Mr.Treguboff told a story to his class about this one girl who would always be on her phone during his class. The girl got her phone taken away so one day she was in class sitting with her lab partner and her partner would keep her phone out on the desk. So every now and then when the partner got a notification the girl would grab her partner’s phone as if it were her own. Mr.Treguboff called her out on this and she didn’t even notice she was doing it therefore showing signs of addiction.
I found a study by Stanford University that seemed to answer this question. A recent study by Stanford University show the iPhone can be addicting (as cited by Dan Hope, 2010). Professor Tanya Luhrmann took a survey at the university to see just what people thought of their phones (Verified by https://web.stanford.edu). “The survey was administered to 200 students with iPhones, 70 percent of whom had owned their iPhones for less than a year” (Dan Hope, TechNewsDaily 2010).
The brain keeps becoming more dependant and reliable on the use of smartphone slowly causing it to start to become more and more intellectually weakened. Thus, the brain becomes more incapable of processing the same thoughts it would before, an addiction with excess amounts of dopamine from the brain being released given off pleasure. Today phones are shaping a person's daily thoughts and ideas when using the device, but even when they aren’t using it either.
Technology is a fun way to stay entertained, and can also be useful in completing many everyday tasks. It is most certainly something that has revolutionized the way we do many things, but has also taken over our everyday lives. Could this form of entertainment qualify as an addiction? If so, how similar is the addiction of technology to the addiction of drugs?
When people think of addictions, usually, drugs and chemical substances come to mind. A frequent trend observed in today’s age is not being able to go anywhere without one’s digital device and being addicted to that device, especially one’s cell phone. Adopting a cell phone separation anxiety, is a type of behavioral addiction that is seen more and more today. On average, people are spending about three hours on their phones each day. Alter states, “‘Behavioral addictions are really widespread now...risen with the adoption of newer more addictive social networking platforms, tablets and smartphones’” (Dreifus). As new technologies that cater to people’s wants increase, addiction to these technologies will increase as well. People become so attached to their phones that they will perhaps get distracted from their current situation. In the article “Hooked On Our Smartphones”, the author Jane E. Brody talked about how sometimes commuters or drivers put themselves in a dangerous position when they pay more attention to their phone instead of what surrounds them. The almost
With 87 percent of American adults owning a cell phone (Jerpi, 2013), it becomes obvious that cell phones have become a staple device in today’s society. Although cell phones offer convenience, they arguably come with negative affects. Cell Phones have become one of the fastest emerging technologies (Campbell, 2006). With 87 percent of American adults and teenagers owning a cell phone (Jerpi, 2013), it becomes obvious that cell phones have become a staple device in today’s society. Since the release of the first cell phone, they have immensely evolved and some would say, have become an essential to everyday life. Although cell phones offer convenience, they arguably come with negative and impactful effects on our social
Many people would be unhappy if it was suggested technology is bad altogether. Technology has helped millions of people connect and accomplish tasks. However, the excess of it has become an issue. I believe it’d be wise to track how much time you spend on your phone, and to think of other activities you could enjoy. Modern technology has improved life significantly, but taking a break from the constant stimuli as needed would prove to be
One way that teens are being impacted by over using their cell phones is emotionally. A study by Adriana Bianchi, and James G. Phillips showed the more teens use their phones the more likely they are to be anxious, depressed, and have a low self-esteem
Are we addicted to our cell phones? This is a common question that has arisen in the past several years as our phone technology and capabilities continue to increase. According to recent statistics, 85% of the U.S. population are cell phone users (Chen).We Americans use our cell phones to do just about everything. We talk, text, check our E-mail, surf the Internet, and interact in social networking, all on our phones. Because our phones have become so resourceful to us in our everyday lives, many say that cell phones have become addicting. Cell phones in today 's life have become very addicting to many people, and there are many ways in which to show how they are addicting.
The cell phone has become a centerpiece of everyday life as cell phones are evolving and have been increasing their functionalities. Today, we use them today for many others reasons than what cell phones were originally designed to do. People are using them so often that they are becoming dependent on their phones that they have even become addicted to them. Those who are addicted to their cell phones struggle to stay away from them for a certain period of time and become so indulged in all of the unique things they can provide. With cell phone addiction comes many problems or issues that can occur in an individual’s life. Cell phone addiction has lead to differences in people mentally, physically, and behaviorally.
Technology has become a great benefit to us but many people have taken it too far. According to researcher and surveys taken all over the world shows that a large number of people may have become addicted to their technological devices and are not able to make it through a day without their cell phones or other technological devices. Many have concerns that people would rather use these devices than to have a face to face conversation. The addictions of technological devices are on the rise. Although these devices were meant to make our lives easier there have been many problems to arise ranging from health risk, relationship problems, classroom, church, and work interferences. Statistics show that cell
A research from Pew Research center asked a teacher what her thoughts were on the issue. “It’s just too tempting for a student. Once that phone is brought out, most can’t resist texting a friend or begin playing a game.” (12)
My cell phone is my best friend, like a tiny mom reminding me and organizing everything for me. I have my whole life on this phone, which is good in a way but also very bad. Losing this phone unfortunately would mean losing every single phone number of everyone I know. Literally without my phone to most everyone I know It would be like I didn’t even exist. My overrated house phone has been oddly tossed away in my closet and my iPhone is now my new best friend. Without it I wouldn’t be able to contact my family and friends, see how they are doing, hear their voices from a far. I wouldn’t be able to text my friend and tell her I’m seriously only 10 minutes away when really I’m about 30 minutes. It’s great to get in contact with people you can't see every day but there is also a down side to this. Don’t get my wrong i love people checking in on me seeing if I’m okay but it also annoys me when I’m in the middle of class and I can feel the buzzing of my phone, not being able to turn my phone volume on without someone blowing it up and either calling or texting every 5 seconds it is just annoying, it’s too much of a distraction.
What is the definition of addiction? It is the uncontrolled use of a habit-forming drug or uncontrolled and unhealthy behavior. It results from an illness triggered by brain changes that occur after using some drugs or after engaging in some extremely pleasurable activities (Kowalski). When most people first think of addiction, drugs or alcohol come to mind, a cell phone normally wouldn’t. People do not realize that cell phone addictions are around us daily. Since cell phones are such a norm in today’s society, it is not something that would cross your mind. When is there not a time when you walk into a restaurant or a cafeteria and every teenager or college student is looking down either texting or using social media on their cell phones? The answer, always. Cell phones take hold of us all the time and becoming this addiction that no one can let go of. Cell phones are not necessarily bad, but they are being used too much and it takes away from college students person to person interaction, academics, even affecting their health and much more.
The smartphone is still a fairly new invention and is constantly being developed and improved. This device has integrated itself into our culture and is slowly becoming essential to our lives. The younger generation known as "Millennials" in the age range of 18-35 years old check their cell phones on average about 75.6 times a day (Soto et al., 2017). This number is exceptionally high when compared to the older generation who only check their phone around 23 times a day, according to the same research. This paper will cover cell phone addiction and its effects on the college students lifestyle. Addiction in this case is tied with the substance use criteria in The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM 5). In the criteria it states that substance use is "a pathological pattern of behaviors related to use of the substance." Extremely high smartphone use can lead to these behaviors where dependency is an issue.