The more you play with social software, the lonelier it becomes
Mobile phone addiction is also a "disease"
Reporter Of this newspaper, Yan Sheng
If someone asks,
What would you bring when you went out and only let me bring one thing?
Most people should not drop their phones.
Mobile phones in addition to the needs of life
Outside of the necessary functions,
Social software such as WeChat and Weibo in mobile phones
Would make us feel at any time
All connected to the world.
The Internet was very convenient
Our lives,
But too dependent on the virtual online world
It also makes us physically and mentally exhausted.
The more friends you have on social media
The stronger your loneliness
We have more or less seen such a scene, during the dinner, everyone habitually pulled out their mobile phones, should be chatting with each other, the atmosphere is lively, but because everyone's attention is focused on the mobile phone, the scene becomes silent. I would rather brush Weibo and WeChat than say more to the people around me.
Living in the Internet age, social media such as WeChat, Weibo, QQ, and social networking sites have become an important part of our work and life, where we can share opinions, insights, experiences, opinions, and show ourselves and communicate. But we seem to be a little too dependent on these social media. Many people are somewhat detached from the real world, far from society, and become more and more lonely.
An American study confirmed that if young people use social media for more than two hours a day, their sense of social isolation will double. The study found that the more young people spend using social media, the more likely they are to feel socially isolated, and the frequency of use is also associated with increased social isolation. The relationship between dependence and loneliness can be compared to this: if you drive to meet friends, you will be happy; if you drive alone and watch others party, you will be lonely.
A study of nearly 2,000 young people found that people who spent more than 121 minutes a day on social media felt about twice as lonely as those who spent less than 30 minutes. Researchers believe this may be because the more time people spend on social media, the less time they spend communicating with people in the real world.
Social media is like a double-edged sword, on the one hand, it helps young people expand their circle of friends, keep in touch with the outside world in a more rapid way, share information with friends and family, and show themselves more fully. At the same time, social media also weakens the real interpersonal interactions of users, making people more alienated from each other and making people feel more lonely.
The more glamorous the photos in the circle of friends
The more depressed you are inside
Xiaofan is a junior high school student, in her circle of friends, often posted her parents to buy brand-name bags, high-end clothing and so on. When the mother saw the child's circle of friends, she was worried, because these pictures of so-called designer bags and clothing were "fake photos" downloaded by her daughter online. In a statement to Parliament, Singapore's Minister of Education, Tan Chun Sang, mentioned the impact of online social media on the mental health of adolescents. He said: "The endless and relentless comparisons on the Internet have created new pressures for society. ”
The UK's Education Policy Institute has published a study that linked the heavy use of social media to negative well-being and self-esteem among adolescents, especially girls. Research shows that the use of social media has led to a spiral in mental health problems among adolescents across the UK. Till Wix, a professor of clinical psychology and rehabilitation, said the use of social media is very widespread and widespread, and mental health problems are widespread.
Yuan Yonggui, director of the Department of Psychology and Psychiatry at the Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, once said that social media has replaced real communication relationships, although it has improved communication efficiency, it has extended the use time and also encouraged unnecessary comparisons. For example, the circle of friends show off their wealth and the luxury cars and mansions, resulting in many people having hatred for the rich and inferiority psychology, and the false and beautiful illusion created by Internet celebrities is also fueling various anxieties.
In addition, a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association - Internet Open also found that social media use may be associated with an elevated depression symptom score. In the study, participants who used a photo-sharing app, a large social media platform, and a short video app for a period of time increased their self-reported risk of depression by 53%, 42%, and 39%, respectively.
The longer the phone occupies
The lower your health
According to media reports, Mr. Chen, 42, is a programmer, and "996" (working at 9 a.m., leaving work at 9 p.m., working 6 days a week) is the norm. Lying in bed and playing with his phone for a while after turning off the lights every night is his only form of entertainment. One morning, Mr. Chen was woken up by an alarm clock, and when he opened his eyes, he found that it was pitch black in front of him. It wasn't until a few minutes later that the light gradually reappeared in front of me like a film developer. Mr. Chen rushed to the hospital for treatment and was diagnosed with an acute angle-closure glaucoma attack, which, if not treated in time, could even lead to blindness.
Like Mr. Chen, there are not a few people who choose to look at their phones before going to bed to relax, but the various applications of mobile phones are overdrawing our health. A study in the United States found that the retina is stimulated by too much light, which can seriously affect the photoreceptor effect of the retina. The optic nerve cells are stimulated by light for 8 minutes, which will continue to excite the body for more than 1 hour, causing a significant reduction in the melatonin released by the amygdala in the brain, confusing the biological clock and affecting sleep.
In addition, according to a study by researchers at the University of Buffalo in the United States, study participants who overuse social media were found to have higher levels of C-reactive protein, a biomarker of chronic inflammation that predicts serious diseases such as diabetes, certain cancers and cardiovascular disease. In addition to elevated C-reactive protein levels, the results suggest that more social media use is also associated with somatic symptoms such as headaches, chest pain, and back pain.
The World Health Organization officially confirms that gaming addiction is classified as a mental illness. However, the health effects of social network addiction lack corresponding criteria and hazard assessments.
Mental disorders have two major characteristics:
First, bring pain to yourself and others.
Second, social functioning is impaired. According to these two characteristics, if a person can't do without social media and affects his or her life, he is already sick.
Changing mobile phone dependence begins with recognizing that you have this addiction. Then do it to use the phone reasonably. We can improve this behavior by planning time wisely, moving our phones a little farther, accessing social software only at specific times, and reaching out to people in the real world.
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Edit || Swallow sound Wan Tao
The duty director || Fan Hongbo