The Needle to Our Drug
In today’s society, we always have our eyes stuck to the screen of our cell phones. Most use our cell phones to text the people that we are closest with, email with apps to our teachers or employers, and we use social media to voice our opinions about our world and how we view it. The most information that we communicate to other people most likely goes to social media, because it’s so easy to just post an opinionated article or share an opinionated status, thinking that you can’t start a fight. We only seem to talk face to face with immediate family or people that we see every day, such as other students. College students, and even myself, usually communicate with our cellphones to stay connected to the world, because it’s the easiest way to get information and it’s instant. Many feel as if they are dependent upon their phones. The survey found that “57% check their phone at least once every 5 minutes without receiving …show more content…
But are we all really addicted to our cell phones? The researchers found that the symptoms of over using cell phones are more that of a compulsion that an addiction: “There are people experiencing negative impacts in their social or work life… increased personal psychological stress… and heightened disconnection anxiety. These people have an obsession or compulsion not an addiction” (Addiction 296). For me, my cell phone never felt like an addiction, it always felt as if I just really liked using it, and I have never been one to text right back or even pay attention to my phone unless I’m extremely bored. I feel as if I’m obsessed with my phone, because it’s very entertaining to me. I’m obsessed with seeing social media sites and with the Election, it was so funny see Trump memes. Also, don’t get me started on how funny the Biden/Obama memes
In today’s society, we always have our eyes stuck to the screen of our cell phones. Most use our cell phones to text the people that we are closest with, email with apps to our teachers or employers, and we use social media to voice our opinions about our world and how we view it. The most information that we communicate to other people most likely goes to social media, because it’s so easy to just post an opinionated article or share an opinionated status, thinking that you can’t start a fight. We only seem to talk face to face with immediate family or people that we see every day, such as other students. College students, and even myself, usually communicate with our cellphones to stay connected to the world, because it’s the easiest way to get information and it’s instant. Many feel as if they are dependent upon their phones. The survey found that “57% check their phone at least once every 5 minutes without receiving …show more content…
But are we all really addicted to our cell phones? The researchers found that the symptoms of over using cell phones are more that of a compulsion that an addiction: “There are people experiencing negative impacts in their social or work life… increased personal psychological stress… and heightened disconnection anxiety. These people have an obsession or compulsion not an addiction” (Addiction 296). For me, my cell phone never felt like an addiction, it always felt as if I just really liked using it, and I have never been one to text right back or even pay attention to my phone unless I’m extremely bored. I feel as if I’m obsessed with my phone, because it’s very entertaining to me. I’m obsessed with seeing social media sites and with the Election, it was so funny see Trump memes. Also, don’t get me started on how funny the Biden/Obama memes