As many people have realized, mental illness has become more seemingly prominent in the 21st century. Is it merely because of the growing acceptance? Or are mental illnesses, such as ADD, ADHD, and depression, just being over-diagnosed? Or, could the rise of mental illness be caused by something completely different, and untouched upon? Richard Louv believes the rise of mental illness, is because of the youths rise in interest with technology, causing decreased time spent in nature. Louv states in his book The Last Child in the Woods, “The woods were my Ritalin. Nature calmed me, focused me, and yet excited my senses.”, he calls the diagnoses of todays youth, ‘nature deficit disorder’. Nature deficit disorder is referred to as the lack
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For example; the reason technological advances are made is to help better society. Technology is not necessarily a bad thing, in moderation. Many educators found that using technology in classrooms has a very positive impact on students, however spending all available time inside watching television is not beneficial. Watching T.V and playing video games can be fun, but after awhile these things tend to become very boring. The various forms of social media are great ways to stay involved and up-to-date with local and world news, however there are many studies that show how so many people become obsessed with their blogs, feeds, and pages. This obsession can cause severe anxiety, and is a very unhealthy habit. Many recent studies also show links between substantial usage of electronics and other diseases and illnesses such as; mental illness, carpal tunnel, severe headaches, repetitive strain injury, reading loss, ‘3D hangovers’, narcissism, radiation sickness, and insomnia. Spending time in nature is said to be much more beneficial than technology, although technological advances may keep us up-to-date on the latest trends, and get us place-to-place faster than a horse and buggy, biking, or walking, nature still has powers technology will never possess. Louv states in his novel, “There’s no denying the benefits of the Internet. But electronic immersion, without a force to balance it, creates the hole in the boat — draining our ability to pay attention, to think clearly, to be productive and creative.”, this quote holds true that with balance, technology can still be a positive thing, in moderation of
For example; the reason technological advances are made is to help better society. Technology is not necessarily a bad thing, in moderation. Many educators found that using technology in classrooms has a very positive impact on students, however spending all available time inside watching television is not beneficial. Watching T.V and playing video games can be fun, but after awhile these things tend to become very boring. The various forms of social media are great ways to stay involved and up-to-date with local and world news, however there are many studies that show how so many people become obsessed with their blogs, feeds, and pages. This obsession can cause severe anxiety, and is a very unhealthy habit. Many recent studies also show links between substantial usage of electronics and other diseases and illnesses such as; mental illness, carpal tunnel, severe headaches, repetitive strain injury, reading loss, ‘3D hangovers’, narcissism, radiation sickness, and insomnia. Spending time in nature is said to be much more beneficial than technology, although technological advances may keep us up-to-date on the latest trends, and get us place-to-place faster than a horse and buggy, biking, or walking, nature still has powers technology will never possess. Louv states in his novel, “There’s no denying the benefits of the Internet. But electronic immersion, without a force to balance it, creates the hole in the boat — draining our ability to pay attention, to think clearly, to be productive and creative.”, this quote holds true that with balance, technology can still be a positive thing, in moderation of