Modern Studies Reveal How Having A Cell Phone Can Be A Burden

articlewritten by Jack Flynn, it said, ?Theaverage American spends5 hoursand 24 minuteson their mobile deviceeach day.?That isfivehoursthat could beused to go outside, discover anew hobby, or even do something you love. Thesamearticleadded, ?On average, Americans check their phonesat least 96 timesper day, or onceevery ten minutes.?It slowly addsup and can lead to more problemslikedepression.

Depression isamajor issuein theworld, especially in teens. Statisticsshow that morethan 264 million people suffer from depression. It also showsthat thesecasesare increasing with theusageof cell phoneappslikesocial media. An articlewritten by EllieZolfagharifard said, ?A recent survey hasfound around two-thirdsof peopleon social mediapost imagesto their profilesto maketheir livesseem moreadventurous.?Sincetherisein social mediausage, peoplehavefound it asan escapefrom their reality. When othersseethosepictures, they compareit to their own livesand it makesthem feel their livesaren?t as exciting. They may then fall into astateof depression.

ByTiffany Tran

Did you know that thefirst phonewasaslargeand heavy asamodern day computer and wasonly used for talking? Though astheworld advanced so did cell phones. Now you can carry it wherever you go and do almost anything with it. Sincethen, cell phoneshavebecomeamajor part of people'slives.In 2022, research showed that roughly 6.65 billion peopleowned asmartphone, and that number will keep growing.When cell phonesareso useful, how isit hurting us?

Themain problem of cell phonesareaddiction. In an

Feeling tired after getting enough sleep may bedueto theusageof phonesor other electronic devicesbeforebed. An articlewritten by Dr. Michael Breussaid, ?65%of smartphoneownersadmit to checking their phoneat night.?It added, ?However,our brainsarevery sensitiveto light, and thebluelight emitted from cell phonesand other electronic devicesdelaysmelatonin production. Lack of melatonin can makeit difficult to fall asleep, which can lead to insomniaand fatigueover time.? Insomniaand fatiguemay also lead to other health problems.

Whilethey may not begreat, cell phoneswill alwaysbe apart of our lives. Theremay bemoreconsin thefuture but it'sbetter for peopleto know now rather than later.It may prevent other problemsin thelong run.