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Have you ever been in a situation when you’re having a conversation with someone and they pull out their phone? Or worse, has that person been you?
Imagine you are trying to talk to your family at the dinner table and they’re all on their phones. Would you be frustrated that they weren’t listening? If yes, think if you’ve ever been the one to be on your phone when someone is trying to talk to you.
In the study done by the New York Post it shows that: the average American checks their phone every 12 minutes, which is 80 times a day.
Be involved in conversations in real life instead of conversations over social media.
In the article Smartphone Addiction, Melinda Smith states:
Heavy smartphone use can cause stress, anxiety, depression, and loneliness. And if you use your smartphone as a “security blanket” to relieve feelings in real life situations you’ll succeed in only cutting yourself off further from the people around you.
Has someone ever accused you of having a phone addiction?
A lot of people I know don’t like admitting that they have a phone addiction, because they don’t want to be embarrassed or they don’t want other people to know they have a phone addiction.
In the article Signs and Symptoms of Cell Phone Addiction it writes:
67% of smartphone owners have admitted to checking their phone for calls or messages when their phone didn’t vibrate or ring. This is one major sign of cell phone dependence and should serve as a warning to cell phone owners.
Spend less time on your phone! It will benefit your sleep, conversations, and relationships with people.
Here are some questions you can ask yourself:
-Do you feel like being on your phone is affecting you?
-Is being on your phone more affecting relationships?
-Is your phone helping you become more lazy?
-Would you rather text people or have a real life conversation?
https://qz.com/1367506/pew-research-teens-worried-they-spend-too-much-time-on-phones/
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/addictions/smartphone-addiction.htm/
https://www.health.com/anxiety/cell-phone-addiction
https://www.psychguides.com/behavioral-disorders/cell-phone-addiction/signs-and-symptoms/
https://nypost.com/2017/11/08/americans-check-their-phones-80-times-a-day-study/