![]() ![]() But let’s say a person doesn’t get the followers they want, or the likes they want, or they start comparing themselves to others they see on social media who they think are better than them (because social media has made young people think everything’s a contest these days). Social media gets kids hooked because they like to be able to get followers and follow the people they know, post pictures, etc. Young adults are prone to social media at such a young age, say if they are given a phone at a young age, or maybe an iPad to play games to distract them, whatever it is it puts their focus on the wrong way the unreal virtual world and not the real world. Technology is one thing but social media is another. Mental health entangles into this mess as well. The authors of a 2016 systematic review discussed the link between social networks and mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety. This is a serious issue when in fact the person feeling isolated has the whole world to open up to and try to find something they can connect with or open up to their family and connect with them, instead they have connected to the people on their phones, the virtual people, and this gives them more excitement than the real things in their life at the moment. This is because at this point young people have become so attached to their phone that it is the only thing that gives them happiness, the only thing that they even feel they can connect with. ![]() A 2017 study in young adults aged 19–32 years found that people with higher social media use were more than three times as likely to feel socially isolated than those who did not use social media as often. Most of the youth are addicted to their cellphones and/or social media on the phone, and this not only takes a huge mental toll but a physical toll as well.įor one, the mental toll has had significant impacts on young people today, and it’s the overuse of technology that is the issue. ![]() The issue with cell phones today is that one app after the next is making people, specifically young kids and young adults, more attached to their phone and who’s on the phone at the time rather than their family who’s around them in person. Cell phones have revolutionized communication, making it easier to stay in touch with long-distance friends or family who live in another state. The use of cell phones on a daily basis isn’t the problem. Do you want your children to grow up isolated, desensitized, and disconnected from family? That is what will happen if people today keep normalizing cell phone use every minute of every day. ![]()
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