By: Casey Yang
Did you know that you can get Brain Cancer from being on your phone for long hours? Constantly being on your phone can affect you in your daily life and you won’t even notice. Check out the list below to see what is affecting you in your daily life.
Distraction
Our phones are keeping us away from doing our work in school and succeeding. It can also distract your peers that are around you and even the teachers when they have to constantly tell you to put away your phone. In a study published in the Journal of Educational Psychology researchers found that of the 188 upper-level college students studied, students with laptops and cell phones open for non-classroom purposes scored a half letter grade lower on exams.
Addiction
Admit it, we are all addicted to our phones, we check it very often on a daily basis and can’t even put it away or go without it for at least a minute. Research says you can develop anxiety when you are unable to use your phone. Also, when you’re feeling panicked or stressed that you don’t have your phone with you, you may have nomophobia.
Lack Of Sleep
I know you have heard this a lot but you HAVE to get enough sleep. Being on our phone for a long period of time at night causes you to not have a good amount of sleep. Research says, getting less hours of sleep can lead to increasing your risks of getting diabetes mellitus, heart disease, and even death.
Vision Problems
Our phones can also cause blurred vision or even blind you. Looking at our phones in the dark where it’s your only light source can ruin your eyesight. Scientists at the University of Toledo discovered how blue light emitted from your cell phone has a potential to lead to macular degeneration - one of the leading causes of vision loss in the United States.
Cyberbullying
With us having access to multiple social media platforms on our phones, we can spread rumors, secrets, hack, send mean messages and even threaten people. You may not think about it but a lot of people are easily affected by those things, and it can cause harm leading them to harm themselves or at their worse commit suicide. Research says, the physical health of cyberbullying victims is likely to suffer, and you are at a greater risk of developing mental health problems such as depression, low self-esteem, anxiety, or adult onset PTSD.
To prevent harm to you, your health and other people, put your phone down sometimes. Try going out with your friends or find something that you like to do. As great of a resource that cell phones are they can also be your downfall. Don’t allow technology to reduce your relatability.
Very interesting.
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