Title: 7 Ways Electronics Quietly Harm Our Mental Health - Off The Grid News
Headings: 7 Ways Electronics Quietly Harm Our Mental Health
7 Ways Electronics Quietly Harm Our Mental Health
1. Electronic devices cause a sensory overload that affects our focus and attention
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2. Mobile phones and social media drive obsessive compulsive behavior
3. Electronic devices and Internet use promote addictive behaviors
4. Electronics make people incapable of connecting with others
5. Dependence on electronics results in loss of spatial abilities and creativity
6. Too much exposure to electronic device screens may lead to depression
7. Electronic gadgets implicated in disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
Do we have a remedy for the mental health problems caused by electronics?
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Content: In this case, the electronic media could be just a facilitator. The root cause of these addictions may lie in other psychological problems such as anxiety, depression or previous addictive behavior these users have. But the difference is that gaming portals and social networks offer some measure of anonymity to users; they can easily create alternate identities to indulge in addictive behavior. This is making people bolder and more aggressive in pursuing their addictions. At the same time, the cycle of temporary exhilaration and the guilt feeling that follows when a person indulges in his/her cyber addiction can be as damaging to the psyche as any real world addiction. But cyber addictions can go unnoticed and unchecked. 4. Electronics make people incapable of connecting with others
The short, crisp, communication through texting and over other social media applications is highly sanitized and devoid of natural emotions despite the use of emoticons. Once a person gets used to it, face to face communication in real life may seem melodramatic, and can make one feel uncomfortable interacting with people directly, studies show.