Forget excessive
fast food consumption, playing too many video games, or viewing extreme amounts
of TV. None of this compares to the unhealthiest habit of them all sweeping the
world today. It’s called cell phone addiction. It’s not uncommon for the people
in our lives to take a backstage role to the virtual reality of technology. Some
people believe there should be a usage limit to their cell phones (and
tablets). Be honest, are you addicted to your cell phone? Maybe the information
below can help you return to the better version of you.
The statistics below
for cell phone addiction are something to consider:
1.
40%
of the population is addicted to their cell phones.
2. 58% of men and 47% of women suffer
from Nomophobia (the fear of being without a cell phone).
3. 44% of the people have stated that
they become very anxious when they lose their phones and become phoneless for
an entire week.
4. More women (76%) used their cell
phones in the bathroom as compared to men (74%).
5. 80% of eighteen to
twenty-four-year-olds sleep with their cell phones right next to them.
6. 63% of people who use gadgets before their
bedtime have stated that they did not get proper sleep during the week.
7. 68% of all adults have an
irrational fear of losing their cell phone.
8. 72% of people state that there is
a very little chance that they will ever move five feet away from their phone.
9. 7% of individuals state that
excessive cell phone use caused them to lose a relationship or job.
10. For every 100 hours that you spend
talking on the phone, you increase the risk of brain cancer by as much as 5%.
11.
Most cell phone
addicts will experience phantom vibrations (a false belief that your phone has
received a notification, even though it has not).
12. One in four people will not put their cell
phones on silence before going to bed. (These are the people who then have to
wake up in the middle of the night whenever they receive a notification or get
a call.)
13. 95% of people have stated that they text, browse
the web, or watch TV in the hour before finally falling asleep. (This habit
affects sleep patterns.)
14. One in two people say that if they
wake up in the middle of the night without any reason, they will check their
phones.
15. Parents who spend more time with
their cell phones have a greater tendency to shout at their children.
16. An average person checks their phone one
hundred ten times a day, while the more addicted check their phones as much as
nine hundred times a day.
These characteristics could
mean you are a cell phone addict:
1. When you meet people with the same phone, you can only talk about the
phone.
2. You broke it, and it feels like you lost a friend.
3. You feel a brief moment of panic when you touch your pocket (or grope to
the bottom of your purse) and it’s gone.
4. You have alarms telling you when to do everything in your life.
5. You have thirty different apps installed. And use them all.
6. You
reach for your cell phone first thing in the morning.
7. You read about your phone on your phone.
8. You
use your cell phone when you are bored.
9. You’ve cut back on necessities to afford your $100 a month cell phone
bill.
10. You’ve got text
neck. This is an overuse of the head, neck and shoulders. It comes
from excessive strain on the spine from looking in a forward and downward
position at a cell phone (or other electronic devices). This can cause
headaches, neck pain, shoulder and arm pain, and compromises breathing.
11. You’ve spent more on accessories than on your phone.
12. Your full cell phone battery charge barely lasts the day.
The simple solutions can assist in ending cell phone addiction:
1.
Don’t allow your cell
phone to cause you to lose sleep at night.
2. Engage
in real human contact with
friends and family.
3. Establish
cell phone-free zones during various time periods (like mealtime) for at least
two hours a day.
4. Set
certain times throughout the day to check your cell phone.
5.
Start the first thirty minutes of your day with positive practices (that
don’t involve your cell phone).
6.
Stop shacking up with your cell
phone at bedtime, and get a real alarm clock.
7.
Turn off your cell phone at least
an hour before bed (unless there is a dire legitimate need)
8.
Turn your cell phone off when you get into your car to avoid the unsafe
practice (of texting while driving).[i]
“There are 4 billion cell phones in use today. Many of them are in
the hands of market vendors, rickshaw drivers, and others who've historically
lacked access to education and opportunity. Information networks have become a
great leveler, and we should use them together to help lift people out of
poverty and give them a freedom from want.” (Hillary Clinton)
HAPPY JULY 4TH!
[i] Sources used:
·
“10 Signs That You Are Addicted to Your Phone for Sure”
(http://www.thewindowsclub.com/signs-that-you-are-addicted-to-your-phone)
·
“25 Surprising Facts about Phone Addiction” (http://www.addictiontips.net/phone-addiction/phone-addiction-facts)
·
“Addicted to Your Mobile Phone? 5 Ways to Beat Your
Phone Addiction” by Tova Payne
·
“Nomophobia — 5 Steps to Ending Your Smartphone
Addiction” by Dr. Josh Axe
·
“Definition of Text Neck” (http://text-neck.com/definition-of-text-neck.html)
·
“The 6 Signs of Cell Phone Addiction” by Jacqueline Whitmore
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