Really starting to think technology is to blame.

[Izthewiz]

Hello friends.
Recently 2 months ago I limited my internet time to 10 minutes a day any issues I had vanished.
No thoughts of fear or news really just out and chatting with people.
The explosion of anxiety and medications for this have been growing year after year.
I think as a society we need more face to face interaction and start going back to flip phones no smart phones.

 

[Jonathan123]

Hello friends.
Recently 2 months ago I limited my internet time to 10 minutes a day any issues I had vanished.
No thoughts of fear or news really just out and chatting with people.
The explosion of anxiety and medications for this have been growing year after year.
I think as a society we need more face to face interaction and start going back to flip phones no smart phones.

I think you are right. We are rapidly losing the means to communicate face to face. I asked someone recently if they had been to see their mother. They said 'no, not recently, but I phone and text her now and then'. People need people, well most of us do. Humans are gregarious beings, and it's why solitary confinement can be traumatising. It's about the worse form of punishment, and the authorities know that. As to an explosion of anxiety, I agree. But are we surprised? With all that's going on in the world it's a wonder anyone is sane.
Watching the news is just not worth the anxiety it can cause. What is this awful desire to know what is going on all the time when there is nothing as individuals we can do anything about it? Also, from a medical point of view the jury is still out as to the amount of harm to our brains so much mobile phoning can do. These are wavelengths of light that may well penetrate our skulls. It can also be distracting. In the UK it is an offense to use a mobile phone while driving. It is reckoned that there are more accidents through that than other accidents. We, as humans can see the way things are going, but continue doing it. Talk about Lemmings dropping off the cliff!!!

 

[Lanchparty7]

Hello friends.
Recently 2 months ago I limited my internet time to 10 minutes a day any issues I had vanished.
No thoughts of fear or news really just out and chatting with people.
The explosion of anxiety and medications for this have been growing year after year.
I think as a society we need more face to face interaction and start going back to flip phones no smart phones.

I saw a guy recently when I was at dinner using a flip phone. Kind of made me nostalglic to see one of them while many others in the restaurant (including myself) were nose deep in smartphones.

I have the setting turned on that logs my time…and I am averaging 8 hours a day. And a good chunk of that time is when I am supposed to be working. I work from home so it is really tough to concentrate and focus on the work with my devices sitting right there.

I need a hobby or activity other than being online. My online presence is basically twitter, shopping and commenting for hours on end on a well known news/political site. Not good and certainly not helping my raging anxiety.

 

[Phillies Phan]

I saw a guy recently when I was at dinner using a flip phone. Kind of made me nostalglic to see one of them while many others in the restaurant (including myself) were nose deep in smartphones.

I have the setting turned on that logs my time…and I am averaging 8 hours a day. And a good chunk of that time is when I am supposed to be working. I work from home so it is really tough to concentrate and focus on the work with my devices sitting right there.

I need a hobby or activity other than being online. My online presence is basically twitter, shopping and commenting for hours on end on a well known news/political site. Not good and certainly not helping my raging anxiety.

Agreed. It doesn’t matter what side of the political spectrum you fall..it’s easy for us to use our inner anger and anxiety to lash out at strangers who state something the opposite of our view. Not healthy. And the “funny” thing is, whether one side or the other is in power, 99.9% of the time, it has zero effect on us personally!

 

[bigjetplane23]

I actually got rid of my social media for this reason. It is toxic and a trigger with anxiety (HA to be exact).

 

[am6985]

I agree. Phones and social media can have truly negative impacts on people. Better to be in nature then to be staring at a screen.


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[Lanchparty7]

I have to do something…and quick. I looked at my screen time amounts for the past week…and it is embarassing to say the least. Plus, I am already behind in my work and I just recently found out I am going to be responsible for a lot more work in the coming days. And this stuff is on a tight deadline as well.

 

[justalitnerdxx]

Completely agree with you. Being online and doom scrolling, or just endlessly researching the answers to “what if?” questions takes up a chunk of my day. I’m miserable, tired. The days when I’ve just not looked at my phone as much and been outdoors (or indoors but in a spa type setting or exploring a historical venue like a castle or museum) have been my better days. Sure I can get anxious moments during those days but I feel overall better in myself and quite positive and happy being engaged with the world and within myself.

I do miss flip phones :/ they just felt so nice to use. Basic but solid.