The Negative Effects Of Technology Addiction

According to Dr. Dale from Psychology Today, fifty-six percent of all Americans, own a cell phone and 20% claim to use their cell phones while sexually interacting with their partners (Dale 2015). Technology has not too long begun its advancement. These technological devices allowed ways for easier communication over time, which means people no longer need to call an individual to make plans or to exchange ideas. Today cell phones, tablets, and computers are essential tools for the function of an individual in society. The invariable urge to use these devices relentlessly over the period of the day is a firm example of an addiction. Similar to drug users, cell phone users have a release of dopamine in the brain when they have successfully
Nonetheless, cell phones and technological addiction are slowly consuming the social lives of individuals, decreasing their health state, and causing kids to start off with early technological addiction, which may lead to mental
Just like drugs, the constant, uncontrollable use of technological devices will begin to take a toll on the life of many individuals, if, it has not already done so. Research illustrates that the regular use of cell phones while pregnant can cause an immense production of melatonin, a hormone that regulates bodily fluid. The downside is, it can alter the mother’s metabolism, which causes an interruption in the development of the fetus’ brain (Martin 2011). Society constantly denies the effects cell phones are having on humanity because of the presumed benediction they assume it’s brought. Technology is beginning to alter the mind in ways humans can no longer control themselves. In his article Is Google making us Stupid? Nicholas Carr states, “Now my concentration often starts to drift after two or three pages. I get fidgety, lose the thread, and begin looking for something else to do” (Carr 2008:1). The “fidgety” feeling as mentioned by Carr is a clear sign of anxiety that shines through due to addiction. Plenty of individuals experience this squirmy feeling when they are in rehab, withdrawing from a substance such as heroin. The mind no longer registers the technological device as a means of communication, but as an object necessary to create happiness and relaxation. The use of technological devices allows people to feel as though they’ve