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An addiction is basically when a thing
begins to control your life and interferes with your daily activities,
work and relationships. When your phone starts taking over in this
regard then it has become an addiction you need to immediately break.
However, we have to be wary of some of
the symptoms of 'nomophobia'-Short for "no-mobile-phone phobia," this
is exactly what it sounds like. The fear of being without your phone
include anxiety or negative physical symptoms, if you have lost or
cannot use your cell phone, obsessively checking to make sure you have
your phone with you, and constantly worrying about losing it somewhere.
Interestingly, in a study, it was found that women suffer from this more
than men.
Apart from the health hazards addicts
are exposed to, it is also important for couples and parents to minimize
the effect our love for this necessary gadget (phones) is having on our
marriage and family.
Some parents have been so carried away
in their activities on phone to the point of loosing close relationship
with their children. Children too find solace in their gadgets and it
goes on and on.
Phones has taken the place of effective
communication and the physical romance in our relationships. Men buries
themselves in phones at home when they are supposed to be sharing about
how their day went with their spouses which will lead to more emotional
connection with their each other.
I have heard some of my friends saying
that, they have to retaliate by getting phones with premium gadgets to
also occupy them since their husbands does not have time for them.
Sadly some of us even get to run to our
phones to seek comfort and laughing moments with chats, photos and
messages been shared on Watsapp, Instagram, Facebook etc.
We often associate bad backs or
arthritis with older people or an old sports injury. Unfortunately,
there has been an increase with back and spine problems associated with
the posture we use while texting. So teens are also not left out.
I am not saying we should not use
phones, but we should curtail excesses that may hinder our relationships
or break our homes. Let's have a physical bond with our children and
loved ones.
Kindly break this jinx with the following tips which I believe might be of help:
1) Dedicate the first 10 to 20 minutes of your day to appreciating your creator and then plan the day to create a good start.
2) A no-phone periods should be created by you to manage your family and have a quality time with them
3) Insomnia is real, don't invite it by
depriving yourself of sleep. Set limits and be disciplined. Your health
and your relationship is important, phones will come and go.
4) Turn off notifications from apps that are more disturbing e.g Watsapp group chats etc
Stay health, Stay loving and Keep looking Charming!
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