a study <\/a>on addiction to smartphones and he stated that if you answer YES to at least six the questions listed below then you show signs of a true smartphone addiction.<\/p>\n\uf0b7 \u201cMy mobile phone is the most important thing in my life\u201d<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 \u201cConflicts have arisen between me and my family and\/or my partner about the amount of time I spend on my mobile phone\u201d<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 \u201cMy mobile phone use often gets in the way of other important things I should be doing (working, education, etc.)\u201d<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 \u201cI spend more time on my mobile phone than almost any other activity\u201d<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 \u201cI use my mobile phone as a way of changing my mood\u201d<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 \u201cOver time I have increased the amount of time I spend on my mobile phone during the day\u201d<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 \u201cIf I am unable to use my mobile phone I feel moody and irritable\u201d<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 \u201cI often have strong urges to use my mobile phone\u201d<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 \u201cIf I cut down the amount of time I spend on my mobile phone, and then start using it again, I always end up spending as much time on my mobile phone as I did before\u201d<\/p>\n
\uf0b7 \u201cI have lied to other people about how much I use my mobile phone\u201d<\/p>\n
I have a feeling a lot of people just read those questions and gulped. Dr. Griffiths does suggest that when a person is addicted to their smartphone it is symptomatic of an underlying problem in their life that they may want to seek help for….\u2026I was just relieved he didn\u2019t ask if you kiss your smartphone goodnight before you go to bed \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n
At the end of the day I am grateful for our smartphones and I can\u2019t believe we used to live life without them! But I also admit that it would be nice if we could all\u00a0learn to put them down more often and communicate more with each other, or at least turn them off at a certain time of day to focus on our families and loved ones. If our devices are to be a blessing and not a curse then we have to be the ones to regulate their usage far\u00a0better than we do today. So I guess\u00a0tonight I will make my iPhone all alone…without a goodnight kiss \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
~Amy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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