Can mobile phones make people addicted? It's like being addicted to the Internet.

Nowadays, the penetration rate of mobile phones is getting higher and higher. But have you discovered any interesting phenomena while using your mobile phone? Let's try to answer the following questions: Do you often carry your mobile phone with you? If you find you don’t have your phone with you when you go out, will you go back and get it? Do you often seem to hear your cell phone ringing in your ears? When you hear your phone ringing, do you often subconsciously touch or take out your phone to look at it? Are you often afraid that your phone will run out of battery or signal? Do you turn on your phone when you sleep at night? Do you feel anxious and annoyed when your cell phone cannot be connected or receives signals? Do you mainly use your phone for texting and playing games? If the above questions are yes, then you should be wary of whether you (or your children) are too dependent on mobile phones. Teenagers make up the majority of those who use mobile phones inappropriately. The consequences of mobile phone dependence (addiction) are quite prominent: low energy, academic decline, insufficient interpersonal skills, delayed psychological development and maturity, etc. Here are some typical manifestations: One manifestation: addiction to text messaging and chatting, temper Getting worse. Some teenagers send more than 200 text messages in one night in order to chat with strangers and avoid friends. Constant sleep deprivation and high phone bills. Gets angry easily and often lies. Psychiatrists believe that cell phone addiction may become one of the biggest non-drug addiction problems of the 21st century. Cell phone addiction can completely isolate a person from others and ruin their mood. Performance 2: Would rather chat on the phone than communicate directly face to face. "I like chatting on my mobile phone because my chat partners tell me some interesting things that I can't experience in real life." said a fat middle school student. Because his peers always laughed at him, he became less and less willing to interact with his classmates and preferred to chat with strangers. After the mobile phone text message service was launched, teenagers who originally lacked experience in interpersonal communication quickly discovered that using text messages could avoid the opportunity of direct face-to-face communication and gain the pleasure of "interaction". Most teenagers in this category are shy and have low self-esteem. Manifestation 3: Mobile phones have become an inseparable “toy”. Rather than saying that this group is using mobile phones, it is better to say that they are playing with "toys", because their mobile phones are rarely used to make calls, and most of them are used to send text messages, chat, listen to music, take photos, and play games... once they are lost , they will immediately buy a better one instead. Performance 4: The mobile phone has become a symbol of self-worth. Whoever has the most fashionable, coolest and flashiest mobile phone will be envied and even admired by teenagers of the same generation. Therefore, teenagers compete to compare the brands, prices and functions of mobile phones. Not only that, whoever has more phone calls and text messages will appear more valuable and have more "status". "Mobile phones make young people feel superior. Whoever sends more text messages is more valuable." The satisfaction of this vanity mentality makes teenagers increasingly inseparable from mobile phones. Why do some people become addicted to mobile phones? What secret is hidden behind this? This involves people's basic psychological needs. According to the three basic human needs (ERG) theory proposed by Yale University psychologist Aldefer, R (relatedness) refers to human social needs. In other words, interacting with and establishing connections with others is one of the basic psychological needs inherent in people. The basic way we usually establish contact with others is through communication, and mobile phones are one of the most convenient tools for communicating with others. It is not difficult to understand why mobile phones have become so popular. Since using a mobile phone to communicate with others is a normal and basic psychological need, how can mobile phone addiction still occur? What kind of people are prone to mobile phone addiction? People who lack self-confidence in social interactions are prone to mobile phone addiction. Because various social situations can make them feel anxious and nervous, which can lead to psychological discomfort. Before the birth of mobile phones, people with high social anxiety would choose indirect communication methods such as writing letters and leaving messages. With the increasing popularity of mobile phones and the Internet, these people have found more convenient ways to communicate indirectly: text messaging, online chat tools (QQ, MSN, etc.). Moreover, compared with writing letters and leaving messages, the immediacy of this indirect communication method is greatly improved, which alleviates social anxiety and allows these people to enjoy the fun of communication. Mobile phone addiction and Internet addiction make people who use these communication tools increasingly lonely. In some societies, family ties are loosened and urban loneliness increases as people fail to establish relationships through traditional means and become addicted to indirect communication.

Teenagers are quick to adopt new technologies, but there is little advice on how to use them. High-tech tools can enhance interpersonal relationships, but they can also disrupt their ability to communicate. The key lies in the user. To reduce mobile phone addiction, you need to seek support from professional psychological counseling services. Provide some reference suggestions: First of all, it is clear that the main function of mobile phones is "communication", and there is no difference in essence from fixed phones. We cannot let the various additional functions of mobile phones affect our understanding of the main functions of mobile phones. Our overall consumption level has not reached the point where an ordinary teenager needs to spend thousands of dollars to buy a high-tech "toy." Secondly, the use of mobile phones is increasingly standardized. The mobile phone is a personal privacy. Whether to answer the phone or not should be based on the requirements of the situation. We often see people working hard in classrooms or conference rooms. This behavior is a sign of disrespect for others. Finally, if you have developed a mobile phone addiction, you should seek help from professional psychological counseling services in a timely manner.