Many of us think that life without a mobile phone would be inconceivable. And we are not talking about busy professionals here, who quite understandably need to keep in touch with their colleagues and clients. In today’s world, many teenagers live in virtual universe in which face to face communication rarely occurs, and in which friends are made and kept via social networking websites and via mobile-phones. This is definitely not good news on any level – emotional, social or psychological.
A recent study comes to add to these previously existing worries. A global research was carried out and concluded that a very frequent use of mobile phones can cause stress and sleep problems in teens, as well as what scientists calls a ”careless” lifestyle including disrupted sleep, insomnia and frequent energy drink consumptions. Teenagers normally have to get 9-hour sleep per night, something that doesn’t occur when mobile phone usage become abusive. In fact scientists say, “Frequently speaking on the phone and texting their friends makes adolescents even more susceptible to the things such as stress and fatigue.” They must be told of the negative effects of excessive phone usage which can create serious health risks as well as cognitive problems.
JIBRAN-UR-REHMAN
Lahore
