Digital devices have a negative impact on users, depending on the amount of hours they spend on their device. This can have many different affects on you socially, emotionally, mentally and physically.
We can be affected socially, as we can become anti-social and we can lose our verbal and face-to-face communication skills. These can devices can affect us mentally and emotionally when we post something online and we don't get a good response, when we become stressed and also when our brain's functions are affected because of the devices. We are affected physically, as our body's health is damaged when our stress response system is chronically activated. These are just some reasons how personal digital devices have a negative impact and these outcomes depend on how much time a user spends on their device.
This article talks about how digital devices can affect our personal relationships in our everyday lives. These digital devices can affect our relationships because:
We can be affected socially, as we can become anti-social and we can lose our verbal and face-to-face communication skills. These can devices can affect us mentally and emotionally when we post something online and we don't get a good response, when we become stressed and also when our brain's functions are affected because of the devices. We are affected physically, as our body's health is damaged when our stress response system is chronically activated. These are just some reasons how personal digital devices have a negative impact and these outcomes depend on how much time a user spends on their device.
This article talks about how digital devices can affect our personal relationships in our everyday lives. These digital devices can affect our relationships because:
- We spend hours on the internet on our devices that we become anti-social and ignore our friends and family.
- We are spending all of our time on our devices that we become less active in our lives.
- We communicate via texting and other messaging programs, that we forget about face-to-face or even verbal communication.
- We post things on social media and expect people to ‘Like’ and ‘Comment’ on them. Soon the importance of a relationship depends on if they liked your recent post or if they posted a supportive or positive comment.
- When we post a photo or status that no one likes in the first 10 minutes of posting, instantaneously our self-esteem is lowered because we think that no one likes us as a person, when really they were probably not on their devices at the exact time you posted it. This applies for texting and messaging too.
- We end up living a separate life on social media, which seems to take priority over reality.
This article talks about how digital devices can affect your nervous system and your body physically. Digital devices can affect you in these ways:
- Digital devices can affect your sleeping patterns, which in turn affects your memory, mood and focus.
- They affect your brain in the process of learning new information.
- These devices activate your body’s stress response system. It has been found that chronic activation to this system can be damaging to our health. This affects how we store energy and can influence our susceptibility to eating disorders.