Screen Addiction Is Much More Dangerous Than We Think!
In these days when technology is an indispensable part of our lives, the behavior that everyone finds themselves doing with guilt; lock screen!
“Let me see for 5 minutes, then I’ll be back to work!” It usually starts by saying, but sometimes late, these social media platforms manage to make us their slaves voluntarily for DAYS. In this case, we feel guilty. But we also continue to do so. There are a few situations that we need to know first.
There is artificial intelligence software that manages the applications of these social media companies. These softwares show the videos and photos that people are most interested in. I don’t think anyone knows this. But what we don’t see is this. These softwares are much more powerful than us. In other words, terrible software that can constantly and instantly put in front of us content that we can hardly resist and give up. Our brain is not at the level to cope with the brutal power of these software.
We all want to get rid of it. Maybe every day we think we’re going to quit. Maybe we want to grab that book we want to read every day. When we fail to do this, we blame and criticize ourselves. “So I am not a successful person!” we humiliate ourselves. Do you see how much damage they do to our psychology? They are literally stealing our time by using our most fundamental weaknesses against us. All we get in return is a few doses of dopamine. It ends before the end of the day.
Remember the first time you wanted to get rid of this addiction. How many years ago was it? 1 mi? 5? 10 or not? Many of our children and young people, who have wasted their lives in front of this screen for 10 years, are currently walking among us on this road that we set out for just a few minutes. Due to their socially underdeveloped abilities, they spend their days doubting their position in society and their own selves. And I don’t even want to think about the damage done by the phones we give to keep small children entertained.
my dear friends. Technology is advancing. Developed too. Society is changing, and it must change. We have to adapt to this situation, yes. We must always be open to innovations and have the ability to adapt quickly to whatever life throws at us. That’s right yes!
However, while doing this, we need to start researching ways to get rid of screen addiction, from the clutches of social media, which tries to go so far as to make us forget our own selves. While we are angry at our children that they are playing the phone and computer a lot, we cannot ignore our own screen time. Does it seem so difficult? Let me ask this.
“Is it difficult to watch something that will exploit me all my life, take all my precious time from me for nothing, and slow down my individual development, or is it hard to go through a process of salvation and treatment that will only take a limited amount of my time?” If you are aiming to get rid of social media addiction, the best way to do this is to go through a psychotherapy process. It is a problem that can be overcome with the help of a psychologist.
Psychologist Oguz Demir
