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    Matos 1

    Jayleen Matos

    Professor Ferrara

    English 1010

    April 29, 2024

    Downsides of Cellphones

    Are you addicted to your cell phone? What majority of people would like to answer to

    that question is that they're not or that they wouldn't want to be. But 47% of Americans are

    addicted to their phone and check their phone once in less than 12 minutes; equaling about 80

    times per day. The evolution of cellphones, entertainment, and social media has caused many

    benefits, major downsides and bad effects along the way. The use of devices has increased the

    effects of mental health, affecting children and even causing injuries.

    People use their phones for social media and entertainment. But the increase of social

    media influencers has caused an outbreak of insecurities and unrealistic standards when it comes

    to a person's appearance. This has led to people being depressed and having body dysmorphia;

    social media causes triggers for body dysmorphia when one compares themselves to influencers

    and/or models they see on the internet, can also create unnecessary competition, and even start

    an eating disorder. Other mental health problems caused by our phones is the increase of anxiety

    as well in which the longer one's phone is not nearby the more worried they are about it and can't
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    focus on their task. In my junior year of highschool our health teacher created a social

    experiment where our class’s phones were taken away for up to 30 minutes. Many of our peers

    were unable to focus and some even tried to find or check their phone. We also are unaware of

    how much bullying is prominent all over the internet. This refers back to people having anxiety

    and unrealistic standards on how someone is supposed to look or act. There are several incidents

    where our use of cellphones can cause bad habits for mental health but these are only a few

    topics.

    Cell Phones for younger generations have caused most toddlers to lack basic social skills

    since they’re not around outdoors whether that be at parks, sports, or after school activities. It's

    worse when children also have full access to the internet which can have them easily get across

    something inappropriate or be exposed to beauty standards even at that age. There has been a

    study of how young children had been given a phone; 60% of children had been given a phone

    before the age of 5 and 31% before the age of 2. Too much screen time can have developmental

    side effects. Although children are a concern for the use of cellphones so are teens and tweens, a

    report shows 39% of American teenagers text and drive 3,522 people were killed in distraction-

    related accidents and 424,000 were injured (in 2019). The average amount of screentime for 8

    hours and 39 minutes each day. At the end of the day, access to cellphones for children and

    teenagers is more prominent and it's rare to see a cold for teenagers to not have their phone on

    them.

    Many injuries are also caused by our phones as well. Whether that is internally like lack

    of sleep or physical it's still determined that our cellphones can even cause harm in both ways.

    There is a blue light emission. This type of light has been shown to suppress melatonin
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    production, a natural hormone that helps us feel tired and ready for sleep. Lack of sleep can

    cause many troubles in the future where it will be hard for one to function. A harvard's study

    showed that 40% of people are injured at home from not paying attention to their surroundings.

    But a more severe injury caused by imploding for being hit “A direct mechanical injury” (such as

    being struck by a cell phone or an injury related to an exploding battery) accounted for 47% of

    cases, while use-related injuries accounted for 53%.” Overall, our cellphones can even cause

    physical and mental injury as well.

    As a result, our use of cellphones has its major downfalls due to its reasons for addiction,

    mental health, and safety. One can say their phone is important for communication but this also

    can lead to anxiety and lack of social skills. What would be recommended for less screen time is

    to have other hobbies in mind, going for a walk or spending more time outdoors, and even a

    small bit of exercising.

    Works cited

    Copilot with GPT-4 (bing.com)

    effects of cellphones for children' - Search (bing.com)

    Is your cell phone dangerous to your health? - Harvard Health

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