79% mentally ill?

Just read this article in the UK Daily Mail:


As any parent of a teenager knows, trying to stop them using their computer or mobile phone usually results in a tantrum.
But perhaps such outbursts are not pure petulance. The withdrawal symptoms young people experience when deprived of their gadgets are comparable with those of drug addicts going ‘cold turkey’, a study claims.
Researchers found that 79 per cent of students subjected to a complete media blackout for just one day reported adverse reactions ranging from distress to confusion and isolation.
In vivid accounts, they told of overwhelming cravings, with one saying they were ‘itching like a crackhead [crack cocaine addict]’.
The study focused on people aged between 17 and 23 in ten countries, including the UK, where about 150 students at Bournemouth University spent 24 hours banned from using phones, social networking sites, the internet and TV.
They were allowed to use landline phones or read books and were asked to keep a diary.
One in five reported feelings of withdrawal akin to an addiction while 11 per cent said they were confused or felt like a failure.

Nearly one in five (19 per cent) reported feelings of distress and 11 per cent felt isolated. Just 21 per cent said they could feel the benefits of being unplugged.
Some students took their mobile phone with them just to touch them.

One British participant reported: ‘I am an addict. I don’t need alcohol, cocaine or any other derailing form of social depravity... Media is my drug; without it I was lost.’
Another wrote: ‘I literally didn’t know what to do with myself. Going down to the kitchen to pointlessly look in the cupboards became regular routine, as did getting a drink.’
A third said: ‘I became bulimic with my media; I starved myself for a full 15 hours and then had a full-on binge.’
Susan Moeller. lead researcher of the University of Maryland study, said: ‘Technology provides the social network for young people today and they have spent their entire lives being “plugged in”.
‘Some said they wanted to go without technology for a while but they could not as they could be ostracised by their friends.’
Claiming that technology ‘absolutely’ changed relationships, Professor Moeller added: ‘When the students did not have their mobile phones and other gadgets, they did report that they did get into more in-depth conversations.
‘Quite a number reported quite a difference in conversation in terms of quality and depth as a result.’


.....I find that taking my daughters laptop away from her makes her quite cooperative and I have had the best conversations with her when the power is out. She starves herself sometimes and barely makes it to the bathroom in time because of being online.
After long hours on the internet, she becomes very abusive to others when engaged in conversation. It is even happening to older adults as well. How long can you go without your social media. How many of you use your phone to post status reports and check facebook?
I say bring it on even more.
I sure beats your kids sitting in front of TV stuffing their faces or out running amuck in town getting in trouble getting pregnant or doing drugs. If social media is our new addiction, then fantastic.
Tip: Have no media days at home if you really care about knowing your children and visa versa. also WII sports and Dance help. also Google Earth night is fun and baking day

‘I am an addict. I don’t need alcohol, cocaine or any other derailing form of social depravity... Media is my drug; without it I was lost.’



One hit off a crack pipe could kill ya
Remember Len Bias #1 drast choice for the Boston Celtics
He died celebrating the good news snorting 1 line of Cocaine.

NO ONE HAS DIED YET FROM USING THEIR PHONE OR COMPUTER

i disagree,will try to find article from houston texas where lady was on phone and killed 3 people because was distracted and ran through a red light.no pun intended.i guess it all depends on how you look at it.lol