Anxiety Can Root From the Obsession With Technology
HealthyPlace Mental Health Newsletter
Here's what's happening on the HealthyPlace site this week:
- Anxiety Can Root From the Obsession With Technology
- How to Manage Your Obsession with Technology
- Most Popular HealthyPlace Articles Shared by Facebook Fans
- From the HealthyPlace Mental Health Blogs
- Stand Up for Mental Health
- Latest Mental Health News
Anxiety Can Root From the Obsession With Technology
Are you so connected to your technology that it's either causing anxiety or causing your anxiety to increase? For some, even the thought of not having a cellphone, tablet or computer nearby can trigger anxiety or feelings of paranoia.
A few signs that you might be obsessed with your connected technology are:
- Constantly checking phone for instant messages and status updates.
- Repeatedly checking email at very short intervals.
- Feeling anxious when you don't have your cellphone or computer access nearby, even if you're away for only a short time (minutes to an hour).
- Having difficulty sleeping because you're concerned you'll miss something.
In addition to worrying about "checking in", an ever-increasing related source of anxiety comes from reading negative things about others, or yourself, which can trigger unwanted stress, anxiety, depression, and possibly lead to unsafe behaviors.
How to Manage Your Obsession with Technology
It's crucial to allow yourself space from your cellphone, tablet or computer if you feel they're taking time away from your personal positivity. It is also important to recognize how often you allow social media to impact you in negative ways. A quick swipe of the phone can lead you to a photograph that can bring back unexpected memories or a tweet with a negative message. By limiting time spent on those outlets, you will begin to recognize the amount of time you need to spend on them and the amount of time you don't.
Related Articles Dealing with Anxiety and Technology
- Finding Anxiety Help
- Mental Illness and Stress
- 10 Ways to Live Free From Fear
- Chronic Anxiety and Managing Chronic Anxiety Symptoms
Your Thoughts
Today's Question: Are you so obsessed with “connected” technology that you find it difficult to break away from it, resulting in increased anxiety? We invite you to participate by commenting and sharing your feelings, experiences and knowledge on the HealthyPlace Facebook page and on the HealthyPlace Google+ page.
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Most Popular HealthyPlace Articles Shared by Facebook Fans
Here are the top 3 mental health articles HealthyPlace Facebook fans are recommending you read:
- How Do I Help My Family Member with Mental Illness?
- Finding the Right Antidepressant for Your Depression
- Teenage Drug Abuse: Signs and Why Teens Turn to Drugs
If you're not already, I hope you'll join us/like us on Facebook too. There are a lot of wonderful, supportive people there.
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If you have any questions, write us at: info AT healthyplace.com
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From the HealthyPlace Mental Health Blogs
On all our blogs, your comments and observations are welcomed.
- Difference Between Self-harm and Suicidal Behavior (Mental Health Treatment Circle Blog)
- Depression Recovery Doesn’t Always Feel Like a Straight Line and Depression and Food Cravings (Coping with Depression Blog)
- Interactive Anxiety: Reader’s Thoughts Wanted and Your Anxiety Is Not Your Fault (Anxiety-Schmanxiety Blog)
- Forgetting about Bipolar Disorder (Breaking Bipolar Blog)
- I’m Mentally Ill and I Am Not Ashamed (Recovering From Mental Illness Blog)
- PTSD In The Body: The Physical Side of Symptoms (Trauma! A PTSD Blog)
- Feeling Confident When Parenting Teens with Technology (Building Self-Esteem Blog)
- Your Social Life and Mental Illness Stigma (Surviving Mental Health Stigma Blog)
- Young People in Alcoholics Anonymous: It’s Not Us vs. Them (Mental Health for the Digital Generation Blog)
- Do I Have Combat PTSD? How is PTSD Assessed? (Understanding Combat PTSD)
- Abusive Relationships: Devil You Know vs. The Devil You Don’t (Verbal Abuse and Relationships Blog)
- Social Gatherings, Intense Personalities and Stress (Speaking Out About Self-Injury Blog)
- Concerned Parent? or Heartless Dictator Over Schizophrenia? (Mental Illness in the Family Blog)
- Why Do Kids Have Attention-Deficit Disorder (ADD)? (Your Mental Health Blog)
- Explaining Mental Illness to Your Child and Others (Life with Bob Blog)
- How Can Colleges Help Students with Mental Illness? (More Than Borderline Blog)
- Reframing Food Consumption in Eating Disorder Recovery and Coping Skill: Urge Surfing in Eating Disorder Recovery (Surviving ED Blog)
- Paying it Forward – What ADHD Newbies Need to Know (Living with Adult ADHD Blog)
- A Beautiful Mind is Within Your Reach (Living A Blissful Life Blog)
- The Villains Behind Schizophrenia (Creative Schizophrenia Blog)
Feel free to share your thoughts and comments at the bottom of any blog post. And visit the mental health blogs homepage for the latest posts.
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Stand Up for Mental Health
Thousands Have Joined the Stand Up for Mental Health Campaign
But we still need you. Let others know there's no shame in having depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, trichotillomania, OCD, ADHD, schizophrenia or any other mental illness.
Join the Stand Up for Mental Health campaign. Put a button on your website or blog (buttons for family members, parents, mental health professionals and organizations too). We also have covers for Facebook, Twitter and Google+.
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Latest Mental Health News
These stories and more are featured on our mental health news page:
- Adult Health Of A Child Adversely Affected By Having A Family Member Jailed
- Scientists Find What Happiness Adds Up To With New Equation
- Comedy Succeeds 'When Humor And Emotion Are Linked'
- Depression In Early Childhood Can Persist Into Adolescence
- Home Stresses Linked To Alcoholism In National Guard
- A New Cause Of Mental Disease? Astrocytes Might Be Behind Mental Disorders
- Seizure Risk Increased Before And After Psychiatric Hospitalization
- Our Desire For Payback Exemplifies Our Capacity For Abstract Thought
- A Computer Is Much Better Than People Are At Telling The Difference Between Real And Faked Pain
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APA Reference
Staff, H.
(2014, September 9). Anxiety Can Root From the Obsession With Technology, HealthyPlace. Retrieved
on 2024, April 19 from https://www.healthyplace.com/other-info/mental-health-newsletter/anxiety-can-root-from-the-obsession-with-technology
