There has been an increase in mental health issues in recent years. A lot of cases are among the young ones. Some get so bad that it results in suicide. It makes you wonder what could be the cause of this.
I think something that has a big role to play in this is phone addiction. There's no denying the fact that today, people are very addicted to their phones, especially the young ones.
Most people can barely go an hour without checking their phones. The addiction is so much that people spend more than half of their day on their phone.
Social media has a major role to play in this. Social media is addictive. I'll admit that even I have some addiction to social media. A lot of people find happiness in watching videos and reading things on social media. You find all manner of things in social media, whether it's comedy, cooking, lifestyle or tech, you'll find it on social media.
These days, a lot of people are content creators on social media as well. This is a major way young people make money online. Because people want to make money online, they spend more time online. This is way people get addicted.
You can do so many things with your phone today. You can communicate with anyone anywhere. The possibilities are limitless. There's no way it won't be addictive. I think there is just so much online for one not to be addicted to phones.
But the repercussions show up in mental health. Some young individuals see fake lifestyles on social media and think that that's how it should be in real life. When life doesn't go according to how they thought it would be, they become depressed.
Some people become antisocial, not wanting to go out and connect with people, rather they prefer staying indoors all day.