In this era of surging information, the mobile phone is like a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it makes life convenient and wonderful, on the other hand, it quietly becomes an invisible erodent of mental health.
In the morning, when the alarm clock rings, the first thing many people do is to reach for the mobile phone beside their bed, as if the small screen hides the key to start a new day. As everyone knows, this "conditioned reflex dependence" on mobile phones is reshaping our psychological state little by little. Browsing news, checking news and browsing social media, the brain is bombarded with a lot of information before it fully wakes up, and anxiety and anxiety quietly breed. According to research, people who watch their mobile phones the first time after getting up in the morning have a 30% higher anxiety level than those who don't. The flashing screen, like an invisible hand, tugs at our emotions and fluctuates in the wave of information.
At work, the mobile phone is more like a "time bomb". Every time the prompt sounds, the heart is dragged away from the task at hand, and the attention switches back and forth between work and mobile phone content, which is called "attention exclusion effect" in psychology. In the long run, it is difficult for the brain to focus deeply, the quality of work declines, and the sense of frustration increases day by day. Moreover, the news in the work group seems to be simple communication, but in fact it often hides pressure. A sentence "Please reply as soon as possible" may make people nervous, raise their blood pressure and increase their psychological burden. According to feedback from programmers, since the news of work group increased, the inspiration of programming lost a lot, the code error rate also increased, and the work pressure even caused insomnia.
In social life, mobile phones should bring people closer, but they often backfire. At dinner, everyone is holding a mobile phone and immersing themselves in their own world. Real communication is submerged by virtual information, and the relationship becomes alienated and fragile. On social software, seeing the "wonderful life" shared by others, exquisite food and luxurious travel, it is easy to fall into comparative psychology, and inferiority complex arises spontaneously. A stay-at-home mother admitted that she often brushed the fun stories and children's talents of others in her circle of friends, and felt that she was a failure in taking care of her children, her mood was low, and she even began to doubt her own value.
To get rid of the psychological erosion of mobile phones, we need to take the initiative to attack. Set yourself a "forbidden zone" for using mobile phones, such as one hour before going to bed, during meals, and during work concentration periods, so that the brain has a chance to breathe and concentrate on real life. In social software, pay attention to those people and content that can bring positive energy, knowledge and warmth, and block the information sources that cause anxiety and comparison. It can also cultivate rich offline interests, such as sports, painting, reading, handicrafts, etc., so that the body and mind can be nourished in real activities and regain inner peace and satisfaction.
The mobile phone is a tool, so don't let it dominate the mood and influence the psychology. Only by grasping the way to get along with it can we protect our own pure spiritual world and let life return to its simple, pure and full true appearance.
