It looks like mobile phones are having a bigger impact on us than we thought. The majority of our time is spent glued to our phone and as new technology and apps are developed we’ve found a way to bring them into the work day and family time. We have no problem with putting our phones down… it’s the keeping them there that’s a struggle.
With everyone else around us doing the same thing it’s been easy to overlook how the maximisation of screen-time is negatively affecting our lives. A new study by Grazia magazine - part of this week's Unplugged issue - reveals how our phone obsession has reached a new level.
When surveyed, a whopping 55% of women believed that a break from technology would make them happier. That’s over half, so why haven’t we done it yet?
Social media is greatly affecting our well-being and even our mental health in serious ways. Not only do a third of women feel as though their body image is being crippled by social media but 26% say that it has a negative impact on anxiety.
Our phone use also impacts on our relationships too, with 68% of those surveyed agreeing with the view that phones are wrecking what was once considered ‘quality’ time with friends and family. It is even affecting our intimate time with partners as a third of women think that using a smartphone before bed harms their sex life.
The survey also revealed that Londoners are the worst culprits of them all. Not only are women living in the capital more phone-obsessed but it’s also having a more devastating impact. If we compare the previously mentioned sex statistic to that specific to London, there is a 29% increase of those women in the city who believe their ‘sexy time’ is going downhill.
Looks like it might be time to take that digital detox seriously…
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.