Mobile phone is such a device without which we feel incomplete nowadays.It is one of the source of Communication, Knowledge, Pleasure, Entertainment etc . This device has become integral part of our lives . This device has become like the part of our body . This is such a device which is very convenient to us in one side but it's now become a hindrance. Every technology has both productive and unproductive use , it depends on individuals to perceive which side of technology.
Mobile addiction is one of the destructing addiction. Like other addictions it is also and addiction . It has also been scientifically proven that when a person uses mobile phone ,it do have harmful radiations which are harmful to us . Especially when we use mobile phone for the purpose of pleasure some harmones are released in our minds like Dopamine and Oxytocin. They provide us huge pleasure and then we become addicted to it .
Like when we use mobile phone we enter into online world and gradually we become disconnected from real world or offline world . Thus it takes us away from reality .
Relationships are getting spoiled due to this , individuals spend huge and huge time on mobile phones instead of spending it on some productive thing . Nowdays in many of the households quarrels start due to this addiction because when a person is busy with his/ her mobile phone,he/she doesn’t contemplate about what is occurring around them . Most of the real happenings are avoided due to this addiction.
Nowdays it is trend among parents also to provide mobile phones to their wards at such a young age when they are immature . They give them phones as a reward for passing exams or reaching a certain standard ,they provide them it as a present without
Considering whether their children are mature enough to handle it . Mostly they become impotent to use that for any right purpose. Parents do have an intention that their wards will gain more knowledge from this ,they provide them it as a source of learning. But usually that present
takes the form of catastrophe sooner or later . They become disconnected from their families as they spend more time online . So parents should not do this lapse to provide mobile phones to their wards at young age . I have seen parents or caregivers give mobile phones to babies or toddlers to calm then down when they're crying, without considering that weeping for a baby is much better than providing them phones . And parents proudly say that their wards know how to use a mobile phone ,they should think that this is the beginning of cataclysm to come in future . It has also been
proven that by using mobile phone in excess reduces our memory power. So losing ones memory power is not a wisecrack .Young people are particularly vulnerable to these effects.
I have also seen cases when people are sitting with one another physically but mentally they are in online world using mobile phones. This device have taken the savour of relationships , family discussions etc .
In my sense there should be a rule in every family not to use mobile phone while sitting around each other. Some steps may be taken to reduce this addiction like parents
should strictly barren their young wards from using mobile phones. Instead put in them a habit of reading, enjoying nature etc . There are many productive things to do instead of using mobile phones. Mobile phones can transport us to an online world , distracting us from reality .
Mobile phone is also a contributing factor to depression . When a person consistently uses mobile phone ,his/her social connections are affected ,instead that energy can be used for any productive use.Time wastage is also one of the consequence of mobile phone usage .Much of the
productive time gets wasted on this device. Time is more precious than anything else .So wasting time on such a device is very detrimental to us . Using mobile phones for longer hours make us much feeble and we remain aloof from physical activities. I myself am trying to bring a change around me because I believe on this quote ( Be the change you want to see around you ) .I often remind my family to ' come back to the real world because real world is much more beautiful and cheerful than this online world .
Mobile phone on the other side is a hub and source of Knowledge but to availability of enormous distractions ,that side is mostly avoided . We should take enormous care about which usage we are experiencing.

Some potential strategies to reduce mobile addiction are
Start setting Screen time limits .
We should designate phone free zones or times for us .
We should encourage face to face interactions and conversations.
We should engage in such hobbies and activities that don't involve Screens .
We should do reading or some breathing exercises instead of mindless scrolling.

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