Less Smartphone: How to recognise and overcome smartphone addiction

By Maria Lomana

Does your child, your partner or maybe you yourself suffer from smartphone addiction? What is normal smartphone use and what is not?
My name is Maria Lomana and I quickly realised that I was wasting my precious life time on my smartphone. But when I started to limit my consumption, I started to get some kind of withdrawal symptoms. I was irritable and nervous, but I just couldn't give up my smartphone. I quickly realised...

"I am addicted to my smartphone"

First of all, it is important to clarify whether you are really addicted to your smartphone. Then we will go into how you or someone close to you can free yourself from smartphone addiction. You will see that your day is suddenly much longer and you have more time for the important and beautiful things in life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: tredition
• Release date: Aug 9, 2022
• ISBN: 9783347704817

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Understanding Smartphone Addiction

We are living in a world of modern technology where scientists and experts of all time are striving day in and day out to provide ease for mankind. With many technologies invented in the past decade, smart devices are one of the most successful and running inventions of science.

Smartphones, tablets, and other smart devices are a great source of providing comfort and convenience for people. However, just like every other thing, there are some drawbacks associated with these inventions as well. One of the major downsides of smartphones and smart devices is that it leads people to get addicted to their usage. Most of the time, people are not even aware of how they fall into the trap and get addicted to it.

What Is Smartphone Addiction?

Smartphone is a massively productive tool, but only if it is used in a proper manner with a balance check. Unfortunately, people sometimes get too attached to using smartphones, irrespective of their need to use them.

Smartphone addiction might start small, like checking emails or messages from time to time. Eventually, this mobile-checking habit would induce the urge to use the phone for other purposes as well, like checking on social media or dating apps. This is only the beginning phase of smartphone addiction. Over time it gets worse to an extent where you could not feel like you could live without having your smartphone in your pocket. You will feel the constant need to check your phone and even hallucinate the ringing or vibration even though there are no notifications, messages, or calls.

Smartphone Addiction Damaging Human Life

Problems Lead By Smartphone Addiction

We all know that the smartphone is one of the greatest inventions of the modern age, it has definitely made human life a lot easier, but we cannot simply ignore the fact that it has led many people towards severe addiction. Unfortunately, smartphone addiction is just like any other addiction. It is just like a drug that creates many problems in human life and causes them to face tough times in their life. Knowingly or unknowingly, smartphone addicts walk deeper into the pit hole and destroy the peace in their life.

Let’s have a closer look at the major problems caused by smartphone addiction and how it is creating chaos in