The way technology is spreading its wings in the last few years, it can be seen around almost everyone. Smartphones and laptops are a great example of the growing type of technology. Smartphone in hand and information of the whole world in one click has brought a storm of digital knowledge. On one hand it has many advantages, on the other hand it has many disadvantages too. Especially the way today's youth is becoming dependent on technology, it is an alarming sign for their physical and mental health.

You will be surprised to know that 23% of children aged 5 to 7 have started using social media. At the same time, 50% of children above 11 years have their own smartphone. Children aged 8 to 17 years are active on social media for an average of 4 to 6 hours. Among these, 50% children use the phone between 12 pm and 5 am. In such a situation, today in this article we will tell you how the overuse of technology is affecting the mental health of the youth.

The impact of technology on mental health

• According to research, being active on social media for more than 2 hours daily increases the risk of developing mental disorders . Along with all this, sleep gets disturbed, which affects mental as well as physical health. This directly invites obesity, due to which other diseases start taking birth.
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• Being surrounded by too much technology has made today's youth use their brain less. This increases the risk of digital dementia, in which short term memory is affected, they easily forget where things are kept, have trouble remembering a word or event or it is very difficult for them to multitask.
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• The competition to retweet, like, share and create content affects the same part of the brain as happens during an addiction. This leads to an addiction to the rewards that are received, which motivates to create content continuously and after a time starts creating stress and anxiety.
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• The smiling faces seen on social media affect the youth badly and they start seeing their life as full of deprivation. This causes social anxiety , which leads to inferiority complex.