What ever happened to the good old days when people physically interacted with one another? With everything at your fingertips who has to. Virtual gaming, dating, movies, work, education, gambling; just about everything may be accomplished on a smartphone. Some people are so controlled by smartphone technology, that their mental abilities have become dull. The technological elements of smartphones are so powerful, that it is capable to put man's soul in bondage.
Are You Addicted To Your Smartphone?
Can you go a day without your smartphone? How do you react when you loose or misplace your smartphone? Technology is very useful in so many ways, but when it becomes a crutch your very soul is at stake. "The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon (Mathew 6:22-24).
*8 Signs of Smartphone Addiction?
A need to use the cell phone more and more often in order to achieve the same desired effect.
Persistent failed attempts to use cell phone less often.
Preoccupation with smartphone use.
Turns to cell phone when experiencing unwanted feelings such as anxiety or depression.
Excessive use characterized by loss of sense of time.
Has put a relationship or job at risk due to excessive cell phone use.
Tolerance.
Need for newest cell phone, more applications, or increased use.
Withdrawal, when cell phone or network is unreachable.
Anger.
Tension.
Depression.
Irritability.
Restlessness.
All Addictions Are Serious. Seek Help! There is so much more still worth fighting for.