Smartphones have become an integral part of life nowadays. Its use has increased in various activities including personal communication, running social media, entertainment. And so many people use smartphones for a long time every day for entertainment in addition to doing various personal or institutional work. This habit of using smartphones is slowly becoming an addiction. According to experts, smartphone addiction can sometimes be as harmful as drug addiction. But many of us are addicted to smartphones but we don't know it. Let's know 4 signs of smartphone addiction.

Addicted to smartphones

Physical effects due to smartphone use

Being addicted to smartphones causes various physical problems, such as hand tremors, dizziness or stomach ache if not used for a long time. Again, due to prolonged use of smartphones, sleep is also a problem.

How Smartphones Affect Mood

If you feel uncomfortable without your smartphone, it can be a big sign of addiction. A King's College London study found that people who are addicted to their phones are twice as likely to have anxiety and depression problems. Smartphone addiction increases the risk of mental problems such as anxiety and depression among teenagers.

Reasons for using smartphones

Smartphone addicts also use smartphones to change their mental state. Regularly seeing notifications, likes or shares on social media releases dopamine in the brain, which creates a sort of euphoric feeling. 

Impact of smartphones on daily life

The level of addiction can be understood by looking at whether the use of smartphones is having a negative impact on personal life, education or work. According to Mark Griffiths, the key to smartphone addiction is how much time you spend using your smartphone is negatively impacting your life. That is, if the time spent using the smartphone affects daily life, such as personal relationships, education or work, it falls into the addiction phase.