Smart Phone Addiction

By Rose

Addiction to smart phones is turning people into a herd of isolated, low self esteem, externally validated victims. External validation is the opiate of S.P.A. (smart phone addiction.) When the impressionable person is not LIKED. Depression can begin to take over. 

"I'm so alone." 

"I'm not good enough just being me." 

"I can't like me, if you don't like me"

"I have to have others give me self worth."

Mass media is killing the individual. The old public stoning has been replaced with cyber bullying. A violent group mental assault on a vulnerable person. The results are devastating and can be fatal. 

"You aren't one of us, go away."

"Everyone hates you."

  "Why don't you kill yourself." 

The smart phone has become a person's liaison between them and the living real world. Life seen through S.P.A. is becoming more influential than life actually experienced in person. 

For more and more people the smart phone has become a hand held prison. Mental heroine. Judge and jury. 

We need to put the phone back where it belongs. As a handy tool, ready to serve us. Not our master and validator. 

You don't need others to tell you that you are worth while. You are significant. You do matter. You deserve to be happy just for being you.