I am addicted to the thing which is killing me.
No, it is not drugs, or alcohol, or junk food. I am addicted to my phone.
As a teenager, I feel like my phone is slowly killing me. The emotional toll and power that the small brick I carry around in my pocket has over me is worrying.
Last week, I read a Mamamia article titled, 'As a mum of a 12-year-old with a phone, this 3-minute viral ad broke me.'
The article was confronting and forced me to focus on the ways that getting a phone has changed my life, and the truth is, I don’t like it.
I was one of the last ones in my grade to get a phone, despite my constant begging, and the moment I held the device in my hand for the first time, I couldn’t picture my life without it.
It became my go-to source for everything – social media, texting, and even entertainment. But what I thought would be a harmless addition to my life has become an addiction.
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