Cyber Bullying Mental Health

Did you know that children today present the same anxiety/depression levels as those who were psychiatric patients in the 1950s? (Twenge 145). The question arises, What is causing this steady drop in the mental health of society? Only one other thing has had the same, consistent, back to back results: The growth of technology. The consistent advancement and normalization of technology has aligned itself with the world’s worsening state of mental health. The correlation between the two cannot be ignored. Technology has created many different ways for people embark on journeys that include learning new things, meeting new people, and communicating faster than ever. Because of the technology’s captivating fashion, people tend to abuse the use of technology. This abuse eventually leads to mental health problems such as depression and anxiety. Mental health illnesses such as depression and anxiety are becoming more and more prevalent due to the steady advancement of technology.

One way that technology leads to worsening mental health is by causing insomnia. Insomnia has been proven to have negative effects towards one’s mental health. he prolonged use of technology has become extraordinarily common throughout the world. This use has been proven to lead to insomnia. In the following quote, “Indeed, several studies have identified health repercussions associated with increased technology use in college-aged adolescents, including decreased sleep quality…”, Marsha B. Novick, and other professionals of medicine, explain that multiple studies all point towards the same thing: Technology negatively affects sleep. There are multiple causes to how technology disrupts sleep quantity and quality. One of the most common is the lack of discipline when using technology, or not being able to dictate a specific start or end to one’s use of technology before bed.

Another very common cause is the magnification of physiological, emotional, or mental stimulation. Finally the last major cause for how technology affects sleep is that the blue light from the screen(s) one views before bed also prevents the mind from entering into its resting state (Caitlyn Fuller, et all 1). The inability to sleep in hand leads to the mental health problems. Although insomnia can cause a variety of mental health issues, the two most common are anxiety and depression.

Depression has grown to become one of the most common mental illnesses in the world. According to Hannah Ritchie and Max Roser, authors of 'Mental Health', over 268 million people across the world suffer from depression every day.

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