Technology Mental Illness

As 21st century has dramatically incorporated digital media into our day-to-day lives, we have yet to explore the negative ramifications of such digital devices and how it can generate a harmful effect. Ironically some of the digital devices that were designed to help mankind are sometimes causing the most damage in some unprecedented manner. In some cases, the most vulnerable population's (e.g., children, individuals with mental illness, and economically disadvantaged individuals) often become easy prey. Individuals with a known history of certain mental illnesses should not invest in those technological devices, which may create mental instability.
One of the particular scenario in which a digital device impacted its user negatively was the case of a young lady who started using Fitbit band to reach her exercise goals. Although this may seem like a normal fitness technique, however, the person using this digital device had an extensive history of various eating disorders from an early age. The same issues were now threatening this particular individual who had seen a therapist for one year to help her get over such devastating concerns. It took one week for this young lady to be physically addicted to such digital device, which
Investing can be done in various ways including time commitment, financial investment, and the amount of diligence placed in an activity. Although this particular person was able to stop using Fitbit after few months it could have lead to long-term complications. This young lady could have gone down the same path over again and could have dealt with a mental illness in a much severe manner. Also just because she was able to avoid long-term “relapse” does not necessarily mean that it will work out for other individuals as