Thursday, January 18, 2018

Hello Sleep

In this 21st centuries, teens are slowly becoming more dependent on technology. You know? Nowadays, teens are constantly on their phones. There is all this fantastic information that spreads like wildfire have intrigued our generations to the point that we don’t even value our sleep anymore. Social media has been becoming more of a trend where we use to share and communicate with others but it is also causing a negatively effect on people... and possibly even our self too. We have become so much more sensitive to everything that is posted online to the point where we are starting to bash other people. This is where cyber bullying comes into play, which is causing us to have depression and sleep deprivation as a resultSo, Technology is starting to become more harmful than beneficial to usThe blue light spectrum that is being emitted from the device has postponed our sleep by producing this surge of energy instead of telling us to sleep. The brain is misinterpreting the blue light spectrum as the daylight which keeps our body's internal clock aligned with the environment. This blue light is suppressing this hormone that influence our body to go to sleep, in which it takes so much more longer to fall asleep and we're sleeping at a shorter cycle.  So as a society we're experiencing sleep inertia and become more sleep deprived. we are feeling groggier and lacking mental clarity. Many people are that don't get enough sleep is more likely to be linked to increased risk for depression, diabetes and cardiovascular problems. Just know that there is a risk from using technology. It better to be aware of these risks than not. 

1 comment:

  1. Agreed, surprised I'm not reading this in bed right now. While I appear to have insomnia.

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