Technological Diseases

It's not a secret that technology has advanced in a surprising way that benefits as it affects us. Lately it affects more than it benefits, this is why there is a wide variety of investigations and studies according to technology. Not only there are biological diseases but also there exist diseases or disorders due to technology. Research and studies concerning this aim to know the effects they have on our brain according to the new technologies. These exciting new diseases have to do with the Internet and mobile.

The most common psychological disorders among Internet and mobiles users are: syndrome of the imaginary call, this is when it feels that the phone rings either normal sound mobile or feel you got a message but it is all in the mind, it’s not happening in reality and usually happens when the person is stress out. Nomophobia, is when the person feels phobia about not having their mobile close.  Cyber Dizziness is the most absurd of all but is true and this is when users of virtual reality feel dizzy. Depression by “Facebook” is another disorder, I remember talking about this in my social psychology class, may seem ridiculous, but many people feel depressed to see that other people have "a better life" through “Facebook”. Internet dependence is the most common of all, is when people depend on technology constantly, as the dependence on online games. The “Cibercondria” disorder is when you feel that you have a disease that read or see online at the moment. Finally the Google Effect disorder, has to do when if you are wondering about something you Google it instead of thinking yourself about it.

In the process of acquiring knowledge about this, I conclude that technology is finishing with humanity, I might be exaggerating a little bit but it’s slowly happening over time.  These new diseases may appear to be absurd and ridiculous but it is the reality in which we live today. At least we must recognize that we suffer some of them, because I admit that I suffer from the imaginary call syndrome, perhaps of stress, who knows. I also recognize that these disorders shouldn’t exist, because there are limits and we have the benefit of using the technology to use it right and productively but the reality is that rare time we use it for these purposes. We should be more aware regarding the excessive and unhealthy use we give to technology, because ultimately we are the ones who seem to be affected.