Anxiety And Cell Phones - 1253 Words

Anxiety and Cell Phones Most people believe that cell phones are a distraction and distances us from each other. However, cell phones is helpful in many ways. Cell phones are helpful to people who have social anxiety and separation anxiety by helping them to communicate with others and by keeping family close by at all times. This helps them to become more comfortable socially and not to worry about their families. This makes cell phones an extremely helpful part of our society. Social Anxiety â€Å"is characterised by intense fear or anxiety about social situations where a person may be observed by others, and where the person fears that their behaviour or anxiety symptoms will attract negative evaluation† (American Psychiatric Association,†¦show more content†¦It helps me to make sure I am using my verbal filter. This helps me feel like I am not being judged by others in a negative way, which makes me feel more comfortable socially. Some people believe that cell p hones do not help social anxiety. They believe that they give people with social anxiety a way out of dealing with the problem. However, I disagree. How a person responds to a situation in text when they have time to think can help them respond to similar situation while they are a conversation with someone in person without having to take an awkward amount of time to answer. In the long run that helps people to deal with social anxiety through practice and without being thrust into an uncomfortable situation right off the bat. Also as Elaine expressed earlier it can help someone talk to someone else that they wouldn’t be able to talk to otherwise because they were too anxious like a teacher or a crush or even someone from another country. This brings people together from many different walks of life by eliminating the barrier of social anxiety that keeps these people from communicating with each other. 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