Excess to anything is always a danger game; so is technology. A recent study has revealed that teenagers who use the Internet pathologically (uncontrolled or unreasonable) are more likely to develop depression than those who don’t. Pathological use of the Internet has been associated with relationship problems, physical ill health, aggressive behaviours and other psychiatric symptoms. Now we all know that teens like to gab about everything under the sun, but going repeatedly over the same issues they face at that stage in life aggravates the situation. In other words, the mediums they use Facebook, the cell phone or e-mail – allow this to happen and lead to a constant re-hashing of their trials and tribulations, which in turn results in a depressed state of mind. teenagers and their parents need to note that too much social networking on Facebook or Orkut or anywhere else can leave them depressed and anxious!
Farzana Z Khan
Nagpur, M’rashtra