Excessive Texting a sign of Mental Illness
U.S. Psychiatrist Dr. Jerald Block reckons that sending excessive text messages and emails may be an indication of mental illness. He says that there are four specific symptoms: suffering from feelings of withdrawal when a computer cannot be accessed; an increased need for better equipment; need for more time to use it; and experiencing the negative repercussions of their addiction.
Although text messaging is not directly linked to the Internet, Dr. Block believes that it should be included among the criteria because it’s a form of instant messaging. The ‘condition’ is better documented in countries such as South Korea, where research on internet addiction has revealed deaths from heart attacks and game-related murder.
Source: News-Medical
Tags: texting
I saw this article earlier this year in March of 2008. At the time I read it, I was so furious that I decided that it was not worthy of a response. It is now several months later that I just happened to come across this topic once again and have decided that its time to educate the pyschologists in their flawed thinking and that their results as completely without merit. The reason? Millions of Deaf and Hard of Hearing people use text messaging as an accessible accommodation in communication than talking on the phone. If that’s labeled as a mental illness, then the buffoons in the psychiatry field ought to consider a different profession.
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