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All you need to know about texting addiction

If texting addiction is a new term for you, check all about it here. You never know if you are some addict even though you keep tobacco and alcohol at bay.

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Written By: Sreemoyee Chatterjee | Published : November 28, 2018 2:11 PM IST

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When we generally talk about addiction, what strikes your head first? Probably cigarettes, booze, marijuana, etc. However, for a 19-year-old from Kolkata, her addiction of texting over phone compelled her to be a school dropout and landed her in one of the premier mental health institutes of the country. She was found glued to texting for at least 10 to 12 hours a day. She was so obsessed about receiving and sending texts that she had developed several related difficulties like pain in her fingers, neck ache and disturbed sleeping patterns. This is a new addition to the list of addictions texting addiction, as the experts say. Although it is a rare concept in India now, western countries have seen similar cases of texting addiction for the last few years.

Text addiction: Our smartphones these days are major triggering agents of dopamine loop that makes you addicted to seeking information in an endless loop and texting addiction is one such condition, say experts.

Dopamine a compound present in the body as a neurotransmitter and a precursor of other substances including adrenaline, activates a loop instigating an urge to seek more and get rewarded and again seek for the reward. This is why we almost can't stop checking emails, texts or our phones, believe the psychiatrists.

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Red flags to watch out for: Here's a checklist for those who aren't aware if they are a text addict as well. These are the primary symptoms indicating texting addiction among all age groups.

  • An urge to check the cell phone at frequent intervals, half-hourly to hourly.
  • An urgent need to immediately respond to texts.
  • Being all ears to every cell phone beeps and pings on chat.
  • Disturbed sleeping patterns due to continuous texting.
  • Irritation in eyes, headache, neck pain, finger pain, stress due to extensive texting.
  • Depression due to not getting text response as per expectation.
  • Anxiety and aggressiveness due to lack of adequate sleep, delay in receiving prompt response to texts.
  • Inability to spend to spend time with family, friends due to increasing attachment with the cell phone.
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