Are You Addicted To “WhatsApp “?

One sign, two signs… now they’re blue. Why does he not reply to me if he has already read the message?

This application can become more than a means of communication. WhatsApp addiction is more common than you think and maybe you are suffering from it without knowing it.
Case # 1: “I have barely woken up when I review my contacts who are online… how is it possible that my boyfriend is available when he cannot use his phone in his company?

So, if he’s logged in, why didn’t he reply to my last message which is already marked with the two blue signs? I have to call him … or better, I’m writing to him again. Again the two signs… is he avoiding me? ”

Case # 2: “Since I and my favorite girl are talking through WhatsApp, I never leave my phone at 30% battery level. I run to charge it in case it goes off just when she sends me a message.

Worst of all is when the green sign appears “writing…” but then it disappears and there is no message. She deleted it! She doesn’t want to answer me! “

Case 3:  “The teacher has reprimanded me twice before because I use my cell phone in the classroom, even though I put it on vibrate. As he explains the Pythagorean theorem, I feel my phone start to vibrate again.

I have to anwser! It’s about life or death! I can’t keep my friends who are organizing this weekend’s outing waiting.

If any of these descriptions sound familiar to you, you may be addicted to this app, which is the most used app around the world lately. Maybe you are using WhatsApp in a somewhat “obsessive” way.

For a person to be considered addicted to WhatsApp, the use of the application must have a significant negative influence on their life.

The dependent person does not hesitate to sacrifice other activities that they would like to carry out or one of their obligations in order to remain suspended from their contacts and the conversations they have with them. Moreover, these interruptions are uncontrollable and they are maintained over time.

If by replying to a WhatsApp message you look like a zombie walking down the street and you can run the risk of having an accident, if you do not focus on your work or your studies, if the app is your companion essential at dinner time rather than engaging in a conversation with your family or if you are more hung up on your messages than your own life … then you probably have a problem.

The other “symptoms” of WhatsApp addiction are : looking at your phone every five minutes, believing you have heard the alert sound when we receive a message, the fact that it is an extension of the hand and that you do not ‘don’t want to leave it even to go take a shower or reply to messages as soon as you receive them, without letting a minute pass.

While it may be thought that WhatsApp is a passing fad or trend, many people should seek treatment for their addiction to this tool.

Indeed, it can cause hysterics, anxiety, jealousy, relationship and concentration problems, road accidents, lack of interest in real life, lack of real communication with people around you, etc.

How to reduce the use of WhatsApp?

If you have been repeatedly told that you are a bit obsessed with this app or after reading the above you find that you feel identified with general cases and symptoms, you may pay attention to the following tips to reduce use and dependence on WhatsApp:

1 – Turn off notifications : sound is a distraction when you need to focus on something else. If your phone has a warning light, remove that as well.

You can schedule a time each day to check and reply to your messages, but it can’t always be the highest priority task that requires you to stop other activities.

2 – Keep the phone away from your eyes : do not leave it on the desk or on the classroom table, store it in your purse or backpack, if possible in a place where you have to get up to to access.

3 – Switch off your phone at night : this will also have a positive impact on your rest, as the electromagnetic waves that your phone receives will not affect your brain. You can also turn off WiFi or your network.

If all that doesn’t work, seriously consider removing the app, even if that means being “isolated” from the world.

Think that we have all been able to live a long time without instant messaging applications, even without cell phones.