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That's what a new report says. What do you guys think?
Too much texting is a sign of mental illness
Posted by: vmartir
Date: Tue, 2008-03-25 18:32
Date: Tue, 2008-03-25 18:32
Mental Health
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That's just it
"Addiction" is considered a mental illness.
if texting is a a sign of
if texting is a a sign of mental illness then i need to see a doc
funny
I just think that is so funny. It may be an "addiction" but it is not a real mental illness. That is ridiculous.
Too mcuh texting is a sign of a mental illness
Personally, I think that is way too extreme. A mental illness? I mean come on. If that were the case millions of Americans would all have a problem and therefore we would need to add another cause onto the list. "Txting" I bet it would be quite the hit. Txting is just a way of communicating. If texting were a sign of a mental illness, then I would suppose IM, e-mail, and talking on the phone is a sign then too, huh?
Thank you.
Thank you. That is very interesting. This is not my field of expertise but I would have to say its simply boredom.
It was reported in the American Journal of Psychiatry
DS did a news story on it - http://www.dosomething.org/node/63012. Check out the article: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23414957-2,00.html
Sources
I would recommend that you give us your sources for this. It is very likely that it was taken out of context. I get this a lot with my students at Mizzou, I always ask for sources.
seems a little extreme to
seems a little extreme to relate the two... maybe too much texting is a sign of too much boredom?? i think that there are a lot of other key signs if someone really is sick that will be way more conclusive than over-texting. if you want to know what these are- check out our mental health section on the do something website!!