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Here's wHat young People have been telling us
I don't like how it makes me feel
''I thought I wanted a Smart Phone because everyone else had one. I regret that now. I don't like how it makes me feel and yet I have to be on it all the time''
No longer happy
'' I wish i had got my Smart Phone Later so I could have been happier for Longer ''
I don't like it much
''It's just easy to turn to when you're bored. I don't really like it or enjoy being on there all the time, it's just the easy option and then it's hard to put down''
''I get hooked on something and lose time''
''I start looking at something and then before I know it I'm off looking at other things and then the time just disappears, but I find it hard to pull myself off of it. And I feel tired after''
Why am I watching other people do things , I could be doing myself for real?
I found I spend time looking at and watching other people do things I could be doing myself. Like going to the gym - I realized I'd rather be working out myself, than watching someone else work out online. And I asked myself why am I watching this?
I feel insecure
There are so many messages and groups, it's constant. I feel I have to respond all the time. If I don't , I feel insecure. When I do , I worry about my reply..
I wish I could not be part of some toxic conversations
There are sometimes group chats that aren't nice. I feel like i don't want to be part of them but I don't want to leave because I am worried what people will think or what I might miss out on.