Are we becoming addicted to our surrounding??????????

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Being perpetually connected through social media can increase stress, weaken

personal relationships, and even cause sleep loss, according to a U.S.

university.

After imposing a week-long blackout in the use of Facebook, Twitter, instant

messaging and other media, burg University of Science and Technology in

central Pennsylvania found that the pervasive technology had hidden pitfalls.

" Students realized that social media, especially Facebook and instant messaging,

if not managed properly, can take over their lives, " said Darr, the college

provost.

The 800-student college called for the ban to see how the technology affects the

lives of students and faculty.

Most students complied with the week-long experiment earlier this month and some

discovered that the technology could rule their lives.

Darr cited one student who felt compelled to check Facebook 21 hours a day and

blocked posts between 2 and 5 in the morning to get some sleep.

http://tinyurl.com/2dybppk

http://www.naturalnews.com/029876_social_media_addiction.html

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Lottie Duthu