UM Surabaya Psychology Lecturer: The Habit of Opening a Cellphone When Waking Up Triggers Someone to Experience Stress

• 27 Jun
• 2022

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UM Surabaya Psychology Lecturer: The Habit of Opening a Cellphone When Waking Up Triggers Someone to Experience Stress

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The closeness of human life to cellphones, sometimes makes someone live with cellphones for 24 hours. Even a cell phone is the first object that someone looks for right after he wakes up. Still sleepy or not fully awake, someone immediately opens their cellphone and even checks what they have missed on social media.

Despite their extraordinary functions, cellphones and other types of electronic devices or gadgets can have negative effects when used excessively. Reported by Times Now News, a study from IDC shows that around 80 people who use smart phones often check what is on their devices for 15 minutes after waking up in the morning.

Fety Khosianah, a Psychology Lecturer at UM Surabaya, explained some of the impacts caused if someone checks their cellphone too often when they wake up.

According to him, the first impact of opening a cellphone some time after getting up in the morning is putting oneself in a stressful situation. With so many incoming messages through various applications such as WhatsApp or electronic mail, it makes someone even more confused about which one to respond to first.

"This is not the right way to start the day, considering the fact that someone will see lots of messages from various applications, and it will disturb you to start the day with a calm and comfortable mind," explained Fety Monday (27/6/22)

According to psychiatrist Nikole Benders-Hadi, looking at your cellphone right after waking up will increase your stress level and feel overwhelmed by many things.

A study by a team from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden found that high frequency of cell phone use increased the risk of sleep disturbances and depressive symptoms in both young men and women.

The second impact is that it can trigger a bad diet. In the morning someone sees the many incoming messages, sees other people's posts that might be happier, this can lead to an attitude of comparing oneself to others.

This can make a person imitate what other people do, for example by imitating what they eat without paying attention to their own needs and abilities. This if done repeatedly can lead to obesity, especially in people who have a low metabolism.

Or if someone sees someone else's body shape that is much nicer, it will make someone decide to limit food. This, if left unchecked, can lead to illness, for example ulcers due to never having breakfast, or even worse, it can cause the person to experience eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa.

“The third impact is that it makes it difficult for someone to focus and interferes with the ability to prioritize tasks. When a person is flooded with information and is not fully aware from waking up it reduces the brain's ability to focus and prioritize tasks," he added again.

To avoid this, Fety suggested that someone should drink a glass of water first when they wake up in the morning. It's best when you wake up to take a break and take the time to clear your heart and mind so that your mental health is not disturbed, and make sure that your condition is fully awake before opening your cellphone.

The fourth impact is wasting time and reducing productivity. At first someone just wanted to check their cellphone for 15 minutes, but after a while it doesn't feel like an hour has passed when you check your cellphone.

Realizing that an hour has passed, and apparently nothing has been done, someone will get up and rush to get ready to finish the work that is on them. If this happens repeatedly, it will disrupt your daily activity schedule and over time can cause a decrease in productivity.

"Research also shows that using smartphones for too long can put people at a higher risk of developing neck pain syndrome, blurred vision, overweight, and obesity," he concluded.