The article discusses the growing trend of schools banning mobile phones during school hours as a response to concerns over mental health. Psychologist Dr. Charlotte Armitage emphasizes the detrimental effects of devices on children, describing how they can lead to a 'zombified' state. The demand for mental health services has significantly increased, prompting therapists to analyze the underlying issues, which appear to be linked to the pervasive use of technology. This situation raises a serious conversation on the need for stricter regulations regarding device usage by students.
As a mental health practitioner, I know devices are not the innocent sources of entertainment or information we might think, so innocent that we willingly give them to children as young as babies. The more I've learnt, the more I've realised how zombified our devices are making us. It is terrifying,
I started to notice that I was being overwhelmed, honestly, with people wanting private therapy and it's not cheap. You sort of start thinking, 'What's going on here?' This was about five years ago.
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