Life in the twenty first century is very fast paced. Additionally, thanks to all the advancements in technology, people are expected to be on their toes all the time, to the extent that despite leaving work one is expected to always be reachable on their cell phones. The advent of the Blackberry has made it absolutely necessary that one should remain alert towards receiving and responding to emails practically within an instant.
All these advancements may be very good in terms of productivity; however they are wreaking havoc on the emotional and mental states of people the world over. Levels of impatience and anxiety have gone up and are touching the skies. Basically, we now expect everything to be done at the click of our mouse and since that doesn’t exactly happen EVERY SINGLE TIME due to technological glitches and human errors, most people just can’t seem to stand it.
It often happens that one wishes to use the internet so as to place an order online or else just to get some information and, guess what? The internet is down or out of order; what then? Most people are seen to throw fits of anxiety. A recent research stated that 88% people felt agitated and experienced heightenedanxiety when they were unable to connect to the internet.
Another example of the anxiety induced by high tech life is when we send out a Whatsapp message to someone and do not see them online instantaneously, typing a response. With increasing security concerns around the globe, many people, specifically parents and spouses tend to feel extremely anxious if a lot of time elapses and they have not heard back from their loved one.
With all this anxiety and impatience, stress levels are bound to be very high. Therefore it is necessary for people to frequently take time out for themselves so as to de-stress and relax.
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