Doctors and psychologists report that texting among teenagers leads to anxiety, distraction in school, falling grades, repetitive stress injury, and sleep deprivation. It’s estimated that the average American teen is sending and receiving almost 80 messages daily, nearly double as many as last year, according to Nielsen Company, and the negative consequences may get more extreme. Michael Hausauer, a California psychotherapist, says texting “offers companionship and the promise of connectedness. At the same time, texting can make a youngster feel frightened and overly exposed.” Also known is that intensive repetitive use of the upper extremities can lead to musculoskeletal disorders, so too much texting could lead to temporary or permanent damage to the thumbs.
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