The younger generation are 'addicted' to mobile phones!!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/8458786/The-young-generation-are-addicted-to-mobile-phones.html

'Young people are now addicted to their mobile phones it feels like they have lostv a limb when they are without them, a study finds'.

Ok we understand that technology has made successful changes over the years: be it new industrial, new technology and new wealth but hasnt it come to the point where we should stop and think? Where is this leading us to? What is the world going to look like in 20 years time? (thats if it still is in place) Alright, we get the point that technology responds to needs as a means to simplifying and improving our everyday lives but I believe that we should take a break, wake up and realise that technology is affecting us deeply in many ways.

I began to question why people become so addicted to their mobile phones. After talking to many friends and family, this is the result; 

1. People feel uncomfortable without their cellphones
2. Cellphones become a need, not a want
3. An insatiable need to talk
4. Stress caused by cell phone bills
5. Interpersonal problems
6. High levels of insecurity
7. Health risks due to exposure to electrical-magnetic waves or use of cellphones while driving
8. People who are severally addicted may experience hallucinations, i.e. thinking that their cell phones are ringing when they are not