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Our LOI Research

LOI 1 -Paraphrase: Media addiction is when a person gets too addicted to to the internet. Why could they get addicted? Because of their curiosity. Media addiction can change your life completely. Let's say there is a girl named Lia who got addicted to media, her lifestyle will change from talking short walks to being on their device all the time. It can also change their body drastically. If someone types/play games for too long their hand can start shaking by it self and if Lia continues to do this bad habit then she will will get surgery for her hand to properly work again. Lia's eyesight will also get a turn for the worst because devices make a special effect on you! If you scroll/use your device before sleeping it can effect your brain! The usage of your phone before bed will stimulate your brain and delays REM sleep. The reason people are addicted to the media is because our brain needs to stimulate (yes, its like when someone is bored!) Dr. Drerup says;"Checking your phone stimulates your brain. Your more active and awake. Even just a quick check can engage your brain and delay sleep"

LOI - 2 Paraphrase:

Social media makes an environment where people compare themselves with each other, which may be harmful for some people’s mental well-being. Social media addiction causes not only discontent of life but also an increase in depression and anxiety. This increases self-consciousness and may leads to social anxiety disorder. Media Addiction can also cause mental anxiety, which can also be bad because they probably won't be able to communicate that much to people anymore. They will also be very dependant on media too, so they won't be able to do stuff on their own. Media Addiction "can" also cause suicidal thoughts to people. Though its mostly young adults which is teens. Teens which has media addiction would mostly be easy to irritate. They will also have a dissatisfaction in life. They might have suicidal thoughts too.

LOI - 3 Paraphrase:

Media Addiction causes many effects to the person who are addicted. When we did our last interview with Ms. Anisa Ifana, she told us that media addiction can cause you to be more aggressive without a device, and with the device will make the person who is addicted angry or sad if told to get off the device. Although media addiction can be cured it can be cured with either pills, therapy, slowly using it less and less, and stop using it all at once for a certain time. Media addiction can become be very serious if you don't take care of it, and in some instances, lead to suicide due to the cyberbullying and hate on the internet. Your physical body can also be affected if you don't take action with therapy. Consequences can lead to hands being shaky almost every minute and second, finger surgery and eye problems, some of my friends needed contact lenses/glassses because of using their device too much/too closely or even both. "When facing media addiction, you can try finding new hobbies to keep yourself away from the device." said Ms. Anisa Ifana.

Central Idea: Media can effect other people's decisions