Nowadays life is more stressful than our parent’s generation and there was an increase in stress-related illnesses. This is a major problem because stress leads to many mental and physical diseases.
Several problems are at the root of stress-related illnesses. One of the main cause is the prolonged use of computers and mobile phones. Many studies say that the frequent use of electronic devices might lead to stress problems. For example, especially young people tend to compare themselves with individual that see in social medias, the so called influencers, and this might cause stress because they have set high standards for their bodies and their life in general. Another cause might be that people are overworked and consequently stress levels become really high leading to mental and physical illnesses. For instance, many people work up to 12 hours almost everyday and so they don’t have time for other activities to release tension and stress accumulated and this can have a negative impact on people’s body and mind.
Many action could be taken into consideration to relieve stress. One solution might be to lessen the use of smartphones and computers. Government should take serious actions and promote a better qualify of life encouraging people and especially young adults to devote time to other outdoor activities or hobbies. Another solution could be to reduce working hours to allow people to have a private life and enjoy their time at home or doing activities.
To sum up, the government should encourage every single individual to reduce the use of technology because is the main cause of stress-related illnesses in the modern times and should lessen the working hours to allow people to have more time for activities and take better care of themselves.