Social Media Addiction Leads to (Near) Cell Phone Drowning

(Lauren Sacks) Last week, I made the unfortunate error of hitting “off” instead of “snooze” on my alarm clock. I rolled over about an hour later and looked at the time in disbelief.  I jumped out of bed, grabbed my cell phone, and bolted into the bathroom. In this rush, I slipped and tossed my cell phone into the toilet (which thankfully was filled with clean water). I immediately fished it out, but the damage was done--my phone had been submerged in toilet water. Now the panic really set it: I had no means of communication and I was going to be late for work.

In retrospect, I realized there was something wrong with this chain of events--I was in a huge rush, and I grabbed my cell phone to go the bathroom.  Why did I instinctively bring my phone into the bathroom? Why do I feel so compelled to check my e-mails, text messages, and Facebook updates as soon as I wake up?

Not surprisingly, I am not the only one who suffers from social media addiction. Earlier this week, Oxygen Media and Lightspeed Research released a study which sampled the social media habits of 1,695 adults. The study found that 34% of women aged 18-34 check Facebook when they first wake up, even before they go to the bathroom. (The key word here is “before;” hopefully, all of these women are smart enough to not bring their phones into the bathroom.)

The study also found that 39% of these women proclaim themselves Facebook addicts. Does bringing your cell phone into the bathroom indicate addiction?  I fear that I might be an addict, but I’m making small steps towards recovery and have not brought my phone into the bathroom since the incident.  

I hope that you will learn from my mistake and leave your cell phone a safe distance away from all toilet bowls. However, if your phone does come in contact with water, remove the battery and buy rice. I left my phone overnight in a bowl of rice--the rice absorbed the moisture, reviving my phone!

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