Why watching tv is bad

But while a FaceTime session with a family member might be OK, for the littlest among us, television can be bad news. It could increase aggression Children internalize cues, experts say, from what they see on TV to video games. Research shows that early exposure to TV violence also makes it likelier that kids will grow up to be aggressive adults. It's isolating The results of research presented earlier this year at the annual Conference of the International Communication Association in San Juan, Puerto Rico, found that feelings of loneliness and depression were linked to watching television.

It can rob us of sleep Glued to the TV? Screen time from the TV to tablet — to the TV shows we watch on the tablet — can make it harder to unwind, cutting into precious sleep, as technology continues its creep into every aspect of our waking lives. It could shorten our lives A study of healthy young adults found that watching lots of TV is associated with premature death. So, to add insult to injury: If you watch too much TV, you may die sooner than later.

More from U. News U. Unwash your brains people. Good grief! I believe that I should try to minimize the use of things which creates the fiction around me and is far different from the reality in the real world. Some things are bad and need to stop immediately while some can be used with the conscious efforts. I have removed below things from my life: 1 Watching TV — All are fiction, very less content, lot of advertisement 2 Facebook — Agreed here we can meet the people across the region but I found only pretended people, not the real one.

Below things I am trying to have control over rather than just stop watching: 1 Youtube: Rather than youtube recommending me, I want to have the self-power to search for the things I want to do for myself.

Else youtube will also become the TV for the next generation. I am not stopping to watch it completely because there are good educational videos uploaded there. Things that I am trying to quit: 1 Porn Videos: This has a more intense effect on our brain and should be immediately stopped. I use Facebook.

Once or twice a week for no more than ten minutes at a time. I only post something thought-provoking or unusually funny, if anything.

Limit groups followed to 3 tops. Very good reasons as to why we should less of TV.. My TV ate my dog and then shot the neighbors kid. Then it joined ISIS and became a lesbian. In a few years, it will probably run for Congress and win…. My TV is a better person than you. I remember as a young boy, me mom saying TV was evil. Anyway in those days all the kids would play outside til dark. There are a lot more refreshing ways to use your brain than sitting in front of a TV, read a book or talk to a friend or learn a 2nd language or a new hobby.

This is the 21st Century. And trust me, people only watch TV when they have nothing else lined up. Once you are up to something, you cannot have time for the TV. So, it is more or less like all other pass-times. TV is the path of least resistance for your brain. There was a time long, long ago when television was worth watching. But over the last 30 years or so the quality of network television began suffering to the point of no return, where it is completely unwatchable nowadays.

The early days of cable television took up the slack where network TV went sour. Sadly the once proud cable networks began to fester.

I paid for Smart-TV a lot of money just to use it, because I paid for it. On time I noticed I can do the same on laptop — so why TV. Programs on TV are programming you and a lot of ads to buy more. Never worked for me. Never gonna visit mall. I opted out of TV. I share internet from my smartphone. I eat less junk or fast food. I also opted out of Netflix, the amount of movies here is limited and almost all are B or C movies. I hate TV. Let me say. When I come to my parents.

They ask me often. One is sitting on TV at kitchen watching program X and another sitting in living room watching program Y. They sit and watch, not even talking with themselves lot. They surveyed the participants about their TV viewing habits and their level of physical activity. This information is especially relevant in a world where on-demand TV makes it easy to become addicted to a show and binge watch for hours. Another study from showed a strong tie between depression and binge TV watching—understandable, because screens are a tempting way to drown out negative thoughts and feelings.

Distraction can only take you so far before you need to face your feelings. It's good to turn off the TV every day and go outside, exercise, meditate, etc.

Just know that aiming for a healthier balance between watching TV and exercising could be a way to reduce not only depression but cognitive deterioration, too. New research supported by the NIMH shows that a person's brain activity patterns after a traumatic experience may help to predict their long-term mental health.

This might just be a major breakthrough in dealing with PTSD. Many previous studies have discovered inadequate sleep and EDS in university students, but most didn't dive into the specific mental health issues they cause. The findings from this new research can help universities and students become even more produc