Wired & Tired: Mental Health in the Age of Constant Connection | Praise Podcast

What is the true cost of being constantly connected? Take a deep dive into the psychological toll of digital life, with tips to protect our mental health in a culture that never powers down. Tune in!

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00:00:00 --> 00:00:03 What is the true cost of being constantly connected?

00:00:04 --> 00:00:08 Take a deep dive with me into the psychological toll of digital

00:00:08 --> 00:00:09 life with tips to

00:00:09 --> 00:00:13 protect our mental health in a culture that never powers down.

00:00:14 --> 00:00:14 Tune in.

00:00:14 --> 00:00:18 Hello,

00:00:19 --> 00:00:20 and welcome to Momo 634,

00:00:20 --> 00:00:26 the daily podcast chock full of faith-filled inspiration and motivation.

00:00:27 --> 00:00:29 Please like, share, and subscribe.

00:00:30 --> 00:00:31 MOMO 634.

00:00:32 --> 00:00:35 Motivational moments just for today.

00:00:35 --> 00:00:38 We talk a lot about boundaries on this podcast.

00:00:53 --> 00:00:54 why we need them,

00:00:55 --> 00:00:56 how to set them,

00:00:56 --> 00:01:00 and continually redrawing them for folks not getting the message.

00:01:02 --> 00:01:04 There's a reason this is crucial.

00:01:04 --> 00:01:09 The societal push to constantly be on and accessible comes at a

00:01:09 --> 00:01:11 price to our mental

00:01:11 --> 00:01:12 health and well-being.

00:01:13 --> 00:01:15 According to Neuroscience News,

00:01:15 --> 00:01:20 the average person checks their phone approximately 85 times a day,

00:01:21 --> 00:01:24 taking their concentration away from whatever task the person

00:01:24 --> 00:01:26 had been focused on

00:01:26 --> 00:01:26 before.

00:01:26 --> 00:01:31 An additional cost comes in the form of extra time needed to

00:01:31 --> 00:01:33 get that focus back and on task.

00:01:35 --> 00:01:39 Experts say push notifications trigger dopamine release,

00:01:39 --> 00:01:43 creating addictive feedback loops similar to those found in

00:01:43 --> 00:01:44 people with high-risk

00:01:44 --> 00:01:47 behaviors like gambling and drugs.

00:01:48 --> 00:01:49 Per Science Alert,

00:01:49 --> 00:01:53 even placing your smart device on silent can create endogenous

00:01:53 --> 00:01:54 interruptions,

00:01:54 --> 00:01:58 a state where our brains anticipate rewards and we check

00:01:58 --> 00:01:59 devices compulsively.

00:02:00 --> 00:02:02 Digital burnout is real.

00:02:03 --> 00:02:06 Signs include emotional exhaustion,

00:02:06 --> 00:02:09 anxiety from constant notifications,

00:02:09 --> 00:02:13 and feeling isolated despite being connected by a device.

00:02:15 --> 00:02:17 And back to our original premise around boundaries,

00:02:18 --> 00:02:20 digital burnout often lacks them,

00:02:21 --> 00:02:22 blurring work,

00:02:22 --> 00:02:23 social life,

00:02:23 --> 00:02:25 and rest all together.

00:02:26 --> 00:02:30 The expectation to be on and reachable 24-7, 365 can fuel anxiety.

00:02:35 --> 00:02:36 As I have often stated here,

00:02:36 --> 00:02:40 an issue I have is appearing organized as a response to

00:02:40 --> 00:02:42 internal anxiety driven by

00:02:42 --> 00:02:44 fear of missing out,

00:02:44 --> 00:02:45 forgetting something,

00:02:46 --> 00:02:47 or being unavailable.

00:02:48 --> 00:02:51 Apparently, this is something others struggle with also.

00:02:52 --> 00:02:55 We've discussed sleep hygiene quite a bit on this podcast,

00:02:56 --> 00:03:00 limiting screen time before bed as it blocks melatonin production,

00:03:00 --> 00:03:01 etc.

00:03:01 --> 00:03:05 But screens also keep our brains engaged rather than winding

00:03:05 --> 00:03:07 down and signaling

00:03:07 --> 00:03:08 that it's time for sleep.

00:03:09 --> 00:03:12 Social media algorithms count on this.

00:03:13 --> 00:03:17 Even though I currently work in a vertical that mirrors aspects

00:03:17 --> 00:03:17 of the news cycle,

00:03:18 --> 00:03:22 I'm learning that I can check mail or notifications up to a certain time,

00:03:23 --> 00:03:24 but if not urgent,

00:03:25 --> 00:03:26 and generally they aren't,

00:03:27 --> 00:03:30 I can wait until normal business hours to respond.

00:03:31 --> 00:03:32 Better boundaries,

00:03:33 --> 00:03:34 digital detoxes,

00:03:34 --> 00:03:39 and sleep hygiene are all ways to protect ourselves from the

00:03:39 --> 00:03:40 wired and tired

00:03:40 --> 00:03:42 culture around us.

00:03:43 --> 00:03:45 It's hard to model sometimes,

00:03:45 --> 00:03:48 but our mental health is too great a price to pay.

00:03:49 --> 00:03:54 This is one of the reasons I chose Matthew 634 as the anchor

00:03:55 --> 00:03:56 for this podcast's name.

00:03:57 --> 00:03:59 We need only to get through today,

00:04:00 --> 00:04:03 and that doesn't mean everything needs to be done today.

00:04:05 --> 00:04:07 Does this topic resonate with you?

00:04:08 --> 00:04:11 What strategies have you employed to address it?

00:04:12 --> 00:04:13 Chime in below.

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