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Vamping: A bad habit that damages your health
Currently, we spend a lot of time in front of the screens of our computers or mobile phones, which is necessary in many areas of work. But, when this goes on late into the night, it becomes a problem called vamping.
The term is applied within the medical community, thanks to the conflation of the English words for vampire and texting. This problem is mostly seen in teenagers, but there are many adults who also take up this bad habit.
If you want to know everything that this bad practice includes, I invite you to discover the technological vampires.
What is vamping all about?
It can be classified as the habit of browsing the internet or having virtual conversations at night, which correspond to sleep. It consists of investing several of the hours corresponding to rest, chatting, browsing, watching videos and more.
Currently, a large part of the world's population has access to the Internet through mobile devices that they use frequently. This means that at bedtime they choose to engage in entertainment activities, which end up altering the rest cycle.
The population that executes this practice, with greater regularity, is the youth, due to various factors, which often ends up affecting their academic performance. The same goes for your physical and mental state, both of which are compromised by sleep deprivation.
What motivates the realization of vamping?
Behind this practice different motivations are hidden, which become understandable, but in the same way they do not justify the damage that this bad habit causes to health. The most common reasons for vamping are the following.
lack of daytime
This occurs mostly in the case of adults, who have routines or jobs that demand most of their concentration, and they do not have time to be distracted.
This causes that when night falls they dedicate part of their time to virtual interaction.
Many of them choose the night time to check social networks or chat, and this often extends until after midnight.
Social integration
Many guys find it difficult to socialize physically, but they are good at doing it online, and those who go surfing at the same night hours tend to relate. Others do it because most are free and online overnight.
On the other hand, we must also take into account that social networks connect worldwide. There are those who have relationships with people from other countries who are from different schedules, and to communicate they choose to reveal themselves.
Privacy
For many, the night and the tranquility of their room represents an intimate and private space, where they are not supervised or watched.
This is part of the risk parents take by allowing their children mobile devices, and one of the reasons why they should supervise them.
How does this bad habit affect health?
Lack of sleep is a problem that does not take long to manifest itself physically, but this is not the only health problem that vamping causes. The practice of this activity can generate the following:
Vision problems
The luminosity of the screens to which the eye is often exposed, with the lights in the room off, makes the vision strain.
This constant exposure causes greater fatigue in the retina, leading to wear and vision problems.
Physical wear
The body requires a minimum of 7 hours to replenish energy, when this is not fulfilled it tends to become unbalanced and therefore not operate optimally.
LED screens have an effect that prevents the brain from secreting the hormone that helps to fall asleep at the right time, creating a lack of control in the body. In general, those who sleep little suffer from the following.
Excessive tiredness.
Soft spot.
Lack of concentration.
Bad mood.
feeling of dizziness
Tachycardia or arrhythmia.
Creates addiction
It sounds a bit extreme, but this style of late night interaction can become very addictive, especially depending on the content being consumed.
Many young people get addicted to social media interaction or pornography due to vamping.
Psychological problems
Prolonged lack of sleep can end up becoming psychosis, or cause anxiety and depression.
On the other hand, it also has repercussions on learning abilities, the capture and retention of information.
food uncontrol
Lack of sleep has been shown to influence the rate of eating, leading to a greater appetite for less healthy foods.
In simpler terms, vamping could increase the risk of obesity or some other eating disorder.
How to avoid vamping?
To get rid of this bad practice, discipline and determination are required, it all starts with setting a certain time as a limit to use the mobile. Whether for yourself or to apply it to your children, a limit must be set.
The next step to take is not to bring any mobile devices to bed, to avoid being tempted to engage in browsing or entertainment. If you don't want to leave it out of the room for security reasons, place it as far away from you as possible.
In the case of the boys, determine the time and place where they will place the mobile devices, and supervise that they place them where they belong. You can also set an alarm to remind you that it is time to rest.
Finally, if you want your children to be responsible with their rest time, you must lead by example. Avoid using the mobile when eating or in meetings, and try to get them to do the same, if you cultivate it as a good habit and they see it from childhood, they will imitate it.
Taking care of yourself also means resting properly, and a good sleep can make a big difference between a healthy life and one with health problems.
