Student Life | Issue 41

However, while it has been a saving
grace to be able to pick up the phone
to our nearest and dearest, has it also
increased this expectation that we
should be on the end of our phones
24/7 and if we’re not, what message
does this send?
We are of course living in a time
where we may choose to hold
multiple online profiles, across
different platforms, enabling pretty
much anyone, anywhere to get in
touch. Therefore, it’s harder to wrap
yourself with anonymity as such
platforms can expose your activity
and of course if your seen ‘online’
in one place but not replying to a
message elsewhere, it can throw
up all sorts of questions from those
‘expecting a reply’ including feelings
of being ignored and the like.
The most important thing to
remember is that element of selfcare.
Easier said then done - I get
it. But it is okay to take a step back
from our phones and technology for
a few hours or even a day. I know
it’s the usual ‘but what if there’s an
emergency?’. In most day to days,
this is a rare occurance and if it was
to happen, I’m sure there are other
ways of being contacted - you’re not
disappearing off the radar entirely!
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