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There are no definitive answers yet as to how the Metaverse will affect mental health and whether or not digital addiction will be an issue as a result. This issue of Metaverse addiction and how it will affect mental health and digital addictions, in general, is never too early to begin discussing.
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The Metaverse is three-dimensional in comparison to the two-dimensionality of the internet. Avatars, or digital selves, are used to provide an immersive experience. Virtual and augmented reality may be used in the Metaverse to give users the feeling of being "within" the internet and interacting with other people, things, and assets in a virtual world. The future of the Metaverse is certain to bring a wide range of mental, physical, and emotional advantages, but there are also going to be drawbacks and undesirable side effects.
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The Metaverse, according to a Facebook (Meta Platforms) leaker working on it, will be very addicting.
The brain is the source of addiction and mental illness. Affecting the brain's pleasure centre, addictive substances and behaviours may lead to an addiction. Neurotransmitters like dopamine, which are associated with emotions of pleasure, are released in the brain when drugs or activities are associated with such sensations. To put it another way, the person has grown physically and mentally dependent on it.
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Dopamine is released as you progress in a video game, such as through advancing to the next level. Every time you get a follow, like, remark, or another kind of interaction on social media, dopamine is released. Dopamine is released every time you make a profit or lose money in cryptocurrency trading and investing. It is projected that all virtual interactions would be more intensive and exciting than what we presently experience via our smartphones, tablets, and laptops. If you were to compare the Metaverse to fentanyl or crack cocaine, it would deliver a more intense and fast-acting high.
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Excessive digital usage has been linked to a wide range of mental health disorders, including sadness, irritability, stress, paranoid thoughts, somatic symptoms, and psychoses, in addition to other things.
Virtual reality is utilized to treat PTSD, phobias, and other anxiety disorders, as well as delusions and hallucinations, while simultaneously highlighting the detrimental effects that technology may have.
Modern technology has also transformed our access to both professional and non-professional sources of support, allowing us to seek and receive assistance from a wide spectrum of people.
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Addiction to digital media may have disastrous repercussions on a person's physical, mental, emotional, financial, and social well-being. As a result, if you or someone you care about is experiencing symptoms of digital addiction, you should get professional assistance from a digital addiction expert. You should get help from an addiction therapist or psychiatrist specialized in digital addiction if you cannot control or limit your digital usage on your own.
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In addition to reducing our ecological footprint and advancing medicine and education, the Metaverse promises to revolutionize our current technological age. In any case, much like with other forms of current technology, the Metaverse might lead to the same kinds of digital addictions and mental health problems that have plagued us in the past, such as Internet Addiction Disorder.
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