I really enjoyed the media fast experience completed this past weekend. It opened my eyes to the impact of media on not only me but also my family. While considering the impact of media I recalled my 3 1/2 month old grandson and how he seemed mesmerized by the bright lights of the computer screen as he sat in his Dad's lap. I was so surprised to see his attention so completely fixed on the glowing monitor! This must be how our fascination and love of media begins. It is only inevitable that our lives be woven through the use of different media. I was just reading my textbook, "Abnormal Psychology" and it mentions the explosion of available mental health apps (Comer, 2015). They can track mood shifts, body changes, and thoughts. This seems funny to me. Some take media to an extreme and find themselves addicted to its usage, even feeling incomplete or "naked" without it. Online gambling, social media, texting, internet browsing are mostly done on a solitary basis. These actions only seem to more isolate the individual. Now our pervasive cell phone usage has us looking to an app for greater life satisfaction. Will we not even seek face to face therapy or advise in the midst of life's difficulties? Will we shut ourselves off even further form society, personal interaction, and just call on an app for help? Who would we trust to regulate the advise given? What research is behind the application? Without a "real" person and face to face contact true problems could go undetected. It kind of scares me to think of what this could mean and what might be next.