For you to understand my life as a nomophobic, you must understand the term. It's called "nomophobia" (short for no-mobile-phone phobia), and psychologists say that it's affecting more and more young people, but the thing is you might have not heard of it before because the majority of people who have this problem are not even aware that they do.
Still, it kind of sounds silly 'oh yeah, just because I use my phone a lot doesn't mean I have an adiction' Some psychologists have proposed adding nomophobia to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), which is considered to be the ultimate authority on mental health. Pretty crazy ha?
You know whats even more crazy? Sixty-five percent, or about two in three people, sleep with or next to their smart phones. (Among college students, it’s even higher).Thirty-four percent admitted to answering their cell phone during intimacy with their partner. (yeah, apparently its more important to answer a text or call than having sex). Another fun fact, one in five people would rather go without shoes for a week than take a break from their phone. (It’s a good way to lose your sole and your soul). Also, more than half never switch off their phone. (That's me, I never turn it off...I’d call that an addiction). A full 66 percent of all adults suffer from “nomophobia.”
A study done by the UK Post Office in 2010 found that about 58 percent of men and 47 percent of women suffer from the phobia, and an additional 9 percent feel stressed when their mobile phones are off. The study sampled 2,163 people. Fifty-five percent of those surveyed cited keeping in touch with friends or family as the main reason that they got anxious when they could not use their mobile phones. The study compared stress levels induced by the average case of nomophobia to be on par with those of “wedding day jitters” and trips to the dentist.
You know whats even more crazy? Sixty-five percent, or about two in three people, sleep with or next to their smart phones. (Among college students, it’s even higher).Thirty-four percent admitted to answering their cell phone during intimacy with their partner. (yeah, apparently its more important to answer a text or call than having sex). Another fun fact, one in five people would rather go without shoes for a week than take a break from their phone. (It’s a good way to lose your sole and your soul). Also, more than half never switch off their phone. (That's me, I never turn it off...I’d call that an addiction). A full 66 percent of all adults suffer from “nomophobia.”
A study done by the UK Post Office in 2010 found that about 58 percent of men and 47 percent of women suffer from the phobia, and an additional 9 percent feel stressed when their mobile phones are off. The study sampled 2,163 people. Fifty-five percent of those surveyed cited keeping in touch with friends or family as the main reason that they got anxious when they could not use their mobile phones. The study compared stress levels induced by the average case of nomophobia to be on par with those of “wedding day jitters” and trips to the dentist.
So I mean, don't fight it... I'm pretty sure the majority of us suffer of this problem, and I've made the choice to do something about it, raise awareness, and get myself out of this.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-nomophobia-2014-7#ixzz3HSyavXmh
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/artificial-maturity/201409/nomophobia-rising-trend-in-students
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/artificial-maturity/201409/nomophobia-rising-trend-in-students
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