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Twelve missed calls, seven Whatsapp messages and three mentions on Twitter. This is a common situation when we forget our cell phone for one day at home. We carry a mini computer everywhere that is continuosly sending signals and invites us to be connected, located and with many more relationships than we really want/need. We have lost some isolation capacity and sometimes disconnecting may seem scary.
Maybe it happened to you that you left home without your smartphone and felt the necessity to return and get it. If you are one of those who feel anguish when they are run out of battery or those who can not leave their cell phone in theaters, you may suffer”nomophobia”.
What is Nomophobia?
Nomophobia, also called “the disease of the XXI century”, is the irrational fear of being without cell phone. It is a disorder suffered by half of the population. It occurs due to by the irrational dependence on these devices that generates a feeling of anxiety in the user to feel cut off from the outside. According to statistics, users of smartphones consult phones an average of 34 times a day.
Symptoms
Causes
Women and teenagers have a propensity to this disease. Most common causes are:
The cell phone is a great source of pleasure, but also a distracting tool. The fact is not to leave the cell phone but use it gradually. It’s important to identify when the use of technology has changed our life into something addictive.
The absence of cell phone will provide huge benefits for you and for people around you in these situations:
We hope this post helps you think about our dependence on technology. Remember to disconnect to reconnect!
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