Do you have Nomophobia?

Well, what do you expect when technology is starting to take over our lives? I wouldn't be surprised if a new branch of clinical psychology pops up that is purely tech related.

For 66 per cent of us, being with your phone at all times is an obsession that occupies every waking minute.

If you think you may suffer from nomophobia - or 'no mobile phone phobia' - then the warning signs are:

An inability to ever turn your phone off
Obsessively checking for missed calls, emails and texts
Constantly topping up your battery life
Being unable to pop to the bathroom without taking your phone in with you.

The number of people afflicted with nomophobia was revealed in a study by SecurEnvoy, and shows a rise from a similar study four years ago, where 53 per cent of people admitted the fear of losing their phone.

[link to www.dailymail.co.uk]

No

Nope. I have a flipphone with no data.

I am even lending my phone out tomorrow during the day to a friend who's flip phone died today. Till he can get another one. Mine is turned off while I am at work anyways. He needs one for his job.

Wow! That really is interesting that the medical
community has named this as a "disorder." Now just
watch..."Big Pharma" will come up with some new
psych drug to treat it! lol!

I saw a fellow just cross the street at a busy
intersection--I thought at first he might be
disabled or retarded or something cause he was
walking so slow and speeding cars were having
to hit their brakes and honk at him...Didn't
even look up--
Then I noticed his hand was up to his ear
...he was on his cell phone...just kept talking away
on his cell phone totally oblivious to what was
going on around him.
Thanks for the thread, OP! (Have a cell phone but
haven't used it in about 6 months since I got
a homephone.)

O'sCookie

bump

This is an interesting study..

A Study to Evaluate Mobile Phone Dependence Among Students of a Medical College and Associated Hospital of Central India

[link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Bingo.

Also, I have an old flip phone that is only actually on about an hour a day.

People hate me for that, lol.

Last Edited by Cat Barf on 11/18/2014 09:31 PM

Fear of not having a working cell phone should be added to psychiatry’s diagnostic manual, researchers say

Psychiatry’s diagnostic manual should be updated to include the pathological fear of being without a working mobile phone, according to a new research paper.

Brought about by such triggers as a lost phone, poor reception, interrupted coverage, dead batteries, or lack of account credit, the condition — known as nomophobia — is characterized by the disproportionate “discomfort, anxiety, nervousness, or anguish caused by being out of contact with a mobile phone or computer,” according to lead author Nicola Luigi Bragazzi of the University of Genoa.

“Generally speaking, [nomophobia] is the pathological fear of remaining out of touch with technology,” the paper reads.
[link to news.nationalpost.com]

I have an old Nokia flip phone too. Two years ago at Christmas I turned it off and never looked back.

In the past 2 years I've probably turned in on 10 times for various emergencies. I keep it in my purse with the battery out. I have it in case I need to call AAA if the truck breaks down.

I love the look on people's faces when they say, "What's your cell number?" and I say...I don't have one!

It's like when the young cashier at the grocery store will ask me for my e-mail address when I'm checking out. When I say I don't have one, it's not so much a look of contempt as it is a look of udder bewilderment.

I would love to turn mine off completely. But I have an ill father and 2 grown sons that absolutely freak if they can't reach me in an obscure moment by text. I just hardly ever actually use it other than as an alarm clock and a flashlight (a very dim one lol)

Rise of 'nomophobia': More people fear loss of mobile contact

Are you addicted to your phone?

According to recent research sponsored by SecurEnvoy, an internet security firm, more people feel anxious and tense when they are out of reach of their phone -- and the younger they are, the more likely the stress.

Known as "nomophobia," or "no mobile-phone phobia," a recent online survey of 1,000 people in the UK found that almost two thirds (66%) of respondents were afflicted, a rise of 11% when compared to a similar study four years ago.

"Some people get panic attacks when they are not with their phones," said Michael Carr-Gregg, an adolescent psychologist working in Melbourne.

[link to www.cnn.com]

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The whole arsenal of frequencies will be unloaded on the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Mexico as part of Stage 1 of the First Protocol, (to include) Woodpecker, Buzzsaw, Videodrome, Subliminals29, Sonic Pulses, Optical Holograms, Visions, Voices and strange Psychokinetic phenomena.

Beware of TV’s, computers, movies, radios and phones! Also books, magazines, newspapers, printed advertisements and posters will also contain the encrypted hidden subliminal holograms. Ladies and gentlemen, the Gestalt of the video movie “They Live” is here now — 1995! (dead silence ) Any questions?”

Are you carrying the Jitterbug model made for senior citizens?

:sarcasm1:

I know where you are coming from. My family freaked out when I dumped the cell phone but they have all gotten use to it now. FYI, I had a cell phone in 1995 when they were bricks so for me to go phoneless cold turkey was quite a feat.

I got tired of being phoned when I was in the car, in the shower, working in the garden, shopping, eating out, etc and all the constant..where are you questions?

How in the world did we function as a society without instant communication? We looked into each others eyes and spoke to one another. We wrote letters and thank you notes in our own hand writing instead of emails and tweets. We knew what people were thinking and feeling instead of having to read between the acronym lines. We were not interrupted 24/7 with stuff that is not important.

I'm glad I got rid of the cell phone before I ended up with Nomophobia. Thats one more phobia I can do without.

Smartphone Addiction: The Epidemic Grows


[link to youtu.be]

If I was expecting a call from you, then yeah, I'd panic

I only got my cellphone this year - first time ever. And I only have it because I went back to work out "there" after 10 years of being at home, and hubby and I text each other often during the day just to keep in touch - about where I am since I travel for my job, what time I'm expected to be back in town, coordinate our schedules since we only have once car, etc. We don't do idle stupid chat since both of us can't use the phones during work time anyhow. My phone is where my parents can reach me (they both only have landlines themselves).

So, my cellphone is just my traveling landline for the most part. We don't have much internet data plan, so it's really just for texting and the occasional phone call as necessary.

Now, let's talk about having the computer on 24/7 (or at least the whole time one is home and awake). I've been online since 1994, just about every single day (except for the occasional sick day, power outage, etc) anywhere from 8-20 hours a day.

Don't panic..Pour a drink and sit tight. Anticipation is a wonderful emotion that most of the cell phone users don't get to experience any more.

When the cell crowd texts or phones and the person they are trying to contact doesn't get back to them immediately, they get mad or start feeling rejected.

When you get a call from someone who doesn't have a cell, you know that they made a conscious effort to contact you and that should make you feel special!

I totally understand where you are coming from.

As far as the computer goes, I'm right there with you. I was online back in the Unix days and beta tested the first Netscape all the way through to Netscape Communicator. (Remember pine, kermit etc?) The point is, you can (and correct me if I'm wrong) leave your house without freaking out as to where your computer is.

People who suffer from Nomophobia cant leave their homes without their phones.

Nope, don't own one thankfully.

transhumanist stupidity, that's the new disease

Last Edited by Inerrancia on 11/18/2014 10:56 PM

And for some people (like you) there is no other choice. Land lines are becoming obsolete and pay phones are non existent. We live in an electronic world where many people need to be connected due to their line of work and a cell phone is their only option.

I'm talking about the 10's of thousands of people who have those bricks glued to their hands simply because it makes them feel important and connected to the world. Those are the ones who are most likely to be diagnosed with and suffer from Nomophobia.

I have to admit, when I decided to get rid of my cell phone it took me months before I stopped having panic attacks when I left the house.

I always worried about, what If my kids need to get a hold of me, what if my husband needs me, what if my mother needs me...the list goes on. Then I started worrying because If I had to phone someone I didn't know their phone number because it was in my phone.

So, I memorized all phone numbers that were important to me and quit freaking out.

Besides, If I ever need to use a phone, as long as I know the number, all I have to do is ask someone to borrow their phone..lol

I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

(I am not addicted to phone either... pppfffttttt)