Nomophobia is the most common phobia nowadays: the phobia of being without one’s phone. (literally: NO-MObile-PHOBIA)
Most people are anxious when they misplace their phone (and most don’t spend one hour without checking it for updates!) – so don’t feel special if that is what happens to you.
It’s quite tough to remember the time when we did not have any mobile phone, and then we had a mobile phone that was dumb. Still, amazingly, people did live well and be happy at that time. It just required a bit more advance planning for appointments and navigation…
Anyway, here’s a link to a nomophobia test. Some questions as an extract – do you recognize yourself?
- I am annoyed if I can’t look information up on my smartphone when I wantto do so.
- Running out of battery in my smartphone scares me.
- If I have no data signal or can’t connect to Wi-Fi, then I constantly check to see if I have a signal or can find a Wi-Fi network.
Be aware of your nomophobia – it starts to be a condition that is studied by psychiatrists!!
