Are you afraid to be without your phone?

Kendra Wozniak

People these days are always on their smart phones.

Either checking their email. On Facebook. Twitter. Istagram. Pinterest. Youtube. Texting. Playing games.

Checking one's smart phone has gotten to the point where one "might worry that they are going to miss a phone call, an important meeting, miss a contact." Humans utilize their smart phones too much; "we check our phones 34 times a day and often take it to the loo with us." One gets mad when their text does not send fast enough or one does not have service.

In this generation, technology illustrates our lives. Have you ever been afraid or scared when you do not have your phone? This phobia is called Nomophobia, "the fear of being without your cell phone." and yes, this phobia or so called 'irrational fear' does exist.

The age group, between 18 and 24, consist of "77% unable to stay apart for more than a few minutes" from his or her phone. And you wonder why high school students are always on their phones, because he or she has Nomophobia. In local Atlanta areas, teenagers utilize their phones for almost anything you can think of.

For example, one time, when I walk in a restaurant, I saw a family with elementary school children sitting at a booth. And each one of the family members had an iPhones and were using them. No one was talking to each other, just staring at his or her screen on his or her smart phone. This family most likely has Nomophobia.

This phobia points out how much an average American utilizes his or her phone in a day as well as never being able to put his or her phone down. Nomophobia draws attention to the values in American society as well as local societies, such as the Johns Creek area. Nomophobia is "handled like any other phobia" and must be treated by a doctor if severe.

If you demonstrate Nomophobia, talk to a doctor to minimize your usage of smart phones in your everyday life. Nomophobia does exist, and this phobia is spreading throughout the United States, so do not ignore your fear.
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/19958517/people-beginning-to-fear-being-without-mobile-devices
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2141169/The-biggest-phobia-world-Nomophobia--fear-mobile--affects-66-cent-us.html