Nomaphobia - Mobile Phobia
The following symptoms I am about to describe, you may well have seen or even had yourself, however did not fret there is a name for this. Do you experience severe aching of your hands every time you switch off your mobile phone? The very uptight and freaked out, whenever there is no network coverage? Would you not hesitate in returning home having reached the office, just to retrieve your old mobile phone? Well it appears that if the answers are yes then you are suffering from nomophobia.
But some of the most common symptoms include a irritation and anxiety, the unwillingness to have your mobile phone switched off, and the assistant checking of your mobile phone to see if there is a call on message which you have missed.
53% of Londoners have been classified as known the focus in a recent study. During the research participants had larger increases in stress level hormones were no mobile phones were switched off or misplaced.
An IT professional in India commented that whatever he is in a meeting he has to put his phone on silent which he finds very uncomfortable. He worries that he may be missing out on texts or calls, so has learned to type messages into his phone without even looking at the screen.
Teenagers are also often devastated when they misplaced their phones; they keep all of their contacts on them and are unable to talk to their friends until they replace the phone. They really are a crucial part of many teenagers lives.
It’s interesting that some mobile phone users even find the low battery signal a traumatic experience. One bank employee who said that he called his family whenever he has a low battery on his phone, so that they don’t worry when they can’t get through to him as its mobile is off. In order to alleviate this situation, he now takes is charger into the office with him.
