
The Horrifying Reality of Nomophobia
What are you terrified of? Spiders? Heights? Deep water? Financial problems? Shockingly, the greatest anxiety among humans is public speaking, even ranking above the fear of death! But, for some people, these things would be readily faced in lieu of their greatest fear; being cell phone-less! Oh, the horror!
This is Not a Test
The fear of being cell phone-less is real. Nomophobia is a legitimate anxiety experienced to some degree by about 53% of cell phone users. Sufferers of nomophobia can experience stress levels comparable to wedding day jitters, or a visit to the dentist.
Are you a nomophobe? If you can't handle physically being away from your phone, or experience anxiety when you run out of minutes or data on your service plan, run out of battery juice, or lack reception, then you've got a case of nomophobia. Nomophobia can be marked by one or all of the following indications:
- Social awkwardness
- Constantly checking for updates
- Destroying an entire room in search for lost phone
- Refusing to turn phone off...ever
- Frequent crying fits
- Constantly recharging battery
- Always having a backup phone
- Avoiding places with no cell reception
- Poor work habits/unable to get work done
- Unable to perform simple tasks like eating, sleeping, breathing, and going to the bathroom without phone in hand (which is why there's an app for everything).
- If you experience most of these indicators, you're probably a nomophobe. You should get that looked at.