Diagnosis : nomophobia
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Diagnosis : nomophobia
The term Nomophobia is a mashup of the words “ no ,” “ mobile ,” “ phone ,” and “ phobia .” It describes a psychological condition where people have a fear of being detached from their smartphones . According to Psychology Today , 66 % of adults in the US suffer from nomophobia . the study published in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology , can “ significantly and negatively affect perceived communication quality and relationship satisfaction .”
On top of damaging our relationships - even as they connect us with people thousands of miles away - smartphones are also impacting our attention spans , memory , emotional intelligence , and may even be messing up our pinky fingers . The long term reality of our species-wide dependence on smartphones is more than an addiction ; it ’ s evolutionary culture shock . “ We might someday evolve the correct biological hardware to live in harmony with portable supercomputers that satisfy our every need and connect us to infinite amounts of stimulation ,” wrote Kevin Roose , a tech reporter for the New York Times and a selfprofessed smartphone addict . “ But for most of us , it hasn ’ t happened yet .”
A CURE FOR DIGITAL WELLNESS Smartphone “ addiction ” in all its forms gets a lot of attention and , in a modern , educated culture where people nevertheless obsess over the healing properties of crystals , practice intermittent fasting , and inject themselves with horse dewormer , it should probably come as no surprise that the cure for a smartphone addiction might sometimes be worse than the disease .
As early as 2017 , children in the US as young as 13 were being checked into digital rehab clinics to help them tackle their tech addictions . Today , there are dozens of digital detox centres throughout the world , with varying approaches . There are also movements - like the Digital Sabbath - which encourages people to completely abstain from all technology for one day per week , like a sort of Amish timeshare . James Kelly , founder of Digital Sabbath and CEO of
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