Nomophobia Behavior

We are in an era where technology plays an important role and developed more and more to facilitate people. One of the most important things that people cannot live without is mobile phones that people always carry with them as if it is the 33rd organ. This behavior may cause “Nomophobia” What is Nomophobia? Let’s follow ACU PAY and find out!

“Nomophobia”

Before we start, we have to understand that Nomophobia in medical terms is not a disease but a syndrome. “Nomo” is derived from ‘No Mobile Phone’ and ‘Phobia’ means to worry too much about something, so it is called ‘No Mobile Phone Phobia’ but shortened to ‘Nomophobia’

Nomophobia is a fear of living without a mobile phone or without using a cell phone such as forgetting to carry a mobile phone, the mobile phone is dead, or being in an area where there is no phone signal, people with this condition feel anxious, frustrated, sweaty, shivering or nauseous.

How does the Mobile-Phone-Addicted Behavior affect our lives?

Mobile phone addiction can affect studying, work, and relationships with people around oneself or various aspects of daily life. The overuse of mobile phones can also harm health,

Including inappropriate posture while using your mobile phone such as bending your head to the see screen for a long time or using your mobile phone for a long time can cause many diseases or illnesses, such as Trigger Finger, pain in the neck and shoulder, Macular Degeneration, early Cervical Spondylosis Radiculopathy, or the spinal cord is suppressed and cause numbness in the arms, hands, etc.

In addition, people who sit or sleep while using their cell phones for a long time are also at risk of obesity, and using their cell phones while traveling may be at risk of accidents or physical harm.

Smartphone technology, including mobile phones and tablets, is easy to carry around and accessible anywhere and anytime. This has resulted in people becoming addicted because the basics are communication technology, responsiveness, data transmission, pleasure, relaxation, facilitation, and many other functions. Therefore, it is used in daily lives more and more according to the capabilities of mobile phones whether taking photos function, social media, or games, until it starts to become a part of life and it feels indispensable.

8 Behaviors that are within the scope of the nomophobia

How do we know that we are at risk of nomophobia? We have a way to check it.

Carry cell-phone with oneself all the time
Check your cell phone’s messages all the time. If you don’t check your phone when you hear some sound similar to the notification sound, you’ll be anxious. You won’t be able to complete the task in front of you. You have to look at the phone screen to check your messages first.
Use your phone from the moment you wake up until sleep
Use mobile phone while eating, driving, riding on the bus or electric train
When you can’t find your phone or forget it, you’ll feel very anxious and shocked.
Have never shut down your mobile phone
Spend time chatting with online friends more than talking with friends in front of you.
Cannot resist not using the phone

If you check and find out that you have all 8 symptoms, you have Nomophobia. This is a warning sign that shows your health, physical, mental, and brain health has problems. Using technology requires the brain to receive high-intensity information or constant attention to information, making the brain have no breaks. It also harms your eyesight and causes pain in your neck and shoulder because when using the phone, there is unconscious tension and attention problems because the image on the screen will interfere with the concentration system.

In the end, mobile phones play a greater role in life as both a convenient tool for spending and even a wide variety of service applications. Lack of it can cause significant disruption or delay in life. It is not unusual for modern people to have Nomophobia.

References from
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