• April 26, 2024

Every day our smartphone It solves many things, we schedule appointments, we share photos, we are in contact with those we want, but if we leave it forgotten, oh problem!

But it turns out, that this situation has become somewhat obsessive and is known as: Nomophobia . The dependence on the electronic device is not only caused if you forget at home, the same happens if you run out of battery at noon and you feel overwhelmed being incommunicado.

Irrational fear of being incommunicado

Nomophobia means "No mobile probe phobia", unfounded dependence when feeling anxious not to be communicated. The nomophobic feel they are "alone", because it is estimated that on average they check their phone more than 35 times a day.

This anxiety is derived from the separation and the need for physical and mental contact with what is stored on the phone: photos, contacts, notes, reminders, etc.

Video Medicine: Peter Bergen: "Manhunt" | Talks at Google (April 2024).