Nomophobia is the anxiety for technology

• April 26, 2024

The fear irrational to go out without the mobile, also know as nomophobia, affects 53% of users, and is the last of thediseases caused by the newtechnologies .

Anxiety , sweat in the hands, hectic breathing or almost impossible, distraction Y tachycardia are some symptoms that by minutes or hours present a nomophobic .

If you suffer nervousness when you forget your mobile At home or office, you can suffer from this pathology. These unpleasant sensations can be aroused, depending on the disorder that the person suffers, for being in a very open public places (agoraphobia) , surrounded by people (social phobia) or, even, to have in front of an insect (entomophobia) .

It may seem like an exaggeration, but to all, to a greater or lesser extent, it gives us a little twist to the heart when we are going to use the mobile and we did not find it. Going out without him can create instability , aggressiveness and difficulties of concentration , indicate the experts.

The first studies reveal that the nomophobia affects 53% of users of mobile phones, although thispathology it affects more in the male than in the female sector.

Among the women surveyed, 48% experience anxiety when they have little battery or coverage, while this feeling occurs in 58% of men.

And you, are you worried about forgetting your cell phone?

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Video Medicine: Cell Phones, Dopamine, and Development: Barbara Jennings at TEDxABQ (April 2024).