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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Are You Addicted to Your Cellphone? . . . Cellphone Addiction

Are you a slave to your cellphone? Do you find every time it rings or every time you receive a text, you are compelled to answer it immediately? Is it possible you are addicted to your cellphone?

 
Addiction Statistics



Do you have a phone addiction? Nearly everywhere I go, I see someone talking on their cellphone. It does not matter whether they are walking or driving it is just commonplace to see. Just the other day I saw this old woman walking with a cane very slowly. As she walked I observed she had her cane in one hand and her cellphone in the other hand as she walked and talked.  So it is the young and old that may have cellphone addictions. 


1. Withdrawal Symptoms

If you do not have your cellphone with you, do you start having withdrawal symptoms? Or Perhaps you have noticed increase usage on your part. These are several ways that psychologytoday.com suggests may be an indication that you are addicted to your cellphone.



2. Do You Sleep With Your Cellphone?

Did you know that sleeping with your cellphone could be dangerous to your health because the the LED light (blue light) can inhibit the production of the sleep-inducing hormone melatonin and emit wavelengths similar to daylight which makes the body think that it is daytime. That is according to Abcnews.go.com. They further suggest putting the laptop and phone in another room while you slumber. I recently had a conversation with an acquaintance that complained she was having trouble sleeping. She admitted during the conversation that she slept with her cellphone. I asked, “Why would you do that?” She explained, “I do not want to miss a call, someone might call me.” I explained the harmful effects of sleeping with your phone. I then thought, “ If you miss the call, can't they leave a voice mail or call back.” I also, thought, “Was she expecting a booty call or what?” I surely hope not.






3. Admitting You Have this problem

You may first need to admit you have a cellphone addiction problem. A few questions you might ask yourself according to komonews.com might include are you on the phone during social situations or family events? Do you go to sleep and awake listening for your cellphone? I have been to some events where I observed other people talking or texting on the cellphones the entire time. I thought to myself, “Why bother to attend the event then?” Where is the line drawn where you say? “This is enough.” I also can relate to several businesses that have signs stating to end cellphone conversation before coming to the counter. It is quite rude to continue talking on the cellphone while you are attempting to handle business with someone else.

4. Risk Taking

Do you talk on your cellphone at risk? Let me explain. I have been in the hospital and doctor's office. I often see signs requesting no cellphone usage beyond this point. After talking with a few people, they informed me it is possible that cellphones can interfere with the equipment in use. Now if you are there to have a test performed, you would not want a cellphone interfering and causing more problems. An alternative would be to go outside or to another area if you just have to use your cellphone.

At one point, I thought it was just women that sometimes were on their cellphones obsessively, but I have observed men are doing the same things.



NOTE:

I must admit, there have been times that I forgot my cellphone when leaving the house. It is a weird feeling. I felt naked. I would reach for my cellphone and it was not there.

5. Landline vs cellphones

I had a discussion with my grandchildren. They told me they had this discussion in school as they all are instructed no cellphone usage during class. They explained 2 children had their phones taken away, because of not adhering to this rule. During the discussion they shared there were some children that did not know what a landline (a main phone attached to the house with wires) phone was. I also shared when I was a child we did not have cellphones, so someone would have to call back. Since cellphones have the ability to take messages, why not let the cellphone take a message for you? That is provided it is not work related which is a different circumstance. Why be hostage to a cellphone?

6. Turn Your Cellphone off

Are there instances when you could turn your cellphone off? I recall a few of my grandchildren were coming to breakfast with their cellphones. They were on them the entire time. I requested that they turn them off during breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I will not name him or her, since I have several, but my one grandchild almost became ill.; Suddently needing to take a nap.  That was unthinkable. My grandchild was lost without the cellphone. I (LOL) laughed out loud, but in reality this is not a laughing matter. I have observed several adults bringing their cellphones to the table also.  So some children are doing what they have seen their parents do. 

7. Statistics

In a study of over 1600 Managers and Professionals according to WebMD., 70% said they checked their phones within an hour of getting up. It was further added if you discover you are addicted try weaning yourself from your phone by 15 minutes, then 30, and finally 60 minutes.
Now if you have answered yes to any of the questions asked in this article, you might want to admit that you have a cellphone addiction. Although, I really like my cellphone and I have felt naked if for some reason I left home without it, I do believe I can honestly say I am not addicted to mine.



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1 comment:

Stella said...

It was really helpful.