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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.
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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