By Sara Daher
PING!! PING!!
Are you Nomophobic or not?
It is a new term used for Smartphone
users who get a severe panic when their phones are misplaced. Healthwise,
smartphones have been affecting their users negatively.
Smartphone users should consider their health
and their excessive use of smartphones. Seventy-three percent of users feel
anxious when they lose their phones, with women feeling more panicked than men.
Another term for phone overuse is “Text Neck”, which many addicted smartphone users
suffer when the stress and pressure on the neck, triggered by texting and
browsing excessively on the phone.
Still, some users support smartphones
because they provide convenience, and important facilities that assist a user with
such vital matters as paying bills, answering emails, communicating with
people, checking the bank balance, and many more.
Yet it could increase the risk of
severe psychopathologies, which include somatic symptoms, attention, and
attention deficits. Younger generations are at high risk with these symptoms.
Moreover, in cars, a driver who is
addicted to smartphones could leave him or her distracted by using navigation
system, texting, and using the phone, which puts them at risk for accidents.
Experts say it could narrow the eye
view to 50 percent, and if the driver is talking through the phone while driving, he
or she could lose focus because the brain cannot fully concentrate simultaneously
on two things.
Statistics say that about 25 percent of all car
crashes involve cell phone use.
Some important points that will help break
the smartphone addiction is to turn off notifications, uninstall useless apps,
activate Airplane Mode, and hide the phone.
Have a break.
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