Are you nomophobic?

[koalabear]

Fear of being without your phone is on the rise

"Nomophobia," the fear of being without your phone, is now a real phobia and the number of people suffering from it is on the rise, NBC News reports, citing a poll of 1,000 people in the United Kingdom. Sixty-six percent of respondents reported being nomophobic, up from 53 percent four years ago.

http://now.msn.com/living/0218-nomophobia.aspx?ocid=vt_fbmsn

 

[Batch]

I only get that way if I don't have my ... um, my pocket knife... yeah. Then I gets a bit crazy.

 

[IsabellaKing]

No, but I think my husband is nomophobic by proxy. He hates it when I go out without mine.

 

[Silverlily]

Oh hell no. I hate the damned thing (even if it does also function as an e-reader). The only time I have to have it is when I'm out and my girls aren't home. That's an entirely different kind of phobia.

 

[KRCummings]

I was when I worked. Now I don't care so much.

 

[winegirl]

I'm probably the worst for remembering my phone. Its always stashed at the bottom of my purse but its always on silent so I never answer it. I forgot to charge it for a few weeks and didn't even notice.

 

[CandiCame]

Yes. Flat out yes.

 

[Destinys_Bitch]

I sleep with mine.

 

[CandiCame]

I sleep with mine.

Me to.

 

[Angellica1612]

There's a similar thread in AH that I responded to...when I read this one I thought half the comments had been wiped out and I couldn't figure out why, lol. Too much nuking of threads lately made me assume...oh, well, you know what happens when you assume. Anyway, I always, always must have my phone. But I rarely answer it. I just want the security of being able to make a call if I need to. I'm out in the boondocks every night for my job. Am I still a nomophobe??

 

[ivantheterrible]

no. i had a phone in the house when i was married. then my ex wanted me to have a cell. i accepted it just to shut her up. i had it for about 8 months, and then threw it in the trash in april 2009 (some months after i left her). didn't have one of any kind until i got this job in late april 2010. it is a home phone. and it is just there to go with the job. i rarely use it. most of the time it is not even hooked up because the comp needs the line. get another cell? never. i even ask anyone coming here to turn off their phone at least a mile away and take out their sim card.
this place used to get no cell service at all, but a recent tower being put up some miles away gives it 1 bar of service.

 

[Destinys_Bitch]

Me to.

Whore!

 

[CandiCame]

Whore!

Is that a call coming in or are you just happy to see me?

 

[Destinys_Bitch]

Is that a call coming in or are you just happy to see me?

You don't seem horrible.

 

[redheadedtxn]

Yes. Very.

But last I checked you had me on iggy so you'll never know.

 

[Wings27]

Jesus Christ. Did you know that Ivan left his wife? Huh? If not he'll remind you every other post.

smdh

As for me, I always carry my phone but I don't always answer it. At dinner it gets stashed in the car or elsewhere. I will stash it when I'm on dates. And unless I want the Pandora capabilities I will leave it in the car during my minion's activities.

 

[pink]

Maybe just a tad.

 

[ivantheterrible]

Jesus Christ. Did you know that Ivan left his wife? Huh? If not he'll remind you every other post.

OMG! i did? shit, fuckin senility.

 

[NaturistLouise]

No, I don't even own a cell phone. However, I do use hubby's from time to time for calls or to browse the web.

I understand being tied to your phone if your job 'requires' it or your children may need to reach you .... however, I can't understand teenagers (and others) who just can't live without their phones.

 

[thør]

I upgraded to a fancy smart phone last fall. I don't need it but it does make some things convenient. I'm fine without it.

 

[Lioness]

Nope. I wish I could lose it.