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Cell Phone Addiction

Jan 25, 2021

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While a smartphone, tablet, or a computer can be hugely productive tool, compulsive use of these devices can interfere with work, school, and relationships. When you spend more time on social media or playing games then you do interacting with real people, or you can’t stop yourself from repeatedly checking text, email, or apps – even when he has negative consequences in your life – it may be time to reassess your technology use.

Smartphone addiction, sometimes known as “nomophobia” (fear of being without a mobile phone), Is often fueled by on Internet overuse problem or Internet addiction disorder. After all, it’s really the phone or tablet itself that creates the compulsion, but rather the games, apps, and the online world it connects us to.


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The past couple of years have seen a surge in mobile phone usage. Smartphones are becoming more and more advanced, now containing highly addictive apps for texting, shopping, online gaming and social networking. 93% of adults own or personally use a smartphone in the UK (Ofcom). Many of whom can’t resist the compulsion to reach for their phones several times a day, often making it the first thing they do in the morning and the last thing at night, ignoring loved ones in the process.