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The Nomofobia is the fear or the fear of running out of the phone and is thus prevented from being contactable

Although it is known as “mobile phones disease” is the more Nomofobia a phobia, or a fear of a disease that – although its spread may suggest that it is indeed an epidemic. Nomofobia is meant by the fear of running out of the phone, or more precisely the fear of running out what the phone offers us: to be constantly contactable.

This is a term that, although it is still uncommon in the vocabulary of the Portuguese, conveys an image very familiar: the compulsively look for the mobile screen, hundreds of times a day to see the box of messages or emails. The horror that comes to stay without access to these features is the origin of the term.

And the truth is that habituation to our mobile devices have evolved in such a way that if we venture to a “detox”, habilitamo us to suffer the effects of a kind of hangover, advances psychologist Rita Nunes speaking to newspaper News: “can reach slight tachycardia, shortness of breath and headache.”

think again who think that avoid forgetting the phone is simple enough – unforeseen events such as loss or theft of the phone, can trigger the same effects. Or worse: a simple lack of network coverage, preventing users from estarerm permanently connected, it may take a little anxiety attacks. The reason, of course, is the “need to demonstrate that communication, seeing the emails often an increasingly rapid pace.”

Like all addictions, talking is easier to do, or in this case to appease. But the recommendations are: high self by those who spend their time glued to the screen of your phone or smartphone, establish own hours or even locations for their use are solutions recommended by the psychologist.

And the reader? It is, or knows someone who is, addicted to the mobile phone to the point of suffering physically when the device is out? It is recognized in the habit of consulting the phone compulsively? Leave us feedback on what you think about it!