Are you nomophobic?
This great article at Put Things Off details a little discussed but easily recognized disorder in Nomophobia and the curse of the mobile phone. Reading through this list of the 14 breeds of nomophobes, I picked out a few of my friends and family. A few of my favourites:
- The text walker - We all know these guys. They seem to have no clue that other people might be around as they bump into everyone and everything in their texting oblivion.
- The light keeper - Can’t read that essential report during the power cut. No fear! The light keeper’s cell phone to the rescue. This belief in the ‘light’ is never-ending.
- The ‘conversationalist’ - This all too familiar mascot of the cell phone era has driven people crazy for the last few years. I’m waiting for the movie on someone who goes crazy and kills all the people who talk too loudly on their cell phone in public.
Check out the rest of the article for the remaining breeds as well as tips for dealing with this devastating disorder.
