Nomophobia: Plaguing the Minds of Teens All over the World
Nomophobia: Plaguing the Minds of Teens All Over the World By: Sarah Vangi
Daily, teens have issues putting their phones down and leaving them at home because it is their "safety blanket."
How do you feel when you’ve lost your phone? Do you feel anxious? Depressed? Lonely? Like you’re missing a part of yourself? If so, you may be experiencing a “disease” called Nomophobia. Nomophobia is separation anxiety with your cell phone and it is a disease on the rise in young adults all over the world. Nomophobia, although it seems harmless, is very severe. It can cause mental problems in anyone that experiences this separation anxiety. Nomophobia must be treated and prevented immediately or else society may fall into a staggering habit of revolving their lives around their cell phones.
Cell Phones are as much of a safety blanket to society as a bottle is to a baby. This image compares society to a baby relying on the food it gets from its bottle. Cellphones are society’s “food”
Cell Phones are as much of a safety blanket to society as a bottle is to a baby. This image compares society to a baby relying on the food it gets from its bottle. Cellphones are society’s “food”
Look around you. What do you see? You see cell phones everywhere; in people’s pockets, in their hands, or pinched between their shoulder and ear. Cell phones are as much a part of everyone’s daily life as brushing your teeth or getting dressed in the morning. Ask yourself – how much do you rely on your cell phone every single day? During an interview with Danny Valdez, a student at Ralston Valley High School, she stated, “When I leave my phone at home, I tend to freak out. I am naked without it,” (Valdez 3/12/13). Cell phones have become a safety blanket to society and it definitely shows in this statement. What’s even more disturbing is that this “safety blanket” is separation anxiety in disguise.
Nomophobia is on the rise in teenagers all over the world and it must be stopped.
Daily, teens have issues putting their phones down and leaving them at home because it is their "safety blanket."
How do you feel when you’ve lost your phone? Do you feel anxious? Depressed? Lonely? Like you’re missing a part of yourself? If so, you may be experiencing a “disease” called Nomophobia. Nomophobia is separation anxiety with your cell phone and it is a disease on the rise in young adults all over the world. Nomophobia, although it seems harmless, is very severe. It can cause mental problems in anyone that experiences this separation anxiety. Nomophobia must be treated and prevented immediately or else society may fall into a staggering habit of revolving their lives around their cell phones.
Cell Phones are as much of a safety blanket to society as a bottle is to a baby. This image compares society to a baby relying on the food it gets from its bottle. Cellphones are society’s “food”
Cell Phones are as much of a safety blanket to society as a bottle is to a baby. This image compares society to a baby relying on the food it gets from its bottle. Cellphones are society’s “food”
Look around you. What do you see? You see cell phones everywhere; in people’s pockets, in their hands, or pinched between their shoulder and ear. Cell phones are as much a part of everyone’s daily life as brushing your teeth or getting dressed in the morning. Ask yourself – how much do you rely on your cell phone every single day? During an interview with Danny Valdez, a student at Ralston Valley High School, she stated, “When I leave my phone at home, I tend to freak out. I am naked without it,” (Valdez 3/12/13). Cell phones have become a safety blanket to society and it definitely shows in this statement. What’s even more disturbing is that this “safety blanket” is separation anxiety in disguise.
Nomophobia is on the rise in teenagers all over the world and it must be stopped.
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