Ashlyn Shiplett Tammy Davis Composition 1 4 October 2013 Nomophobia: Are Yo A!!icte!" There has been a rise o# a!!

iction that people have $ith their phones% &esearchers have 'iven this a!!iction a name( they call it nomophobia% ) co l! say personally that ) am not a!!icte! to my phone as m ch as some o# my other #amily members% *hat is $ron' $ith people these !ays" *hy are phones so important" )n the +nite! States, it seems li-e many people can.t live $itho t their phones% Can a person honestly say that they have an a!!iction to their phone" /et.s say ) $ere to ans$er this 0 estion, ) $o l! say that no, ) am not a!!icte! to my phone% ) se my phone #or 0 ite a bit, b t my phone !oesn.t cons me my $hile li#e as m ch as other people% Accor!in' to some recent s rveys, yo n'er people #eel more an1io s an! stresse! $itho t their phones in reach( this is calle! nomophobia% Nomophobia can be !e#ine! as i# a person 'ets an1io s or stresse!, an! the person starts havin' a panic attac- $itho t their phone% Nomophobia is not in the DS2 3Dia'nostic an! Statistical 2an al o# 2ental Disor!ers4, b t researchers are tryin' to 'et scienti#ical proo# that it is a !isor!er% 5Accor!in' to a s rvey, the yo n'er yo are, the more prone yo are to nomophobia% The yo n'est a'e 'ro p 3167244 tops the nomophobia list at 889, $hich is 119 more than that o# the ne1t a'e 'ro p, those a'e! #rom 2:734;3< n'4% ) #eel that anyone can 'et nomophobia% )t is not = st prone to the yo n'er 'eneration% ) can see $hy people

thin- it $o l! be more li-ely that the yo n'er 'eneration 'et nomophobia beca se $e are constantly aro n! technolo'y% ) co l! also see people $ho $or- in bi' corporate o##ices 'ettin' nomophobia% They are aro n! phones an! technolo'y as m ch as the yo n'er 'eneration is% >or e1ample, a C?O loses his phone, an! starts stressin' o t an! havin' an an1iety attac-% That is basically the !e#inition o# nomophobia% The yo n'er 'eneration is 'ro$in' p in a technolo'ical $orl!( they can.t help it i# they 'et nomophobia% This $orl! that $e are livin' in is a technolo'ical $orl!% Anybo!y can 'et an a!!iction to their phone% ) #eel that phones 'et in the $ay o# every!ay li#e% *henever ) am han'in' o t $ith my #rien!s, they are constantly on their phones% There is no reason at all to han' $ith #rien!s anymore( they = st sit on their phones% ) have also seen 0 ite a bit o# horse acci!ents happen beca se o# cell phones% They !on.t have their phones on silent or they are on their phones, an! then their horse #rea-s o t% They are in a $orl! # ll o# h rt% ) !o carry my phone on me $hen ) am $or-in' horses, b t it.s on silent% ) also only se it #or an emer'ency% 2y !a! has scare! te1tin' an! !rivin' into me% @e has sho$e! me every acci!ent ! e to te1tin' an! !rivin'% ) !on.t te1t an! !rive, it.s !an'ero s% 2ost people = st nee! to ta-e a brea- #rom their phones% /astly, $e are $on!erin' i# somebo!y can #i1 the problem nomophobia% There aren.t any me!icines that can help c re it% )t.s a min!set that $e have, = st li-e $antin' to 0 it any a!!iction% A person has to set their min! to 0 ittin' an! #ollo$in' thro 'h $ith it% A st li-e smo-in' ci'arettes, #or e1ample, a person has to have to have the min! set to stop, to ma-e them stop% *hen they are operatin' a vehicle, or eatin' a !inner, they can t rn their phone o##% 5One o# Carr7Bre''.s clients ses a phone app that helps !eal $ith an1iety( this app is calle! CiCo nselor An1iety.% The app has a scale #rom 1 to 10 o# an1iety levels, $ith 10 bein' panic-e!% A#ter choosin' $hat level yo thin- yo are, the app recommen!s ten e1ercises that $ill help calm yo

!o$n% >ollo$in' a#ter the e1ercises, the app also 'ives yo instr ctions on chan'in' yo r tho 'hts an! #eelin's; 3< n'4% )n concl sion, nomophobia is a risin' problem in the $orl! to!ay% *hen ) thin- abo t it, it is sa! that o r $orl! mi'ht come to not even bein' able to eat a #amily !inner beca se all $e are thin-in' abo t is havin' o r phone in the palm o# o r han!% Don.t let technolo'y cons me o r li#e% To me technolo'y is a $aste o# time%

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