Cyberdependence: mobile addiction
There are new or unfamiliar terms within the cyberdependence and that have to do with mobile addiction Do we know what it is nomophobia and mobilfia? The nomophobia is fear acervado, irrational anguish, panic or excessive suffering not to be connected to the phone or the Internet to interact. The mobilfilia is excessive love or sympathy to these converted into an obsessive compulsive addiction to be watching them continuously in case you have any call or message.
The nomophobia comes from English when joining: No, Mobile, Fhobia and with this one is not born, but it is done; it is acquired through the years and taking over afterwards, mainly of adolescents and young people. Nomophobia and mobilfilia are intimately linked with each other. These are new words accepted in education and medical treatments to refer to cyberdependence, one of the technological diseases that have accompanied the development of the Internet and telephony.
Fear of not being connected
The anguish that causes the thought that is not connected to the mobile, is extended to the computer and other digital screens, which produces the obsession to be constantly pending. The gesture of continuously looking at the telephone becomes an obsessive compulsive action or nervous tic, which alters the other people present. In addition, it means an average investment of four hours per day for reasons unrelated to the study or work, plus those that have to be necessarily invested.
That tic interrupts any conversation and respects neither the site nor the circumstances of the moment. The nomophobic can not stand still without looking at his phone continuously, he loses respect for the attention that other people deserve and prevents him from focusing on what he is doing, saying or listening. This can create an anguish that takes him away from the real world and have to remain hooked on his manic tics.
An impediment to think
Telephones, Internet, social networks, emails, text messages, electronic screens, etc., are essential tools for the development of human beings. But when its consumption is abused, as it is the current case of a large number of people, it can become a poison for the person, the family and society, and almost always a great lack of education. We have to take advantage of the wonderful advantages of current technology, preventing it from driving us to obsess.
The excessive time spent watching the telephone - often exclusively for fun - prevents people, especially young people and children, from getting used to thinking, as technology thinks for them.
After the problems come when they are integrated into working life and have not yet developed the capabilities of face-to-face communication, teamwork, the analysis of body attitudes or know how to search in real life, in addition to virtual technology. They have learned to interact with machines, through their virtual friends, but they have not learned to relate to people. Parents should teach their children to think for themselves and to make an effort to do it without everything being done, since computers are designed to "think" for us and provide us with immediate results, with very little effort.
Situations that increase and help detect the nomophobia
1. When the phone or computer rings, it vibrates or sends signals that a message has arrived and you can not look to see who is calling.
2. When anxiety dominates the person because a promised message is slow to arrive, or it enters very slowly due to its computer size.
3. When your phone or computer is stolen with all the information stored and have the feeling of catastrophe.
4. When they run out of data on the mobile frequently.
5. When they lose the phone and all the numbers, the emails, the calendar and a myriad of archived data were saved and they do not know how to solve it to connect with the world around them.
6. When they realize that they have forgotten somewhere and they can not use it until they find it, if they find it.
7. When the battery is discharged and can not find a way to recharge or replace it.
8. When you are out of network coverage and there is no connection signal.
9. When a virus or computer attack delete the archived data or prevent the operation of the phone or the computer.
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