addiction [Pocketnow] Smartphone Addiction and Digital Mental Health

[YamiYukiSenpai]

Source: http://pocketnow.com/2017/02/04/smartphone-addiction-interview

This is a very insightful interview. Certainly makes me feel guilty for being on the internet way too much.

There are some things that struck me in this interview (and my first time hearing these terms).

• The first one is being addicted to information & the “fear of missing out” (aka FoMO). I can relate to that because I always check Facebook for anything new with my friends and the world at large, especially nowadays when Donald Trump and co. have a lot of…things…to say and doing a lot of…things (i.e. #alternativefacts). Heck, even if we’re supposed to socialize with other people, we always pull out our phones and check what’s on the net.
• The second one is “nomophobia”. Nowadays, our phones are always near us and beside us. Few weeks ago, I decided to go for a walk with my friend. When I noticed that my phone wasn’t in my pocket, I asked someone to get it for me, but decided to leave it behind when my cousin dared me to leave it behind (or asked me if I can’t survive without it for less than an hour).

I hope I’ll have the heart in the future to cut back on my internet and phone usage.

 

P.S. copied this word for word from my Tumblr post.