Are you constantly glued to your cell phone? Do you need to check it every few minutes and bring it everywhere with you? Is it your bedmate? Do you fear being without it? Well, you’re not alone.
The fear of being without your cell is called “nomophobia” and a new survey finds that some people are seriously concerned about being away from their phones. OnePoll surveyed 1,000 working adults in the UK and found that 66 percent of them fear losing or being away from their cell phone. The survey found that women are more nomophobic than men, and that people 18-24 are the most nomophobic of all—a staggering 77 percent admit to being fearful of being away from their mobile device.
I am far from nomophobic. I rarely know where my phone is, and my friends often accuse me of ignoring their calls and texts when in reality, my phone is usually far from my reach. I know plenty of people who rely on their cell phones for everything and feel completely lost without them. It seems as if being connected to Facebook and Twitter is more important to some people than actual human interaction.
Do you think you have nomophobia? Could you live a day without your cell phone for a day?
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I live without my cell-phone for days on end. I actually deactivated it last night. It feels good.
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No. I’m notorious for losing my phone, forgetting to charge it, leaving it off, not picking up calls.
It’s gotten to the point that people have stopped calling me and just IM/email me everything because I’m far more likely to respond that way.
dahlia / 2382 posts
I’ve gotten used to the convenience of having one but I’m not on it every second or freak out if I dont have it in my pocket. I do freak out if I cant find it but mostly because that’s the main way to reach me because I dont use the house phone & so much of my school & work is on there.
I wanted a cell phone in high school because at that point pay phones didnt always work & you werent always around one. When I fell asleep on the bus & spent $6 trying to call home to no avail, that finally made my dad get me a fucking phone.
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I don’t use my cell phone a lot anyways. I like to have it with me when I go out, only because I’m usually driving and it’s nice to have in case anything were to happen or there was an emergency.
However, if I happen to leave it at home that day and realize it after I get off to work or school, it doesn’t bother me. I’ll get to it when I get to it.
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i think i can survive without it. Some days I just turn it off and stuff it between the mattress because I get sick of it ringing and vibrating
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@tokyoexpressman@xanga - I think I’m also the same way. But I do have WIFI on the phone and tablet.
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I usually don’t touch my phone on the weekends. I’m too busy doing stuff to care about it.
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I barely use my phone. If it rings, I’ll answer it for the most part, but I barely ever respond to texts unless they’re asking me something. I use it more for internet access than anything else.
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no, i mostly use it to keep track of time and for reminders of events/meet-ups, etc.
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I could easily live without it. I do, however, find it highly irritating when either I cannot call/text anyone or my calls/text do not seem to reach the chosen person. What is the point of such immediate contact if in I cannot actually reach someone?
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My cell now stays on silent and I check it before work, after work, and before bed. I will call people back but it just got to be too much. I hate when I am trying to hang out with a group of friends and thier phone keeps ringing and they keep answering it!
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ah well, i’m going to be the oddball here since everyone is so cool and isn’t attached to their phone.
i love my phone.i don’t think i have nomophobia but i would be upset if i didn’t have it. it’s my connection to friends who live far away, it’s a life saver when my kids are rowdy in public, it’s gps features keep me and my husband on the right roads when traveling, and google is at my fingertips 24/7…i love getting my learn on!
so yeah, my phone is usually right next to me. i put it away during dinner and family time but otherwise i try to keep it next to me. i’m a stay at home mom of 2…it’s my social network 
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@grizzlybearr@xanga - apparently we’re the only two who like our phones. haha
i love my phone and i do feel uneasy being away from it. it’s all a part of the new technology age, i suppose.
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i’m cell-less right now, and it’s really frustrating when i’m stranded and need to tell someone something and it’s not possible. having a cell is pretty darn convenient.
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I think my phones are tools and like tools need to be put aside from time to time. I like being without my phone. My phone is normally off. People get mad but they cannot contact me, but I really do not care.
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No. I tend to keep in on silent and forget about it. And it’s a basic phone too, Razor flip phone. No 3g, internet, touch screen. I find the newer phones over the top and i like not having the internet at my fingertips.
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No. I’d be okay, I think.
But if I didn’t have facebook and email….
I’d be screwed. Haha.
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For me I’m nomophobic because I don’t have a house phone and just my cell phone, so, I get really anxious when my minutes run out and I have to wait to pay it because I have no way to get in contact with anyone, and if something went wrong, I wouldn’t know. >_>
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Yeah, I am concerned about losing my mobile. I paid way too much for that thing to take it lightly, and I can’t afford to easily replace it.
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I definitely don’t have nomophobia. As a matter of fact, I don’t even have a cell phone.