How to quit phone addiction? If you are a mobile addict, one of the main reasons is because of the modern technology that has increased exponentially in the world we are living in. We are surrounded by so many smart devices connected to each other and we no longer know how to live without them.
This is seen especially in the case of smartphones. Nowadays it is hard to imagine for many people how to live without a smartphone and the internet. People can't even think to live a single day without using smartphones.
Nomophobia is the name for this behavior, which is defined as an irrational fear of not having a mobile phone nearby. This term comes from the English meaning “No Mobile Phone PhoBIA”, which simply means “fear of not having a mobile phone”.
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| 10 Tips to Overcome Phone Addiction |
Mobile phone addiction has been increasing among young adults, adolescents, and even children. Although at first, it does not seem anything serious and we enjoy using smartphones, but later it could affect our mental health and our personal life as well.
Characteristics Of A Phone Addict
- The mobile must always be close to them.
- They will keep checking their phone constantly.
- They will always check their mobile for new messages or notifications as soon as they wake up.
- They will take their mobile with them everywhere they go.
- They feel that the mobile is constantly vibrating or sometimes they hear the phone is ringing (even though when it's not).
- They will delay their tasks just because they are busy or enjoy using smartphones.
- Always keep on checking for new notifications or texts.
Symptoms of Cell Phone Addiction
- Anger.
- Tension.
- Depression.
- Irritation.
- Restlessness.
- Feeling bored.
- Headaches.
- Neck Pain.
- Male infertility (Preliminary there have been many studies that have revealed mobile phone radiations can decrease sperm count, motility, and viability in males).
10 Tips To Overcome Addiction
Mobile phones are your main means of communicating with your friends or families. Have you ever questioned yourself why do you keep using it when you have them by your side? It is becoming more and more frequent to see a group of teenagers, adults (basically everyone) each with their cell phones in hand and without talking to each other.
To finish this article, it is essential that you take into account these considerations that we will point out below in order to avoid mobile phone addiction.
1) First of all to get rid of this mobile addiction, you have to acknowledge that you really have a problem. If you don't admit you have a problem, you won't be able to fix it.
2) Keep tracking yourself for how long you are using your smartphone. You can do it manually or use various applications such as 'QualtiyTime' that automatically measure the time spent on each application.
3) If you are too much into Social Media then you should analyze the value that social media brings to your life. Ask yourself, does being on social media is really worth it? Do you learn something that is interesting to you? Can you improve your business or job networks? If no then you should immediately uninstall time-consuming apps.
4) Instead of using a mobile phone you can switch yourself to something new activities like reading, meditating, dancing, going out, playing outdoor games, or meeting people outside.
5) Set a certain time of day to check your mobile phone. But if you do most of your work from your smartphone then you can disable all the unnecessary notifications.
6) Strengthen your capacity for self-control and build discipline in your life.
Read: 10 Daily Habits To Improve Your Life
7) Once in a week, set up a specific day and time to use social media and any other kinds of stuff that you do often all the time on your phone.
8) Spend some quality time with your family. Yes, spending time with your families is the best way to this problem. Whenever you feel like you want to use your phone, go to your family members and sit with them for some time and have random and long conversations.
9) When you go to sleep, put your cell phone in airplane mode or silent. With this, you can have a pleasant sleep at night without any interruptions.
10) Try to organize your day with activities, such as hanging out with your friends or people in the social circle that you care about, reading, going for a walk, playing outdoor games, learning something new that you really want, making a new hobby, etc.
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