The Nomophobe

Cellphone Anxiety

In the news feature for ABC7 News Bay Area in San Francisco, the news anchor Jessica Janner Castro goes out on the street to talk to the locals about their smartphone addiction.

She discovers how many in society just do not realise how bad their addiction to their smartphone is.

“There is even an App chatroom for those suffering from anxiety.”

MRI studies have revealed there are changes in the brains of teenagers after extensive use of a smartphone.

“An imbalance in brain chemistry of young people addicted to smartphones.”

When was the last time your own smartphone dropped to 5% less battery? How would you feel if it died completely while you were at an event?