{"id":3993,"date":"2012-01-20T14:32:03","date_gmt":"2012-01-20T14:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.sellcell.com\/blog\/?p=2452"},"modified":"2019-04-12T11:07:44","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T11:07:44","slug":"cell-phone-dependency-a-growing-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cell-phone-dependency-a-growing-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Cell Phone Dependency a Growing Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Anxious.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2453\" title=\"Portrait of the sad girl on a white background\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Anxious.jpg\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2453 lazyload\" title=\"Portrait of the sad girl on a white background\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20180%20120%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Anxious.jpg\"><\/a>It may be time for some of us to take a break from our cell phones.&nbsp; Research studies in many parts of the world have shown that dependency on cell phones is on the rise, and a new study from the United Kingdom has gone even further, demonstrating that smart phone users experience a range of problems when they do not receive regular messages.&nbsp; These problems include anxiety and even symptoms of withdrawal, both of which can indicate an actual psychological obsession with staying connected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb10\">\n<\/p><p>Other symptoms demonstrated to happen to such users include false vibrations, with consumers believing that their phones are notifying them even when they are not.&nbsp; In the absence of messages, consumers also check in with their phones a great deal more often.&nbsp; If they have no new messages, it generally causes stress levels to increase still further.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb10\">\n<\/p><p>According to Seema Hingorrany, a clinical psychologist, &#8220;I have come across so many such patients who can&#8217;t sleep without their cell phones next to them.&nbsp; They are so anxious to keep checking their phones for messages or alerts that they end up sleeping very late or losing it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb10\">\n<\/p><p>For some people, the solution may be taking a long time away from their cell phones.&nbsp; A good time to take such a break is when they plan to buy a new phone.&nbsp; Recycle used cell phones first, and then wait a while before buying any new ones.&nbsp; You may well find that life is a little better for having such a break.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It may be time for some of us to take a break from our cell phones.  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