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Mobile addiction disrupts family and work life

23/01/2013

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About 18% of Brazilians admit to panic if they run the appliance

Rio - supermodernos phones are among the most popular Christmas gifts. You may have even won one. But beware, for greater ease in obtaining these devices has created a new disease: nomofobia syndrome that leaves the person dependent on technology. The French company Ipsos survey revealed that 18% of Brazilians admit to being addicted to its products. In another survey, done by the magazine 'Time' and the Qualcomm company, 35% of Brazilians said they check the phone every ten minutes or less.
 
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Staying away from the tablet or smartphone seems mission impossible for many. The psychologist explains that Andreia Calçada this addiction disrupts the personal and professional relationships: "A person gets very worn, start not sleeping right and not paying attention to the family, to be able to stare at the phone. Forget it at home, panics. All this harms way with which she will relate to others. "
 
The psychologist further stated that the lack of contact with the appliance cause loss of sensation. "People think that because they are not looking at any moment the phone are missing what is happening. They have the feeling of being left out, "he warns.
 
Still according to her, depending on the degree of use, the smartphone can cause addiction as any drug. "Many create an obsessive-compulsive behavior with the phone and we need to treat them as addicts," says Andrea. The time management expert Christian Barbosa explains what it takes to find a limit on the use of electronic devices. "No use putting the phone in front of his personal life. We have to know how to separate the overuse of healthy, "he explains. The devices that allow you to do multiple tasks simultaneously affect professional performance.
 
Difficulty separating real and virtual
The psychologist also Andreia Calçada alert to the fact the misuse of electronic devices cause difficulty in separating the real from the virtual world.
 
"Some people just can not disconnect. Even during a dinner for two, they use the device applications to communicate. "
 
So it is with the computer operator Vinicius Pereira, 32, who is considered dependent on the cell. "My mother and my friends complain every time we go out because I'm always upgrading something or seeing something new. But to no avail, I look and use all the time anyway, "he says.
 
To solve the problem, warns Christian Barbosa: forget it exists. "People need to save it in the same drawer. Disable notifications and let him out.
So will lessen dependence gradually. "
 
Reporting by Pedro Daher

Source: The Day - Online

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