Do you have “Nomophobia?”

Nomophobia is described as feeling uncomfortable when you don’t have your phone. If this sounds like you, check out this episode to learn more about it as well as some strategies to combat it!
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2:48 Celebration (To-Do Checklist)
4:36 ADHD-Friendly Tip (James Clear)
7:39 ADHD-Friendly Commercial Break
8:56 What is Nomophobia
9:57 Patty's Story
12:18 Definition from CNBC Article
12:40 Symptoms
13:32 Causes and Impacts
14:48 Conditions
16:23 Strategies
20:04 Patty's Bookshelf
21:13 Kevin Kelly Quote of the Week!
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[@anthrogal78]

I think for me, the Nomophobia might be from two things: (1) anxiety of not being reachable in an emergency (especially with no landline at home) but mostly (2) pure ADHD boredom, especially surrounding waiting, meetings at work, and eating. I’ve always had to watch or read something while eating. When I was a kid it was reading the cereal box or the local newspaper; older it was reading books, now it shifted to social media on the phone. To like just sit there and eat, it’s painfully boring. Working on knitting (easy projects) during work meetings (where appropriate) has helped me quite a bit there; I can actually pay attention while knitting :D.

[@adhdfriendly]

Me too (about the knitting!). I literally wanted to learn how to knit for over 20 years because I always wanted something to do with my hands while watching TV. Now I knit during meetings, in waiting rooms and during my book club. Productive and focused! ;-) When I was a kid I also read the back of cereal boxes every morning! I used to race my brother down to make sure I could be the one to "call" the box. If he got there first, he was the one who got to read the box while we ate! I forgot about that until just now. ;-) And, back to nomophobia- I do understand the challenge of needing to be able to be reached in an emergency. I added an Ooma internet phone line (not landline) so I could let go of my cell phone a bit more easily when I am at home. Thanks for sharing your experiences!!

[@brendalg4]

I found you because UA-cam recommended one of your videos.
One tip... People will click off a video if it doesn't get to the point at the start . You didn't start talking about the topic until 9 minutes in.
Another tip is to use titles that people actually search for. I don't think many people are going to search for "nomophobia"

[@adhdfriendly]

Thanks so much for sharing how you found me. And for giving me some tips- very helpful and appreciated!