Not nomophobic, not me
Spent a large part of the morning plucking up my courage to make a phone call because I suspected it would involve me being shouted at for something I hadn't done. (I mean I was being accused of doing it and I hadn't.)
Turned out to be nothing of the sort. Feel all sort of free and jolly now. Which is just as well as I have to make another difficult phone call - but only difficult in that I'm not sure exactly whom I'm supposed to be phoning.
And I hate phones.
There's an interesting article about phone phobia accompanying this image but it's from the Daily M**l and I refuse to share it, but apparently it is a recognised thing - and I thought it was just me.
I don't know if this phobia has a name but nomophobia is the fear of being out of mobile phone contact. So now you know.
5 comments:
Sometimes introverts are reluctant to make phone calls, especially if they are cold calls to an unknown person. I have felt this as well.
Indeed, and I'm still putting off the other call ...
Being phone phobic, myself, I claim that having lived in a time when phones were a luxury - used only by adults - I've not matured enough to feel entitled to disturb others with my phone calls. Last I checked, I averaged 11 minutes/month on my phone; but, since that included volunteer work, I'm sure that it has been much lower for the past two or three years.
Perhaps you'll have resolution to your "other" call, eventually. *smiling*
Cop Car
"Phonophobia" seems to be more fashionable than any of us guessed!
I do avoid making phone calls whenever possible, CopCar. And people rarely phone me so when they do I don't recognise the ring and ignore it.
Indeed, Sonata, who#d have thought it? Or maybe all us phobics would have.
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