Kudos to Cosmo for revealing some new ways your phone can hurt you. Some problems are understandable, even logical. You risk eye strain, back and shoulder pain, and spinal problems if you spend too much time on your phone. Face-to-face situations get a little awkward, you don't sleep well, your skin breaks out a lot. Plus, just never use your phone while driving or walking. Just don't.
Other problems are very … #firstworldproblems.
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1. It Can Cause Nomophobia
Nomophobia is the “fear of being without your phone.” Maybe you forgot it, maybe the battery's down to 5 percent. If your phone makes you feel safe and secure, the struggle is real – and so is the phobia, evidently.
2. You Might Get Rinxiety
You might also get “Phantom Pocket Vibration Syndrome.” Basically, you keep thinking you've missed a call or a text. So you check your phone over and over and over. Each time, your problem gets worse.
3. Phones Are Known to Cause FOMO
Fear of missing out. You see people living their best, heavily censored, extremely concentrated lives and you start feeling bad about yourself because you're not there, you're just at home dating Netflix.
4. Your Phone Might Make You Depressed
If anything about your phone starts making you feel bad about yourself, put it down.
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5. Frequent Texting Can Lead to Texting Claw
Ever feel sharp pains or stiffness in your thumbs?
6. Tinder Finger Wrecks Your Health and Your Love Life
It doesn't matter which way you swipe, your forefinger still suffers.
7. Talking a Lot May Cause Cell Phone Elbow
Raise your hand if you've ever had a conversation long enough to cause this.
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Sapna
2015-10-23T16:15:20.283Z
Last one so true
Veronica
2016-01-12T23:07:50.587Z
People that use their phones for more then 20 minutes a day are 50 percent more likely to develop depressions compared to those that use their phones for 15 minutes.
Terri
2015-10-23T18:50:29.217Z
Get help see what I mean I'm truly addicted !
cutietbh
2016-01-11T00:42:20.186Z
Oh oh😂
Yama
2015-10-24T04:37:22.022Z
Yea i got alll theseee yea i really think. Need help
Wendy
2015-10-23T09:13:57.406Z
This is serious!
Terri
2015-10-23T18:49:24.691Z
I think it's all true and If I could put my phone down long enough I would go
Thelma62913
2015-10-23T21:11:18.348Z
Nah, I'm far from addicted to my phone.
Za
2015-10-23T07:40:11.674Z
Also the posture and neck suffers.
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Feedback Junction
Where Thoughts and Opinions Converge
2015-10-23T16:15:20.283Z
2016-01-12T23:07:50.587Z
2015-10-23T18:50:29.217Z
2016-01-11T00:42:20.186Z
2015-10-24T04:37:22.022Z
2015-10-23T09:13:57.406Z
2015-10-23T18:49:24.691Z
2015-10-23T21:11:18.348Z
2015-10-23T07:40:11.674Z