Ever walking around and you swear that your phone just vibrated in your pocket or against your thigh or hip and your phone is not even with you or in your pocket? Well beware of the Phantom Vibration Syndrome also known as Ringxiety. This is a phonomenon in which with all the technology use and things that are occuring today people are always in worry if their phones are ringing or if they have them and if someone is tring to contact them.
They are now saying that this can stress someone out even to the extend on death. I have experienced this but just laughed about it later, but didn't have anxiety about it to kill me. In this artical they compared the phone searching to ajusting a hat. This I think means that every once in a while you have to check your phone or adjust your hat. What do you think?
Sunday, July 10, 2011
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ReplyDeleteI find it a little ridiculous that people can get so stressed out about their cell phones that they die. This happens to me a lot though I always feel like my phone is ringing when its not. I do feel a lot of stress when my phone is not with me but mostly because I need to check the time since I do not have a watch and I'm always worried something horrible is going to happen. If I do not have my phone no one could contact me if they need me. I do believe though that people can get so addicted to their phone that they NEED to check it everyone once in a while. Watching someone panic when they cannot find their phone or unable to check it is quite entertaining.
ReplyDeleteWhen I first heard about this topic, it was on a news report. I have to say I was a little shocked that they were claiming it to be a syndrome, I always just thought of those twinges as muscle spasms. But after that news report, I believed that whenever that 'twinge' occured it was my cell phone going off, since I never went anywhere without it, even when I would be wearing pants without pockets.
ReplyDeleteI find that this happens to me when I'm anxiously awaiting a text or a phone call. Always happens to me. It's so annoying!
ReplyDelete"Ringxiety." I can't believe it has a name. I feel phantom vibrations all the time, though I don't think it's ever due to anxiety. Judging by some of the comments on that site you linked to, I guess people take this seriously. I don't think we need to turn everything into an epidemic, but I can definitely see the media running with this concept.
ReplyDeleteI have these phantom vibrations every now and then when I'm expecting a call from work or something. Other than that, I would probably call myself crazy if I heard my phone mysteriously go off when I don't even have it with me.
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