Drug Addicts Facing Nomophobia

You left the house and your cell phone? When you found out that you did… Have you ever felt anxious? Is your trip much longer? Do you wonder all the time who has spoken to you or what is happening on social networks? Do you feel panic? Do you feel that this is the worst thing that can happen to you? Do you even consider going back for it? Well, if you answer one or more of these questions with a if you suffer from Nomophobia.

I doubt that people have ever heard about this mental issue which takes place in human beings nowadays. However, these types of patients were first witnessed at the Drug Rehabilitation Centre in New Delhi, where the drug addicts after becoming sober had to deal with such types of mental health problems and this was one of them. The patients at the Drug Rehabilitation Center in Mumbai nearly became obsessed with their technological gadgets having a fear that if taken away from them they would be again sent back to the Drug Rehabilitation Center in New Delhi. A total of 5 cases were recorded in 2.5 years when the doctors came to the conclusion that they were dealing with Nomophobia.

As the Drug Rehabilitation Centre in New Delhi, commences with treatment, undergoing a full body evaluation from an addiction instructed and professional counselor. This assessment basically self-reports the medical records, blood testings, urine screening etc. of the individual, gathering as much possible information about the patient and the same procedure also goes for the patients of Nomophobia. Some of the possible information needed are as follows:

 

●       Drug consumption pattern

●       Medical history

●       Physical issues and condition

●       Mental status

●       Blood pressure record

●       Any past rehab experiences

●       Any past detoxifying experiences

●       Financial status

●       Legal status

●       Current living conditions

●       The risk of committing suicide or violence

●       Any sensory or cognitive disabilities

 

When we present the symptoms of anxiety or obsessive symptoms, because we run out of motivation have been recognized by psychologists, and this fear that many people have for being without smartphone has been called Nomophobia. This term comes from “no-mobile-phone phobia”. We’re hooked up to our cell phones. We have a dependency on the one that is not very good. Technological advances and social networks have made our lives easier, but they are also gradually absorbing us. We are more and more addicted to new technologies and that can be very dangerous. Depending upon one’s priorities and necessities, the centers in the Mumbai district share their philosophy.

Many doctors speak of this phobia as a disease of the 21st century and the most affected are young people. Research shows that 53% of mobile phone users are anxious when their mobile phone battery runs out, loses it or goes without coverage. Being unable to communicate when you don’t have a mobile phone can cause anxiety, tachycardia, obsessive thoughts, headache and stomach pain, and these are the main symptoms of this phobia. If you have any of these symptoms, you could suffer from Nomophobia.