How attached are you to your cell phone?
At this point, I sometimes feel
like my cell phone should be attached to me. I used to joke that my cell phone
was “ my external brain drive” but I’m not sure I am joking anymore. How many
phone numbers that you have received since you started using your cell phone,
do you know by memory? Can you recall a specific birthday or when your next
dentist appointment has been scheduled for without your cell phone? Never mind,
I now use my cell phone as a wake up alarm, a weather guide, a calculator and
sometimes a flashlight and much more.
I am completely attached to my cell phone. I notice that I
feel panicky when I can’t find it or I haven’t been able to check it for a
little while. What exactly is that all about? Is it security, connection, needing
the extra memory space or simply entertainment?
As I morph into this cell phone dependent person, I watch
those around me negotiate their relationship with their phone. It is the
increasingly few that are able to navigate clear boundaries between cell phone
appropriate use and dependence. (and we haven’t even mentioned candy crush/
angry birds or the next popular challenge) Not only do we need to navigate the
boundaries of our relationship with our cell phone but we also have to
renegotiate the rules of the relationship with the people we are no longer
connecting with because we are so enamored with or engulfed by our phones.
Sigh, I feel I must finish this blog segment, I need to
check Facebook, Instagram, Email, Text message, Snapchat……..
Is there cell phone free time in your life? Please tell me about it and how it works
for you and those around you.
***Jean
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