There's actually a name for the condition. It's called 'Nomophobia', first coined in 2008. Even in my little city it is astounding to observe the number of people who are walking down the street with their eyes glued to their mobile phone.
They walk blindly across the streets, ignoring intersections and lights and they cause me great unease when I am driving on winter roads as it can be impossible to stop on ice, no matter how slow you are driving nor how good your tires and reaction time. :bugeye:
This item on CBC News.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity/2012/02/do-you-fear-being-without-your-cellphone.html
A new study conducted by OnePoll found that 66 per cent of people suffer from a crippling fear of being away from their mobile phone, a condition known as nomophobia.
They walk blindly across the streets, ignoring intersections and lights and they cause me great unease when I am driving on winter roads as it can be impossible to stop on ice, no matter how slow you are driving nor how good your tires and reaction time. :bugeye:
This item on CBC News.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity/2012/02/do-you-fear-being-without-your-cellphone.html