Originally Posted by
TankerDriver
Doesn't surprise me. Cell phones have become ingrained in our culture. We live in a new generation that is obscessed with electronic communication/social media. I won't be surprised if it becomes a disorder and makes its way into the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) one day. Cell phone addiction has been compared to compulsive buying and credit card misuse.
Ah, but don't forget who will be editing the DSM in the future. It's more likely that someone who
avoids those devices will be considered abnormal, and diagnosed with a new syndrome like "hypotextive celluphobia".
