Nomophobia is the fear of being out of mobile phone contact. Having no bars or a discharged phone is leading to anxiety and panic attacks in an increasing number of people.
Nomophobia is a rising trend among high school and college students.
Nomophobia has been proposed by psychiatrists as a specific phobia.
Younger populations are more susceptible too; 77% of 18 to 24 year olds survey takers related to nomophobia.
Nomophobia is a term describing a growing fear in today's world -- the fear of being without a mobile device, or beyond mobile phone contact.
It's called "nomophobia" (short for no-mobile-phone phobia), and psychologists say that it's affecting more and more young people.
Digital addiction, or "nomophobia" -- the fear of being without your mobile device -- is even contributing to physical health problems like chronic back pain.
