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No more NOMOPHOBIA
No more NOMOPHOBIA
D Y PATIL
D Y PATIL
CBSE BOARD
CBSE BOARD
AFFILIATION NO.:
AFFILIATION NO.:

1131018
1131018
SCHOOL NO.: 30992
SCHOOL NO.: 30992

Whenever I look around myself, I find
people busy with their mobile phones,
unaware of their surroundings. These
people are so immersed in their phones
that they don’t even need humans to
interact. Such people are called
‘Nomophobic’ i.e., people suffering from a
phobia of losing their mobile.

Nomophobic people are found everywhere.
While eating, crossing roads, in schools, or
even in bathrooms. As if they can live
without oxygen but not without their
phones. These people are dead from inside
and, in this case, phone works as a
ventilator for them. What disturbs me the
most is when I see four family members
sitting in one room looking at their phones
and completely disconnected to each other.

This is the cause of depression and anxiety among
adolescents. Children are active only on social media which
makes them inactive physically, socially and suppresses
their mental ability. We have to come up with a solution as
soon as possible. We all have a tendency to look at those
poppy notifications. Let’s first start by controlling this
behaviour. Engage yourself in various activities ‘physically’.
Develop hobbies to make yourself creative and productive.
Avoid using social media. Instead, talk to that person on
call. Explore yourself. Pursue your dream. Make yourself
and your life useful.

So, let’s contribute, instead of our phone doing the
contribution. I am sure we all can achieve what we
want and we can get rid of the nomophobia. Just
believe in yourself. You can do it.
Namrata Srivastava,
Grade XII A