A Toronto research firm called Solutions Research Group has published a study about Disconnect Anxiety.
The study describes Disconnect Anxiety as:
Disconnect Anxiety refers to various feelings of disorientation and nervousness experienced when a person is deprived of Internet or wireless access for a period of time.
In the report the first reason for this anxiety was safety, the second was work and is ahead of social and missing the party. Okay I can understand the safety issue, it is nice to know you can call someone if you have an issue while you are out. For instance I am an avid cyclist, have diabetes and though I take extra food with me my sugar could get dangerously low. It is nice to know I can call someone to bring me food or give me a ride home and I do not need to lay on the side of the road to wait for an ambulance for help. However, I have never let myself get in that position and if I forget my cell phone I am not about to turn around and go back home to get it.
But anxiety because you may miss something at work? People rely too much on being connected and think of themselves as being more important than what they are. You and the world will survive without you being connected. Get a life and/or a better job!!!
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