Nomophobia – the fear of being without technology

Two-thirds of the US population suffers from Nomophobia – no-mobile-phone-phobia -according to a drug and alcohol centre in California that treats 'the fear of losing or being without your mobile phone'. 

The Morningside Recovery Centre says it is seeing increasing numbers of patients, up 13 per cent from around two years ago, and has set up a recovery group similar to those needed for people addicted to harmful substances.