New Yorkers’ #1 “Unusual Fear” Is Being Phoneless

The New York Post reports:

Even more than dark subways or stale bagels, New Yorkers fear being phoneless. Nomophobia, the fear of being without your mobile phone, is the No. 1 “unusual fear” in New York, according to a new report citing Google search metrics.

Hyper-connected New Yorkers “see their phones as an extension of themselves,” said Kent State University professor Andrew Lapp, who studies addictions to cell phones and social media.

“It makes sense that leaving your phone behind feels like leaving a part of yourself behind.”

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“New Jerseyans, on the other hand, are more concerned about the cruelly named hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. That’s the fear of long words.”https://t.co/jvzpxEclH1

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