Don't worry only one of them works at any one time. Nomophobia according to an article by Deborah Netburn in the Sydney Morning Herald , is that profound anxiety you feel when you are without your mobile phone. It seems that polls in the UK show that it is rising, particularly among the young, but surprise, surprise, seniors are the next group affected. I suppose it could work as an excuse for a 'sickie' so long as your boss hasn' t read the article as well. Treatment is available. If I had nomophobia last week, I certainly don't have it now. Since I posted that very graphic picture of a dog in Spain, the trickle of news about animals has turned into a torrent. There are also many dedicated people and organisations taking action, mostly far more qualified to respond than I am, so that my main job now seems to be directing the traffic - local issues here, national issues there, international ones elsewhere. That's excellent, so long it gets the word o...
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