Link: Mobile phone use linked to anxiety.
On the one hand, one is inclined to say, "so tell me something that isn't self-evident", but the temptation to parade empirical data on the inherent sickness of yuppies is too great.
Australians are increasingly becoming so addicted to mobile phones they are suffering anxiety and self-esteem problems akin to substance abuse, a researcher says.
So much so, excessive mobile users were experiencing personal problems ranging from agitation if forced to turn them off, to low self-esteem if they didn't receive calls or texts, she said.
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