Are you addicted to using your phone?

Question

Are you on it all the time and rely on it in running your life, or to a point you can't do without it?

postaldudePL123 · Accepted Answer

I beg to differ here because I really do not believe phone addiction is an actual thing. A smartphone is not a drug or a bad habit, it is just many different helpful tools packed into one small box. We use it as our bank, our map, our camera, our music player, and our mail. If you spent hours every day driving to the bank, looking at a paper map, and writing letters to friends by hand, no one would call you addicted to those things. Just because we do all these normal daily tasks on one screen does not mean we are sick.

People say we cannot live without our phones, but there are many things we rely on every day. We rely on cars or buses to get to work, and we rely on electricity to keep our food cold and our houses bright, but we do not call people electricity addicts.

It is completely normal to rely heavily on something that makes life much easier and safer. The phone is just the remote control for modern life, so we need to stop making people feel bad for using the most useful tool we have ever made.

Nik1hil · Accepted Answer

Yes I am addicted..

I can survive without it, but I will need time to learn..

Smartphone is a Set of Tools all in one... So it's important I will need a alarm clock a camera, a Watch, music player , Laptop and substitute to all services I get from smartphone

Finchie40 · Answer

I wouldn’t t say addicted , but I do use it on a regular basis , mainly for work and some leisure , I try not to let my phone take over my life that much , especially when I am spending time with friends’ or family , I tend to put my phone down as much as possible because I feel it is disrespectful to constantly be on your phone when you have company over or when on a date. A lot of times I will put my phone on silence so it doesn’t interfere with whatever I am doing , and just check it periodically in case I miss something important. I do think life was better when we didn’t have these phones glued to our hips , but sadly it seems technology is taking over our society , and it’s just going to get worse , and people will become even more lazier and social interactions in person , will be out the door pretty much seems a lot of people live behind their computer and phone screens over anything else.

ohsheeT · Answer

I am yes but not like you would think I get more spam phone calls that I do not answer then I do my friends calling I hate phones but I do like information so I'm addicted to that I mean I can say the same thing about coming to gag I'm addicted to that too

EzraIsShy76028 · Answer

More like computer and TV. Surprisingly I'm not on my phone THAT much in comparison. Probably because a computer is just more complex plus I don't really have anyone to call. I've been using a computer since I was like 5 (with surprisingly little parent supervision... probably a big mistake on their part considering how mentally ill I am, lol) but didn't even get my first proper phone till I was almost 18. So yeah.

HawkPerception · Answer

Yeah definitely seems to be the case for me. I feel bored if I don't take it to the washroom when I'm taking a shit. I get distracted from work pretty easily and find myself doom scrolling on social media all the time. First thing I do in the morning is grab my phone and start doom scrolling too. When your life isn't where you want it to be, phones are kind of a temporary escape

_Jenny_ · Answer

@nodecision Since I got my own phone, I take it with me everywhere, except when I’m Dancing on Stage or if I’m at a restaurant with my friends. At the restaurant we take our phones out and put them on the table with the sound turned off. It’s a courtesy not to be on your phone when you’re with your friends.

AngryCarl3 · Answer

No but I AM addicted to my laptop. I'm doing it now, which I hadn't intended. Opening up the laptop is just muscle memory at this point.

MysticDevice · Answer

I do use it a lot but I wouldn't say I'm addicted to it.

I can say that because I can go several days without needing to charge it while others I know are constantly charging theirs multiple times a day.

sage2021 · Answer

Whenever I leave to go somewhere, my phone always stays home.

But since we have to use our cellphone to do almost everything with. I only use it because I have to in order for my life to adhere to the standard that has been set.

captain_voidwalker · Answer

Only for work reasons, the day I retire I'm downgrading to a dumb phone for emergencies and throwing my smartphone into a furnace.

LaurenM1997 · Answer

I use it for music calling and texting and FaceTiming people other than that no I don’t need my phone

NathanDavis · Answer

nope... but I do use PC and laptop, a lot more

BCRanger10 · Answer

No. In fact, today I mistakenly left my phone at home when I left for work this morning. I did just F-I-N-E. That spells "fine".

Billlewis · Answer

Nope. Unless I know ahead of time that I'll need to call someone, it stays at home when I go out.

AviatorTom · Answer

Not at all. My phone tells me how often I use it each week. My phone is telling me I've used the phone for 30 minutes in the past week. Google Gemini AI says typical usage is 4-6 hours.

dislikesmath · Answer

I'm 40 actually I grew up poor. I never thought I get tired. I did everything to them , saw everything.

samael_kmarty · Answer

Yes absolutely. I want to talk to people. I want to have good conversations. I especially want to get in a relationship.. But let's be honest, no one says yes anymore to boring person.

menina · Answer

I do use my phone but I'm not addicted to it. I could spend a week or two without using it.

WhitneySnow · Answer

I like it but I have a laptop and a tablet too

douride2 · Answer

No addiction here. Some times I go for days without using my phone.

andreasderjuengere · Answer

For two days my phone was not on a charger. Battery is at 96% as we speak.

TonyMetal___1986 · Answer

Only when i have free time and i have a lot of free time hehe

exitseven · Answer

nope. I use it during the day but do not look at it 24/7 like some people do,

elTAHAwy · Answer

A lot of free time can make anyone addicted to phones

Staximus · Answer

Sometimes, but not when I’m busy doing something else

JustAGirl1996 · Answer

I probably left my phone on my back when I went home during my break just to get it. It was a 40-minute ride—20 minutes each way.

Thecuriousmind1 · Answer

Sometimes I take it out and have no idea why 😐

EmmaMary · Answer

No, absolutely not.

Erica8 · Answer

Yes I feel naked without it.

queenofcardio · Answer

I can survive without it

drummerdude25 · Answer

Trying not to be… 😬 lol

Paige2006 · Answer

Isn't everyone?

ChicoFromThe305 · Answer

Yea and even if I wasn't I'd need it

Sickworld · Answer

My fingers are so sexy

blackeagle007 · Answer

Everyone gets hooked on them

fish5505_87 · Answer

Thank god, no, but not of that generation.

msc545 · Answer

No I actually hate the small screen

Bklynbadboy12 · Answer

Thought i wasn't but I definitely am

SmartAss06 · Answer

I think i am

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