Funny holidays - World Day without Smartphone

The list of mental illnesses of modern man includes nomophobia - the fear of being without contact with a mobile phone Painful addiction to smartphones and dependence on them are fraught with nervous disorders Therefore, on the initiative of the French writer Phil Marceau, since 2001, on February 6, an action has been held - World Mobile Phone Free Day The date of the solemn event was not chosen by chance On February 6, the French Catholic Church honors the memory of Saint Garson His name is mentioned in a popular song of the 70s XX century jazz musician and performer Nino Ferrer: "Gaston y a l'téléfon qui son / Et y a jamais person qui y répond" ("Gaston, the phone is ringing / But no one ever picks up") Therefore, on February 6, in honor of World Day without Smartphone, it is customary to stop using a mobile phone According to Phil Marceau, this is a necessary measure to combat adicophonia The term, coined by the writer, consists of two English words – addited (addiction) and phone (telephone) In 2004, the time of the action was extended - the participants of the World Day without a Mobile Phone increased their “digital abstinence” to 3 days Modern devices are multifunctional They are used for calls, listening to music and plotting a route using a GPS navigator People are so accustomed to relying on smartphones that they feel like they are without hands without a phone that is dead or does not receive a mobile operator signal The stress and panic that smartphone users experience at this moment creates a lot of problems for them To prevent addiction from turning into a phobia, you need to approach the problem consciously Giving up the phone for a day or three helps a person understand whether he has a pathological addiction and rethink the role of the device in his own life “Things should serve us, and not we should serve things,” is a well-known popular wisdom The owner of a smartphone often does not notice how dependent he is on it He buys an expensive case, protective glass and headset for his cell phone, boasts to others that his device is the latest model of a famous brand, and protects it like the apple of his eye The cult of the smartphone is another unhealthy symptom that is a consequence of nomophobia World Mobile Phone Free Day is held to attract people to other problems - cyberbullying, the impact of devices on people’s health, etc It is known that electromagnetic waves from smartphones negatively affect the human brain and hearing aid, impair blood circulation in the organs of vision, causing tissue heating The radiation coming from the phone penetrates 2 cm into the human body In terms of power, its effect is comparable to the heating of a microwave oven Scientists claim that electromagnetic waves emitted by modern devices significantly increase the risk of brain cancer Cell phones are used to get acquainted with political and cultural news, stock market reports, and events in the goods and services market The human brain is unable to process this endless flow of information, arriving at high speed, without negative consequences for health This is also why once a year it is very important to give up your device for a while, celebrating World Mobile Phone Free Day on February 6th