Take The Test – Are You Addicted To Your Smartphone?

Everywhere I look, people are on their phones. I see them at stoplights, walking down the street and worse yet, at restaurants ignoring their date or family. I hate when I'm with friends and you're in the middle of a sentence and they pull out their phone and nod their head like they're listening. There's an app for that. It's called 'respect'.

The following is a test to see if you are addicted to your smartphone. The results are at the end of the test. How did you do? - Alan
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Read these six signs of behavioral addiction below and count how many of the 12 sentences below you agree with.

Then see how many sentences you agree with and what your result says about you.

Salience

1. The first thing I reach for after waking in the morning is my cellphone.

2. I would turn around and go back home on the way to work if I had left my cellphone at home.

Euphoria

3. I often use my cellphone when I am bored.

4. I have pretended to take calls to avoid awkward social situations.

Tolerance

5. I find myself spending more and more time on my cellphone.

6. I spend more time than I should on my cellphone.

Withdrawal symptoms

7. I become agitated or irritable when my cellphone is out of sight.

8. I have gone into a panic when I thought I had lost my cellphone.

Conflict

9. I have argued with my spouse, friends, or family about my cellphone use.

10. I use my cellphone while driving my car.

Relapse

11. I have tried to curb my cellphone use, but the effort didn’t last very long.

12. I need to reduce my cellphone use, but am afraid I can’t do it.

How many sentences did you agree with?

8 + “Agrees”

Time to consider a trip to rehab, you're completely addicted.

5-7 “Agrees”

You're past the tipping point and pretty much a cell phone addict.

3-4 “Agrees”

You have not yet reached your tipping point, but need to think about how much your phone is influencing your life.

0-2 “Agrees”

You're under the average which means technology probably scares you.