Do you remember the show My Strange Addiction? The television show that found people who had the strangest of emotional needs and met them by overindulging in rocks, chalk or even toilet paper eating? There were also the lovelies addicted to tanning until they were orange or loving on their cats in super inappropriate ways. Shiver. The riveting ridiculous “reality” show that thrills by exposing a women’s obsession with sleeping with her hair dryer ….while it’s on! Quality TV? Um, not in my opinion, but it did get me thinking, perhaps I too have my own (milder) strange addiction?
Here it goes, my confession: Truth be told, I may have a few addictions. Y’all know about my love for popcorn. Only the best snack ever created and not bad as a dinner for one. Travel. Can’t get enough, always planning, always dreaming. Travel is my happy place. And chocolate. Well, clearly that should be its own food group, this has to be a normal notion. But my biggest addiction. The one I’m realizing may be a bit of a problem? Is my iPhone. Yes. My name is Stephanie and I am addicted to my smartphone.
I heart my iPhone. It’s like a third child. That phone is the first thing I check when I wake up in the morning and the last thing I check before I turn the lights out for the evening. It sleeps beside on the bedside table. (The very fact that I just referred to it as sleeping beside me is alarming, right?) It’s sitting on my lap right now. Like a spoiled pet. If I accidentally leave the house without my phone, I actually feel a bit panicked? Where did I leave my iPhone? Where did I have my phone last? Is it safe? Oh no, did I leave it in the car? What if someone steals it? What if I’m missing an important message, an e-mail, or what if my kids need me. I get a little buzz, a sweet little high when I receive a short text message from my daughter away at University. Even if she only needs to know what the name of our fave Chinese Restaurant is again. Gah, that is all kinds of pathetic. I love seeing the light on beside my twitter account knowing someone is reaching out to me. I NEED to check and see if that DING that I adore is an important message, and yes, I even take and make the occasional phone call too.
My name is Stephanie and I am an iPhoneaholic. Am I alone or do you think My Strange Addiction will be calling soon?
As long as you don’t use it at meal times or like my grandson with his tablet, drop it in the bath! His sister was already in the bath and he was trying to show her something – it’s been pointed out what could have happened with something else.
the tech addiction is real!
I do love my phone, but do not bring it to bed with me. I also often don’t take it with me when I leave the house. Weird I know.
My phone “sleeps” beside my bed too. Lol
lol I don’t think that is strange at all.. maybe 20 years ago yes .. but today, it seems to be the way of life.
I don’t think I have any strange addictions or even fetishes for that matter (hell yes I went there!). Maybe I need one ya know.. keep life interesting in a positive yet psychotic kind of way
I’ve never seen the show because it doesn’t appeal to me. But the whole hanging on to your phone thing. I understand that. I’m trying to cut back. Let it go dead for a bit.
I know a lot of people that share your Addiction! So common. I just worry when I see young kids/teens attached to their phones 24/7 and I wonder how that is impacting their development.
I do not remember a show called My Strange Addiction. I would say besides pop I am addicted to the internet. Try going a few days without and I am jonesing for it!
YOU are not alone in this! I think it’s an epidemic. 😉
I think you have a lot of company in the cell phone addiction category 🙂 That ding is definitely addicting!
It’s an addiction that many people have,you are not alone !
Once I got left outside shovelling snow whilst my son & family went off to play soccer. It’s -25 C and they’d locked the door! So I was left outside in the freezing cold for 90 mins. What was my son’s comment when I complained (they had walked passed me on the way to their car after all) “You should always have your phone with you” I was fuming to put it nicely.
I am 100% in the same boat as yourself. I took a class recently that was entitled #Selfie discussing how obsessed we are as a society with our phones and social media. It was really eye opening to realize how addicted I am as well to my phone and social media! I definitely try to be more mindful of being more unplugged
Ha – me too. That momentary panic that I get when I cannot lay my hands on it immediately is a bit sad really. I’m much better at purposely leaving it in another room during dinner though!
My girls and I were riveted to that show! It made me feel like my addictions – diet Pepsi, Mini-Wheats with chocolate milk as a midnight snack, contesting and keeping on top of Amazon cozy mystery e-books – aren’t so bad. Stretching her neck with rings, inhaling air freshener, eating concrete, having relations with his car…. For real?