Some smartphone owners do not part with their pocket computers for a minute, so many experts equate the dependence on mobile devices to serious diseases. To investigate this problem, various tests and social experiments are regularly conducted to identify risks from excessive use of smartphones. Researchers from the City University of Hong Kong decided to study in detail "Nomophobia" - a state of anxiety that a person experiences when he is away from his gadget.

Earlier experts called the main reason for the alarm of users fear of missing a very important call. However, now researchers say that this is not the main factor in the dependence of people who take pictures and take pictures of everything that is happening around them, share news in social networks, manage their online profiles and do many other things using smartphones. According to researchers, these devices have become a kind of diaries of life.

Studies have shown that when we publish an event from our life on social networks, it becomes an actual part of the overall experience and can even change the way we memorize history. For many users it became a habit to immediately publish news from the smartphone, when something interesting happens to them. Thus, the device feels like an extension of their own "I", helping to keep all the memories and allowing instantly share memories with others.

Dr. Jun Kim fears that the dependence of users on their smartphones will only grow. He hopes that people will be able to more consciously use their gadgets.