I feel your pain
I just finished reading a post on Levite Chronicles and am sitting here shocked. Click here to read the post. What Jon described is a similar feeling that I have when separated from my phone or blackberry and one that I know many people have as well. Is the word “crack-berry” true? I think so.
I have hear some outrageous stories from people on their blackberry addiction. I know one person who has to go into his bathroom to check the phone because his house-rules are no email after dinner.
Personally, I cannot remember the last time I shut mine off. I am addicted, I know. It got so bad that when an email came in at 2am (and the phone would beep) I would jump out of bed to see what was going on. BUT, when my alarm clock goes off at 5am, I cannot seem to get out of bed. Needless to say, the blackberry is now shut off when I am sleeping and I am not too happy about it.
Here are the symptoms Jon describes:
I was afraid that I would miss a call from my family. There is no crisis, but we stay in touch and there is a little stress at work for Nancy right now.
I was afraid that I would miss arrangements about lunch, that someone would need to change something.
I was afraid that I would miss email or comments or some contact from friends.
So what is the answer? Not sure. I know I could not go cold turkey. Maybe I will try shutting it off for an hour this weekend and two hours next weekend.
I wonder if they have a blackberry patch for my arm, or maybe even some email flavored gum I can chew on?
