Did you know that on average individuals check their mobile phones 60-70 times a day and in the amount of almost 10 years of 90-year lifetime lost in shifting and response?
Fomo (fear of missing), observation of interest and nomophobia (not mobile anxiety) is one of the most common manifestations of digital excessive use, said Manoj Kumar Sharma, Professor of Clinical Psychology and Director of the Healthy Use Service (SHUT) Clinic, which spoke about “finding” in the Digital World Program “on the second community” Lalbaggh on Saturday.
‘Digital Fasting’
When Dr. Sharma said excessive use of the screen is associated with delay in sleep, eye tension, musculoskeletal problems, reduced physical activity, vitamin D deficiency and psychological anxiety, and stated that it is appropriate to practice “digital fasting” when it avoids for 30-40 minutes.
Underscoring How Deeply Technology Has Permeated Everyday Life, He Introduced the Participants to Emergoing Phenomena Such As Phantom Vibration Syndrome (A Neurological Phenomenon Where and Person Feels and Mobile Phone Vibrating When It Is Not, (Constant Email Checking to Ensure That Nothing is Left Unread), Digital Amnesia (The Tendency to Forget Information That Is Easily Accessible Through Digital Devices Like the Internet and Smartphones) and Smartphone Syndrome toilet).
Strategies
To face these challenges, Dr. Sharma emphasized three practical steps: awareness, confirmation and action. “The proposed strategies include involvement in personal interactions, hobbies and outdoor activities; maintaining 60-90 minutes of everyday physical activity without aid; setting healthy digital boundaries is sleeping without mobile phones, regular screen breaks and use of applications to monitor use,” he said.
Dr. Sharma also encouraged participants to cultivate Jomo (the joy of missing) – finding satisfaction without constant digital involvement – and to take care of physical well -being. It emphasized the importance of flashing regularly and breaks to avoid the tension of the eye, stiffness of the neck or back pain.
The session was organized by departments of mental health education, psychiatric social work and clinical psychopharmaceuticals and neurotoxicology in Nimhans in cooperation with the State Ministry of Horticulture.
After a brief demonstration of exercise for physical well -being after introduction to the services of the clinic of Namhans Shut Clinic, located at NiCans’ Center for Blaho, BTM, Bengaluru. Participants were invited to use a specialized digital detoxification line for assistance – 9480829675 – for support.
Another session
Another community connection will be held on September 20 in Lalbagh to mark the World Simply Prevention Day. Prabha Chandra, head of psychiatry and dean of behavioral sciences in NiMhans, will lead.
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Published – 23rd August 2025 20:40 is
