Don’t try to take away my iPhone or my latte or you’ll get hurt.
Posted by Magdelyn on November 5th, 2009. Filed under: 20sb Blog Carnival, bloggy things.This post is a part of 20SB’s Blog Carnival: Can’t Live Without, and Alice.com is awarding prizes to lucky bloggers and readers!
Is it bad when I think of what I can’t live without I immediately think of my iPhone or a good latte?
No, my first thought isn’t my fiancé or my family or any human contact. That should be a huge red flag that I have a problem.
It’s no secret I have a caffeine addiction. If I don’t get my morning latte, there’s a good chance I’ll be rather snippy with you. I’m probably picturing in my head ways to destroy or torture whatever it is standing in my way between me and my habit. I feel pretty certain that most people share my dependence on coffee so I’m not too ashamed of that habit. Lack of caffeine can turn people (myself included) into monsters. On the other hand, the baristas at Starbucks know me by name and my drink by heart. A little scary, eh?
But what I didn’t realize was how heavy my iPhone dependence had become.
Like most normal slightly addicted smartphone users, my iPhone is no more than arms length away at all times. Nothing abnormal about that. It wasn’t until my doctor appointment on Monday that I realized I probably had a serious problem. I’ve been having insomnia and one of the questions my doctor asked me was “do you tend to check your emails before you go to bed?” I told him of course I did, but what I didn’t tell him was that I check it compulsively. If I am laying in bed and hear my email notification go off, you bet your ass I grab it off the dock and check it immediately. If I hear a text message go off, it’s the same thing. If I hear my fiancé’s email notification go off, I make him check it. Chris and I were on the front page of the Red Eye on Tuesday morning and the first thing my father commented on when he saw it was the fact he thought I was talking on my phone. I had to listen to him accuse me of not being able to put down my phone long enough to take a photo (for once, it’s not true). At this point, I think I’ve hit rock bottom when it comes to iPhone addiction.
Luckily the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem.
If Apple started offering iPhone Addicts Anonymous instead of One to Ones, they’d probably have lines out the door like they did for the launch. I’d happily attend those workshops. With a Starbucks latte in hand of course.
November 5th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
You damn junkie
November 5th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
Thats why I’m so fond of you. But please stop making me check my emails.
November 6th, 2009 at 9:15 am
There is nothing wrong with a little addiction that doesn’t hurt anyone. But you might want to silence the phone at night for the sake of sleeping. I make my husband silence his phone at night because the little chimes keep me up. Unfortunately I am not fancy enough (read: poor) to afford a smart phone for myself. Boo.
November 6th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
I’m the same way with my Blackberry. The Mister is an iPhone addict. he’d be with you in that line. I’ll gladly accept my addiction for what it’s worth.
November 8th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
I don’t drink coffee. I guess I get “high on life”. Or whatever people want to call that. Candy is handy at times though.
As for my iPhone… Well, I always know where it is. Though, it might not be in arms reach 24/7. I do use it a lot when I’m out and about (constantly sending photos to Flickr and such).
Mom hates when I’m using it at the table at a restaurant. My excuse is: If I don’t post the photo now, then I’ll have to do it later, by then I’ll have a bunch of photos, and it will be so overwhelming that I’ll just stress out and die.
Yeah, something like that.
I had a look at your article on RedEye. Giddy up! I didn’t know yee and Chris met on the Twitter. That’s rad. I’ve met most of my good friends through the Internet somehow. Justine and I are supposed to get “married” at some point, but she’s far too busy for me. Gosh.
On a serious note, Rachel and I met on Viddler. What nerds!
November 8th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
This is exactly my life except that I’m a crackberry user. The damn blinking red light sends me into near hysteria every time I see it and can’t immediately check my message(s).
and congrats on being featured in RedEye!!
November 24th, 2009 at 7:04 am
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