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Mobile phone addiction now on the rehab menu

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    Dr. Keith Ablow on why cell phones can ruin your relationships

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Keep out -- joins us some and you're going to be talking keep about.

A topic that I love that we're talking about because it's about phone addictions and how we how -- Is actually going to include phone addiction as one of its ailments.

That people need to be treated for I'm thinking and considering entering my husband into one of these -- have asked -- So we'll discuss that later but maybe you can tell me exactly what is a phone addiction.

There I mean it's not someone who is constantly checking for -- this is this is much more serious and annoying.

Blue.

As you know the actually hasn't named homophobia.

Which -- feared being without mobile technology -- your cell phone for most people and it.

Actually -- -- relationships.

People who describe this say that they literally.

Can't if there.

-- want battery powered.

They don't want to leave it -- is people.

Without earphones.

On and it can interfere regularity with -- with your ability to concentrated work.

So this.

Very very forward thinking doctor doctor a little bit water -- Out -- the morning thought recovery -- California is now actually starting a program.

For these folks in order to.

Allow them this genocide the mobile technology and live their lives.

OK so I just wanna say.

First of all.

I was on -- am thirty year wedding anniversary I was out to a fancy dinner and my husband who cannot put down -- iPhone and -- period on a week before comes out and he's actually rushing to his mom's -- -- as we speak to -- that I -- the latest one and -- -- out at the end of -- fancy -- to show -- pictures that -- had recently taken and -- -- -- on FaceBook.

I left dinner at the end I -- -- to outside we -- -- -- huge fight how to prevent our husbands because I'm telling you this is a huge huge.

Issue in my household.

If you're laughing right 'cause I'm selling -- -- growing and the under the bus Juliet how does having your laughing how prevent our significant others from screwing up our relationships with the stupid phones.

Well I'll tell you that's what this morning -- program is so important because -- bought -- at their house to be there have to be routes that's -- and addiction.

And now we thought that the addiction width that's it into the jacket pockets in -- handbags.

And it's distraction.

On Q what would have been a couple of drinks to wind in order to zone out and not be involved in your marriage.

Or -- is gone out and not be doing your best work at your employers is now oh I get a check my email.

-- there could be an instant message into a handy way.

Distancing yourself from your real feelings and the real agenda items that include interpersonal connections.

So what do you have to -- you have to get this genocide that phone and you have to stay in the reading you're doing it's it's.

You have an addiction.

It's not just -- anymore.

This could actually be impacting your relationship -- works.

If you have them call it -- it Waterman well then by all means the you get shipped to do that.

I am gonna have -- Elizabeth give my husband called -- today.

I thought I think he's in denial because I tell them that's and he doesn't think it's a big deal but it is a big deal and it definitely feel create issues for a lot of people who who can't seem to put their phones down.

But anyway doctor -- outlook we appreciate you coming on C modern technology can be so convenient yet so annoying -- that.

Yeah I'm telling him cited this stuff is absolutely.

Invading our lives FaceBook.

Cell phones it's taking us away from ourselves.

And it's so pervasive it's like people who say how can I lose weight there's food everywhere yeah we'll get blood.

There -- cell phones everywhere.

Yeah no kidding just a little will power and use your brain doctor -- tableau we appreciate you coming on thank you very much and Barry Richard good that's good --

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