More people have fear of being without their phones   by Abbey
Gibb, KGW Staff  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 7:34 PM
PORTLAND -- Cell phones have become a part of everything we do
to the point that for many, there is a genuine fear or anxiety
when they don't have their phone with them.  Now, doctors have a
name for it: nomophobia. It affects as many as two in three
adults, according to a new survey out of the U.K.  "I'm
constantly having the phone, where is it where is it? It has to
almost be on my body," said busy mom and business owner, Mary
Bicknell.   "Oh my gosh, it's that pit in your stomach. You
think, 'Oh no, oh no.' That's just a terrible feeling. Where is
it?" she exclaimed.        Katie has had a cell since she was 10
which means for nearly half her life a cell phone has become the
main way she communicates. 200 texts to each friend, each day.
"They're not used to this interaction without something in their
hand and that's where the anxiety comes in," Sherban said.  He
added that families ar