Knowing What Phubbing Is, Here's How To Overcome It So It Doesn't Disrupt Your Life

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YOGYAKARTA - Pakah You have friends who are spoken to but instead focus on their cellphones? While listening to his words and responding to his interlocutors, he pays more attention to his cellphone. This behavior or habit is called cell phone-snubbing or phhubbing. There are still many people who don't know what phubbing is.

In the era of the high use of gadgets, more and more people have a phubbing behavior. Maybe without realizing it you are also part of the group of people. Are you also engrossed in playing on your phone when you meet and chat with other people? Although it seems like it's not a big problem, a study shows that phubbing has a negative impact.

Phubbing can interfere with mental health to damage the quality of your relationship with others. Therefore you need to eliminate or avoid phubbing behavior. What exactly is phubbing and how to deal with it?

Phubbing is a term to describe someone who chooses to be fun playing gadgets when dealing with other people. A person who behaves phubbing will focus on his cellphone even if he is meeting or being spoken to.

Although phubbing people still hear and can respond to their interlocutors, this behavior is disrespectful. The core behavior is included as an anti-social attitude for ignoring other people in front of him. In fact, this behavior is considered a form of insult to people who are with him.

The term phubbing first appeared in 2012. This term was coined by an ad bureau in Australia to describe the phenomenon that is currently rampant, where many people pay more attention to their cellphones and ignore the presence of friends and their families.

The term phubbing comes from the word 'phone' which means 'phone and'snubbing' which means insulting. So it can be interpreted that phubbing is a form or attitude of humiliation using cell phones to ignore other people. This behavior is considered an act that is disrespectful, rude, and can damage the trust of others.

A study shows that more than 17% of people do phubbing at least 4 times a day. There are a number of factors that cause a person to have a phubbing behavior.

Some of the causes of phubbing are due to social media addiction, lack of self-control, to fear of being left behind or FOMO related to digital activities. People with high social anxiety or depression have more potential to be addicted to gadgets and have a phubbing behavior.

The behavior of phubbing is increasing along with the growing digital technology. Usually people do phubbing with chatting or sending messages, looking at social media, or just checking notifications or holding their cellphones.

There are several tips or ways that can be done to overcome phubbing. So that you are not classified as a person of phubbing, here are a number of things that you need to apply.

One of the most effective ways to prevent phubbing behavior is to keep your phone away. You need to apply a disciplined attitude to yourself by leaving your phone while you are active.

You can put or store a phone that is far from your reach, such as being placed in a bag or in a table drawer. So when you are meeting or talking to other people, your attention will not be distracted by the desire to play with your phone.

This second tip is almost similar to the first way. You must be able to limit the use of mobile phones. In this digital era, it really encourages us to depend on gadgets. However, to overcome or avoid phubbing, apply limits on the use of mobile phones.

You can set your own schedule regarding when to open or use your phone. In addition, you can also reduce the habit of playing your phone for things that are not important, such as playing games or scrolling social media. By limiting the use of your cellphone, you can overcome the habit of phubbing.

That's what phubbing is and how to deal with it. There are still many people who think of phubbing as a normal behavior or not a big problem. But behind that, phubbing can have a negative impact on a person's mental health and quality relationship.

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