Do you ever feel invisible? Or find yourself worrying if a friend ignores your messages, but still has the time to update his WeChat Moments? What about if all those messages are "@" mentions from every group chat in your phone?
If you answered "yes" to any of the above, then you just might have a modern social phobia.
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1NOBODY-CARES-O-PHOBIA
When your messages to someone have been ignored, but then you find out that he or she "liked" someone else's WeChat Moments — curse your perceptiveness!
Salt in the wound:
Even if you send red packets in the group chat, nobody answers.
Treatment:
Take a screenshot of the "like" you spotted and send it to the one who's ignoring you.
Truth:
Deep down, you know you're just not that special to them.
2NO-LIKE-A-PHOBIA
After what seems like an age poring over the words and pictures in your latest social media post, you finally summon up the courage to press "send". The minutes tick by, but it doesn't receive any likes. All the while you feel like you've been punched in the gut or shot through by a thousand arrows at once.
Salt in the wound:
A similar post by a friend or co-worker received hundreds of likes from your mutual friends, while you get none.
Treatment:
Give yourself a like, you deserve it.
Truth:
Maybe you're just being a drama queen.
3@-YOU-O-PHOBIA
After a quick shower, you find you've got 18 unread messages on WeChat as well as five "@" mentions in your group chats. You become so anxious that you'd rather call an ambulance than wade through all these posts.
Salt in the wound:
You're mentioned in a group chat even though the message wasn't meant for you.
Treatment:
Change your group alias eight times and profile picture ten times daily.
Truth:
Aren't you aware of how much work you've left undone?
4FLIGHT-MODE-OFF-A-PHOBIA
You're on a plane. Your phone is switched off. Finally, some peace and quiet! But in the back of your mind, you know that as soon as the wheels touch the ground the messages will come flooding in again like a rapid-fire machine gun.
Salt in the wound:
You've just landed at your destination on the first day of your annual leave when your phone suddenly starts buzzing with some work-related query.
Treatment:
Demand Wi-Fi on all the flights you take so you can always keep in touch.
Truth:
A holiday away from work, in this day and age? Good luck!
5DOUBLE-CHECK-A-PHOBIA
You're getting ready to go out. You check you've got your keys, cellphone, wallet and mobile charger. → Then you check again, just to make sure. → As you're leaving your apartment, you try the door a couple of times to ensure that it's locked. → Then you get in the elevator and descend to the first floor.
But did you remember to switch off the TV? Time to get back in the elevator and go back home to check again.
Salt in the wound:
The elevator is broken.
Treatment:
They say that walnuts are good for your brain, you know.
Truth:
It's all a part of getting older.
(Source: CHINADAILY)
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