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TECHNOSTRESS (DO YOU GET NERVOUS WITHOUT EDUPAGE?)
In their new book, "TechnoStress," psychologists Michelle M. Weil and
Larry
D. Rosen say that the growing dependence on technology affects us
negatively, and that we count on our machines to do so much that when
something goes wrong with our technology, we are thrown into a tailspin.
"
Some people become so immersed in technology that they risk losing their
own
identity" -- a syndrome called "technosis." You are a victim of
technosis
if you answer "yes" to questions such as: "Do you feel out of touch
when
you haven't checked your answering machine or voice mail in the last 12
hours?" Symptoms of technosis include overdoing work and never feeling
finished, believing faster is better, and not knowing how to function
successfully without technology. ("TechnoStress," John Wiley & Sons
1997)