It manifests itself as soon as we have less than 50% of autonomy: the low battery syndrome worries the experts
Who has not already been stressed to have their mobile phone charge flat? In public transport, on the street or on the highway, the last thing a man or woman of the 21st century would want is to run out of battery. This phenomenon, not yet sufficiently studied scientifically to apprehend it in a medical way, is called the low battery syndrome. According to a French poll carried out by Opinion Way in 2021, 34% of those questioned confided in knowing a state of stress at the idea of being without a battery. For Thomas, 24, it is impossible to leave his apartment with a battery in the red. “ I put my mobile phone to charge during the night, but if I forget and in the morning I’m dead, I can stress all day “, confides the young man. Same thing for Marine, 28 years old. “ Andre at 20%? It’s just unthinkable. I’d rather be late for work than spend the day with a half-tank batteryage. “
This phenomenon is explained in particular by another syndrome: Fomo (Fear of missing out), this fear of missing something. “Fomo is the fear of missing out on an interaction or a latest trend, and can thus cause anxiety, even stress”, specifies Pascal Minotte, psychologist and researcher at the Mental Health Reference Center (Crésam). Taken together, these phenomena are worrisome in the sense that they once again exacerbate our dependence on smartphones. “ Thehuman being is always dependent on the tools he builds. And smartphones have taken a considerable place in our society, a place that confinement has highlighted in a spectacular way.e. “
The fear of a flat mobile phone is mostly shared by teenagers. “ LYounger people are built through socialization, which explains this appetite for the sustained exchange of messages and interrelationships. It is therefore they who are the most exposed to this kind of syndrome, since social networks and other instant communication platforms are among the most demanding in terms of battery. “, emphasizes Pascal Minotte. The worry of being deprived of your cell phone is also linked to our ultraconnected society, which increasingly demands to keep up with its pace and therefore not to miss anything.
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