Do you sometimes hear you phone ring, vibrate or play that sound you hear when there's a notification yet, when you check, there really was no call nor did you get any notification? There, you're witness to a phantom call/vibration and may have "ringxiety".
Calm those nerves however! It's not fatal. Not yet, at least *winks*
It's a novel area even for those involved in the psychological undertones of the sensation. They explain that unlike generations before who knew never to expect a call when they're out and about because the contraption wasn't mobile nor wireless and was on the table at home or in the office, people in today's increasingly connected and wireless world have become attuned to expect a call at anytime.
This has worked to configure the brain into such an expectant mode where it tries to balance the psychological interpretation of whether or not the sound heard or the vibe felt corresponds to the ringtone or the vibration of an incoming call.
Like in every other aspect of psychological interpretation, there are "hits" and there are "misses"; hits when the interpretation is spot on, and indeed there was a notification waiting for you when you reach for the phone; or misses where it was just a phantom call or vibe. They conclude that more misses are recorded in noisier conditions where the mind has to work extra to differentiate sensations and pinpoint it's origin than in quieter environments, but do not dismiss the "ringxiety" that can still be recorded in quieter places when one is expecting a call or message.
Give yourself a break sometimes and turn that thing off. Use "Airplane Mode" if you prefer. You'd be glad you did. Thank me later.
*phone vibrates* Yo! Catch you later, lemme see who it is.
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