Let me let you into a little secret…I am a technophobe! I am afraid of using technological devices especially computers. I would go so far as to say that I avoid technology. Not in the sense that if I see a computer I cross the road but I will definitely not use them.

Symptoms of technophobia include a feeling of panic, rapid heart rate, shortness of breath, nausea, dry mouth, trembling, anxiety and extreme avoidance measures taken. Those symptoms represent what happens to me when I think about using computers and any technological gadgets. Technology is so complex, so difficult to understand. What is wrong with wanting a simple and modest lifestyle? What are all the effects of all those ‘Wi-Fi’s’ whizzing around in the air? How are they damaging society, the environment and even my hearing? [Read more...]