Fred's Fun Fact: Expecting A Call!

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Fread's Fun Fact Freds Fund Learn so much, Let's wonder
so much. Guys, We've probably all experienced phantom phone vibrations

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where you think your phone's going off, but it's really
not going off, as a phenomenon where individuals perceive that
their phone is vibrating or ringing when there's actually no notification.
This can occur due to sensory misinterpretation, where the brain
misinterprets muscles, spasms, or others stimuli as phone vibration, which
can be influenced by habit and expectations. Studies indicate that

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nearly ninety percent of people reported experiencing this at least
one time a week, highlighting its relevance among smartphone users.
The phenomenon is linked to tech induced anxiety and the
increasing reliance on technology, suggesting that our brains might now
be conditioned to anticipate the phone alerts even when they're
not present. It is not a medical condition, but increased

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stress levels and excessive smartphone usage have been found to
be associated with higher phantom vibration sensations. That's real. Yeah, yeah,
I have that with email too, like just steady refreshing
emails because I'm expecting emails to come. You think they're
going to come in You're waiting for Oprah to email
you and tell you about that show on the own network. Yeah.

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Sometimes I think about that too, to be honest, Like
it'll be Saturday, It'll be like four in the afternoon,
and I'll realize only my mom has texted me that day,
and I'll be like this, no, like no one loved
me actually, or like, you know, normal would people have
normally received many text messages of use by that time
of the day or snow Maybe I don't know. More
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