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What do you call that moment when you get back in the car and before you drive off, you check back in with your phone to see what you missed in the world of email, texting and cyber communication? How about le petit voyage? This is part of a complete episode.
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hajjr said: My recommendation for the phenomenon is CCD which is the acronym for Compulsory Communication Disorder.
First, welcome to the forum hajjr!
I don't think "compulsory" works, since that implies a mandate. "Compulsion," by comparison, means you have a choice but elect to do it anyway.
How about OCD for Obsessive Communication Disorder (fits the pattern for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) even though that acronym is already in use. Also applies to people who forward all those "You gotta see this!" emails you never bother to read, or send frequent insignificant selfies just because they want you to see where they are (restaurants, entertainment venues, vacation), and to those who can't seem to ever end an email thread. Probably also applies to people I see at sporting events who are on the phone and not watching the game they paid good money to see.
Sure ... if you're a doctor or other professional on-call it makes sense. But for most of the perpetrators it's OCD.
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