Ringxiety

A portmanteau of ‘ring’ and ‘anxiety’; refers to the phantom feeling of a phone call in one’s pocket. Ringxiety is also known as “phantom vibration syndrome”. Some shame and embarrassment may be elicited upon checking one’s phone and realizing it was a false alarm.

Reference:

Clayton, R. B., Leshner, G., & Almond, A. (2015). The extended iSelf: The impact of iPhone separation on cognition, emotion, and physiology. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 20(2), 119-135. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcc4.12109