OTTAWA – A majority of Canadians suffer from disconnect anxiety – or feelings of disorientation and nervousness experienced when they are unable to connect to the Internet or a wireless service for a long period of time, according to the results of a survey released this week by Solutions Research Group. The study found that 59% of Canadians experienced “anxiety” when disconnected, with 26% exhibiting “significantly” elevated levels of anxiety and 33% “above-average” levels of anxiety. Four main reasons – safety (not being able to respond to an emergency), work (miss important information or chance for promotion), social (miss the...
