Smartphone anxiety

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Does anybody else have this? The constant feeling that you're about to have a work email that's going to cause the end of the world/lose of job/a massive snafu on your part?

I'm at a family destination wedding and I've tried to switch my phone off and just "be" with my family but the urge to check work emails has overcome me and it's been a load of errors and miscommunications (caused by my being away for two weeks). And even if I hadn't checked it, I still would have had that "feeling of dread" in my stomach about work/the house has burned down etc?

My phone is integral to my job but when I clock off I just can't seem to switch it (or myself) off.

Thought about doing one of those phone detoxes but the thought of logging on to 500+ emails of shit hitting the fan gives me huge anxiety.

Anybody have any tips on how to put the phone down and, effectively, care less?

So is your work phone separate to your personal one? I have long thought this is probably the answer - having two separate mobiles. Its hard at first but you would get used to switching off. I used to have two.

Also the more you do it the more people expect it. If you must then put in place rules. If it were me I'd check once or twice for any disasters, then before going back have a scan to see what was coming up. I tell people I am back a day later than I am and block in time for email catch up.
Enjoy your holiday.