Ringxiety is a portmanteau neologism formed from the words “ringtone” and “anxiety.” It was first coined by David Laramie, a doctoral student at the California School of Professional Psychology, whose dissertation concerned the effects of cell phones on behavior. Ringxiety is described as the sensation and the false belief that one can hear his or her mobile phone ringing or feel it vibrating, when in fact the telephone is not doing so. Other terms for this concept include phantom ring effect and fauxcellarm. (via @boyoperatedcoin)
this happens to me a lot. i also hear phantom pings from gmail or meebo, and it annoys the heck out of me, especially when i know my computer and/or phone has been muted.
