The Walking Dead. Living Dead. Zombie. There are many names for this make-believe character that has been portrayed in a ton of comics, TV shows, movies, etc... But is a zombie necessarily make believe?

A zombies main identifying feature is it's slow walking - almost dragging along, inattentiveness, lack of focus and concentration. This all is a little too familiar sounding though. Maybe like someone on a cell phone? Yeah, I said it. People these days who are glued to their cell phones resemble zombies.

Here are the symptoms of a modern day zombie; followed by a simple everyday cure for them.

Symptom 1: Being completely unable to hold small conversations, because your attention is being given to a little, tiny device in your hand.

Cure: Put that little, tiny device in that conveniently located pocket on your clothing and give your attention to the person trying to talk to you. I promise, you'll live.

Symptom 2: Tripping on curbs/sidewalks/thin air because you didn't see it there.

Cure: Remember that little, tiny device you can't seem to take your eyes off? Maybe if you put it away and looked around you would have seen that nothing you tripped over.

Symptom 3: Having a friend repeat themselves 5 million+ times because you failed to hear them.

Cure: There is a thing called eye contact that could help you listen to the things people are saying. That Instagram picture of your crush isn't going anywhere. Time with friends is fleeting.

Symptom 4: Not being able to differentiate between the Internet world and real life.

You know, those "oops, didn't mean to type that" or, "sorry that's part of my text message" moments?

Cure: You guessed it! Put the phone away and you won't have a problem.

Long story short, put your device down and live a little! Enjoy the sunset, look at that piece of trash on the ground, or strike a conversation with a friendly stranger in the line at Walmart. There is so much life going on outside of your phone, don't miss it.

Don't become a modern day zombie, look up sometimes.