#phone addiction help

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How to Fight Phone Addiction

Smartphones, with their constant connection to information and entertainment, can easily become a crutch in our modern lives. If you find yourself struggling to put your phone down, you're not alone. Many people battle phone addiction, but the good news is there are effective techniques for recovery.

Understanding Your Usage:

Track Your Time: The first step is awareness. Utilize built-in phone features or download apps that track your daily and weekly phone usage. Identifying peak usage times and the apps that hold your attention most is crucial.

Setting Boundaries and Taking Control:

Schedule Phone-Free Zones: Designate specific times and locations where your phone is off-limits. This could be during meals, work hours, or before bed. Consider placing your phone in a different room when charging at night to avoid the temptation of late-night scrolling.

Utilize Digital Wellbeing Tools: Most smartphones offer built-in digital wellbeing features. Explore options like app timers to limit usage of specific apps, notification controls to minimize distractions, and grayscale mode to make your phone less visually stimulating.

Replacing Unhealthy Habits with Meaningful Activities:

Find Alternatives: Identify activities you enjoy that don't involve your phone. Reconnect with loved ones, engage in physical hobbies like going for a walk or playing a sport, delve into a book, or pursue a creative outlet.

Making Your Phone Less Appealing:

Simplify Your Homescreen: Remove unnecessary apps that tempt you to waste time. Organize the remaining apps into folders for a cleaner look and minimize clutter.

Rewarding Progress and Building Sustainability:

Set Achievable Goals: Start with small, achievable goals for reducing phone usage and gradually increase the difficulty as you progress. Reward yourself for reaching milestones to stay motivated on your journey.

Additional Tips for Long-Term Success:

Find an Accountability Partner: Enlist a friend or family member to support you in your quest to curb phone addiction. Share your goals and hold each other accountable for reducing screen time.

Invest in a Dedicated Alarm Clock: Break the habit of using your phone as an alarm and reclaim your mornings. A traditional alarm clock allows you to wake up without the immediate pull of social media or emails.

Explore Relaxation Apps: Consider using apps designed for relaxation and stress relief. Guided meditations, calming soundscapes, or mindfulness exercises can help you unwind without resorting to your phone.

Digital Detox: Challenge yourself to a digital detox – a temporary break from your phone. Start with a few hours, a day, or even a weekend to experience the benefits of being disconnected and reconnecting with the world around you.

Remember, overcoming phone addiction takes time and consistent effort. Don't get discouraged by setbacks. Celebrate your victories, and gradually incorporate these techniques into your daily routine. By taking back control of your phone usage, you can reclaim your time, focus on real-world connections, and experience a more mindful and fulfilling life.

[awakentrashpanda]

Hey, so I’ve kind of been thinking of making a Smiling Critters Gartic phone game and inviting some of the smiling critters creators that I am familiar with enough to arguably call them my friends, but the problem is the I have social anxiety so I need you guys to hype me up if this gets 100 notes I’ll make the Gartic phone lobby and invite them all to it 

[identitty-dickruption]

I’m more than happy to treat/categorise alcohol as a drug, but whenever I talk about addiction I have to explicitly say “drugs, including alcohol” or “alcohol and other drugs” because most people don’t implicitly include it + language is about communication etc. but lord. I feel like the line that is drawn between “alcohol” and “drug” does not help the “addiction hierarchy” situation

anyway this is my regular reminder to my fellow alcoholics that we are in fact drug addicts and we are not fundamentally any better than any other addict just because our substance is legal and slightly more normalised. this is also my regular reminder to people without substance abuse disorders that alcohol being a drug does not justify treating alcoholics like shit, because all addicts are human beings and you should treat us as such. peace and love

[dailycupofcreativitea]

The day I installed an app and website blocker for my time-wasters, especially Reddit, I read a whole fucking book from start to finish 🤷‍♀️

[crustaceousfaggot]

On one hand my phone is my bestest friend who protects me and shows me so many beautiful wonders. On the other hand I wanna throw this fucking lump of metal into the sun before it can erode my brain any more than it already has. Do you understand.

[mhaynoot]

okay did i miss something but why is kdj described as being a shit cook in fanworks so often because the only times i remember him cooking was ground rat which was a decent meal and the herbal medicine he shoves into yjh's mouth but thats herbal medicine and it always fucking sucks ass

[pink-wysteria]

I'm having severe pd withdrawal symptoms

[wonderwithin-us]

10th of July, 2023 💕

100 days of productivity — day 4, week 1

To do list:

1. Microeconomics: Introduction & Consumerism

2. Statistics: Introduction & Organization of Data

Note:

I cannot for the love of god memorize any of the definitions in economics. Send help? 😭 please, I'm begging. Tips are absolutely welcome. The history exam today went okay, I thought it was really bad at first but when the model answers came mine pretty match ~ also I didn't get time to read my treasure these yesterday or today! Tomorrow I'll reward myself with a no screen day until 8 pm

anyways, what's your favourite sweet to eat? 💗

Treasure 🪙:

1. The Song of Achilles

2. Circe

[maxbytes]

THE BITCH IS BACK, BABES !!

[ratwebsite]

we <3 painting and eating paint

[hurglewurm]

every day i am sent short form video media

[kimchokejin]

✨Stuck at the airport tag game frenzy brought to you by spirit airlines✨

I already got here an extra hour early and now my flight is delayed an hour so I've got some time to kill lol

Game #1: your color + your bias

I was tagged by @jiminsproof and @blueside-hobi to play this. Thanks guys, your posts looked beautiful ❤️

Ummm I know these colors don't match at all but in my defense I was identified as beige. You really can't expect me to have an eye for color or layout or anything really 🤷 also that is not even beige? Wtf is analogue? I hate this

Game #2: on repeat

I was tagged by @blueside-hobi to play this 💕

Sorry for the repeats I didn't feel like typing everything out lol

Game #3: Receiptify

Tagged by @blueside-hobi and @hopeinthebox to play this!

Umm I will tag @chocolatnoir @joon-rkive @cheekyquokka @courtthisdisaster @senor-hoberto if any of these games appeal to you! And anyone reading this who wants to share!

[baphorix]

Chat is this ok??

[studentbyday]

things i may be avoiding by scrolling (but actually should address with courage):

studying (especially when assignments/topics feel difficult or overwhelming or i would rather do smth else bc i'm burnt out)

night time anxieties and negative thoughts + too tired to deal with them or even figure out what exactly is bothering me

loneliness and/or dissatisfaction with self (kind of a subset of the above but i feel like it needs its own bullet point)

solutions:

studying: just do 1 question (or if it's a big one, 1 part of 1 question) or just 1 slide or just 1 paragraph. if you keep doing that, it adds up to the overwhelming and/or difficult thing. the sooner you finish your schoolwork, the sooner you can do other things to alleviate the burnout.

anxiety: if it's about my long to-do list, just remind myself of the ^^. when i wake up, i just need to start with a small thing. just focus on the first small thing. that will be enough. (bc the alternative is i don't do it or don't do it well bc of the anxiety preventing me from sleeping)

negative thoughts/dissatisfaction with self: usually you know whether it would help to dig into this or not. even if it's uncomfortable, if it would help right now, what exactly is dissatisfying? it might help to do this regularly when you feel this way bc maybe a pattern will emerge and the more you know about the problem, the easier it will be to know how to fix it.

negative thoughts/loneliness: if you don't have anyone to talk to right now or you just don't have the energy, you've still got some options! listen to music and fully absorb yourself in it (e.g. your songs of the day, comfort artists). don't focus on how much you wanna play it unless it's a thought made with love and not jealousy or existential dread. just focus on the beauty of the music. or read a book (i.e. fiction).

“Start small and be consistent with it. Over time, your brain will start to associate the activities you choose with a restful night of sleep. This is nothing to be perfect at.”

[adherethecomingofage]

What the fuck does like a teenager do in a day? Like i cant seem to remeber a time before tiktok? What did i use to do? Just chilling on a free afternoon?

[businesscasualart]

In a cruel twist of fate, I can no longer use Tumblr on my phone. I try to load the tab and loading bar gets about 1/8 of the way, stays there, and scalds me.