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How to become less addicted to social media
I don’t know if this post belongs here, but I have become more and more obsessed with being on social media. It almost ruined my relationship with my boyfriend, disclaimer I was NOT cheating on him, though I have in the past but we got through it. But I was completely addicted to social media and I have a huge fear of missing out, and I don’t live with my parents I live with him, so I am addicted at looking to see if my parents send me more messages. Is there a way to become less addicted and or worried about my parents sending me messages? Please let me know either in the comments or in my dms, I am only 19 so I don’t know if it’s too late I didn’t have social media until I was 17 years old (I had stricter parents). Please tell me if there is anything I can do? I have already deleted social media off my phone already, but is there more I can do because I feel bad when I do go on social media now and I feel as though I have to hid it and I don’t want to be addicted it also has ruined my mental health and my attention span as well. Is there anything I can do?
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Talk to a professional?
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Practice leaving your phone at home when you’re out or in the car when you’re home. You also might benefit from sensory depravation. There’s cheap monthly subscriptions at spas, they’re pretty common.
I think you’re making a mistake staying in a relationship you’re not completely committed to. Your 19 this is when you should be focusing on knowing yourself and learning your voice. You don’t have to be in a relationship. You can figure out why your in this relationship and set boundaries according to your needs. You don’t have to negotiate. “I like you this way, buy it or don’t.” Otherwise After you cheat, like the relationship never fully heals and there was an underlying need that wasn’t being met, and that’s not going away. You can have those needs met with someone else. You can have multiple things going, but just be safe clear and respectful. I’m really happy by myself, I married my husband because he added to my happiness level. But before that I wasted a lot of time in relationships that were below the cat and vibrator index and just way too much effort for just okay. When you meet that guy, it won’t be a question. Find a good baseline and only keep the people around who are adding. Whatever you do. You’re an adult, get exactly what you want, how you want it. That starts with knowing what you want, to get there you need trust yourself. To get there you have to know yourself and cutting out social social media sounds like you’re making space for an introduction.
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