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Social media addiction
Am I (25F)the only person who acts as if their phone is part of them? Like you can’t go anywhere without it.
Then on top of that, I’m constantly on Facebook and Instagram scrolling. It also does not help that I feel the need (impulse) to look at certain pages I shouldn’t be on i.e. an ex. But I just can’t stop. I’m addicted to social media and having my phone on me in general.
I’ve made the improvement of deleting my snapchat and I’ve never had a TikTok. But I feel like both Facebook and Instagram I cannot go without. I use it to stay in touch with family because online is how this generation is functioning.
Tips for how to stop this are super welcomed and also please share if you can relate.
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Easy: delete them from your phone.
You can still use them on a desktop or laptop, but you have a phone. Have them text or call.
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Completely understand, I feel like as we get older we lose friends and real life interactions and then feel the void with social media. Which barely works 90% of the time.
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Asking us here is just an excuse to not face the truth. You are putting yourself psychologically in the position of a victim right now, victim of addiction. It is perhaps convenient, but what you really need is a genuine human connection on an everyday basis. Like, someone to have exclusive inside jokes with. If your partner does the same thing with social media where they scroll all day, you kids need a few tabs of lsd and a trip to a nearby town or a forest to wake you the fuck up to what life is actually about 😉
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Make the decision today to start filling those scrolling times to do something productive. Go for a run, put your phone on silent in another room and watch a movie, write something about your life, apply for jobs etc.
Turn off notifications too. A great first step in my beating of my social media addiction 6 years ago, was turning off all notifications. Banners, badge counts, notification centre. All gone. Set up App limits on your phone. Make compromises. Make a certain time in the day which you can scroll and that’s it for the day.
Or just go all out and delete all your accounts, just get rid of it all and detach it from your life and routines.At the end of the day you have to be honest with yourself and recognise that you don’t like what’s happening so turn it into something positive for the betterment of your life.
Best wishes, and you can do it! Life is 110% better without social media. -
That’s the downside of social media. You can’t stop scrolling, especially on Instagram. They hire top attention engineers and psychologists just to make us stick to the platforms.
I feel that Twitter and Reddit are the only social platforms that are not addictive or at least not highly addictive, unlike Facebook and Instagram. Correct me if am wrong.
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I used to feel like this I guess it was the (f.o.m.o) fear of missing out but then facebook gave me a ban for a week I was bit annoyed at the time but then I realised that if I could do 1 week then I can do another oh and I think you can have a messanger account with out using the facebook app on your phone
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Yes, it’s designed this way. Not your fault
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Hey OP. I also spend too much time on my phone. I’ve just always loved computers and reading and naturally the modern smart phone scratches those itches.
I think the important thing to not let it run your life is to have BOUNDARIES
For example if I’m spending planned quality time with my family (like lunch or watching a movie), phone goes away.
While I’m working- phone goes away until lunches / breaks
Sometimes I just purposely leave it in other areas of the house. For example if I’m going to study in the living room, I leave my phone in the bedroom
As for the ex thing.. for me, it’s just something that has always passed. It’ll suck for a bit. But eventually you will care less. And then less. And then barely at all. Try to do some things that you genuinely enjoy to fill your time- watch a funny movie, go to the grocery store and buy your favourite ingredients and make your favourite food, go walk in your favourite path, play your favourite video game.. these things help
Lastly if you truly feel like this is immensely harming your life please seek a therapist
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