Phone addiction so sever I cant even leave it alone to go to the toilet

Shaylle · May 13, 2025, 06:26 AM

Just here to ask if anyone has some extra tips and tricks to help themselves while following a guide or strict restrictions they've placed on themselves, I've cut out social media and omly use my phone for communication purposes or if I need to google something or use maps or my alexa.

Tart Cherry Jam · May 15, 2025, 08:58 PM

Why not use your phone but for something positive? Write in a journal, read books, listen to audiobooks, listen to music... Listening can be done while walking, commuting, exercising. Writing can be done when you have short periods of time while waiting for someone or something.

Shaylle · May 16, 2025, 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Tart Cherry Jam

Why not use your phone but for something positive? Write in a journal, read books, listen to audiobooks, listen to music... Listening can be done while walking, commuting, exercising. Writing can be done when you have short periods of time while waiting for someone or something.

I do journal and read webtoons, I started listening to Stephanie Soo's Rotten Mango and like listening to music but I will spend hours scrolliing endlessly, mindlessly, numbly without end, I physically struggle to be without my phone, I have to constantly be touching it. I find the worst part is getting my self away from it, physically.

Discombobulated · May 16, 2025, 09:20 AM

Have you tried setting it to Grayscale? So it looks less attractive.

Putting it on Do not Disturb mode so you don’t get alerts?

Shaylle · May 16, 2025, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Discombobulated

Have you tried setting it to Grayscale? So it looks less attractive.

Putting it on Do not Disturb mode so you don’t get alerts?

I havent tried grey scale but always have non important notification turned off, I have removed all social media except Snapchat, Facebook, Messenger and Youtube. I wont touch Snapchat and Messenger because I use these to obviously message people I dont have phone numbers for. I dont touch facebook unless to post or do a quick check on friends lives, Youtube will either be disabled or locked until night time. I have added webtoon and audible and spotify because I can only do so much on them. I have no games and wont be getting any anytime soon,

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