Need help with phone addiction

[Goshikk]

I know what you're thinking. What a loser. Who could get addicted to a MOBILE PHONE?

Well me. I want advice from you all.

My main issue is that I put my phone away and I go on a good streak of not using it, but then I am FORCED to use it by some adult life bullshit like having to use an app to access health care stuff. Suddenly the phone is in my hands again, and well, a single Youtube video can't hurt. (It proceeds to hurt)

I don't know what to do anymore. It's like I'm a slave to this silicon and glass brick. I don't want to live this kind of life...

 

[otogirisou]

I mean if it didn't affect your daily life it's not much of a problem.

 

[DjQuick2008]

I threw mine in the river in 2020 and went to a burner phone. Suggest getting a basic phone with no apps on it you'll only need text and phone function. And yeah the government kinda force you to sign into shit and needing a phone in the UK so i get it.

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

Airplane mode can be a real lifesaver.

Keep that engaged whenever you can and it will soon do a real difference.

 

[DjQuick2008]

Airplane mode can be a real lifesaver.

Keep that engaged whenever you can and it will soon do a real difference.

works for me too.

 

[Sorion]

I downright uninstalled all the games, and most social media from my phone, I only have youtube and telegram installed on it. I use them for very deliberate things like education, communicating with friends, etc.
The worst kind of entertainment is the one who feeds infinite videos to the users, which include: Instagram reels, youtube shorts, ticktok, etc, avoid that kind of social media at all costs, it's not design to help you, it's designed to keep you enganged, because that's how all those media companies make revenue; they make money at your expense, you're just a number to them, so don't let them take advantage of you.
From your youtube account, you can disable youtube shorts suggestions, it doesn't disable the feature completely but it helps a lot

 

[Boo Man]

my phone is basically just an expensive alarm clock
and an .mp3 player
i see alot of anti social cell phone addicts and i dont want to be another zombie
my advice; just leave it at home

 

[Stingy Perry Stingy Perry]

I use my phone mainly for a lot of things as a clock, MP3 player, web browser or a retro gaming device or whatever it is you can find use for it.

 

[RanmyakuIchi's icon RanmyakuIchi RanmyakuIchi]

Get a basic phone just for calls/texts and leave the smartphone at home for when you're off work/school/errands and have the free time to enjoy it. I don't own a smartphone personally, but I use a simple phone for calls and a tablet at home and this works for me.

 

[DinoRexMax]

I know what you're thinking. What a loser. Who could get addicted to a MOBILE PHONE?

Well me. I want advice from you all.

My main issue is that I put my phone away and I go on a good streak of not using it, but then I am FORCED to use it by some adult life bullshit like having to use an app to access health care stuff. Suddenly the phone is in my hands again, and well, a single Youtube video can't hurt. (It proceeds to hurt)

I don't know what to do anymore. It's like I'm a slave to this silicon and glass brick. I don't want to live this kind of life...

I have purposely shitty data plan on my phone, both to cheapen my phone bills but also to prevent me from ever using data outside my home (since it will cost me an arm and a leg to do so). That means no games or apps in public, or it's coming out of my pay.

So, personally hadicapping yourself is a solid option.

But that only covers when you're out and about....

I got shamelessly addicted to number of iOS games over the years, with this summer I ended falling down the Dokkan Battle rabbit hole. Yeesh, what a waste of my life.

I always end up abandoning them once I can no longer afford to pay it without a credit card. Once F2P becomes P2W is how the road ends. But that doesn't stop me from picking up a new one.

So I've gone from Metal Slug Attacks (and Defend), to Duel Links, to Dokkan Battle, and even Bleach Brave Souls. What's to stop me from picking up One Piece Treasure Cruise or Dragon Ball Legends once the Dokkan Battle train runs it's course?

I can proudly say I've never spent any money on these games, but money you can earn back, it's time that's in short supply.

But, since you're clearly already kicked a porn addiction, I don't really know how kicking a phone habit could be that hard.

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

I know what you're thinking. What a loser. Who could get addicted to a MOBILE PHONE?

Bruh, phone addiction is a really common problem, you're not alone. There's actually a bunch of places to go for help even online if it's really bad.

One thing that I sometimes do is to put a mobile game on auto if I need to do something important. In a weird reverse psychology kind of way, gacha games are so goddamn boring that I would rather do homework. Though that could also just be because I grew up for a decent while before phones became commonplace, so I'm used to playing actually good games above all

Another way is to read a book, watch an anime, draw, whatever. None of which really require your phone. In fact, a few of these can be done on a PC.

There's also a couple screen time limiting options on your phone. Mom tried to do that on me, didn't help but I did abide by it for a while

 

[cjl8336 cjl8336]

no phone when pooping - before you know it an hour has passed

 

[bjork]

Let yourself have things, maybe that next youtube video has subliminal messages on how to win the lottery

 

[DinoRexMax]

Let yourself have things, maybe that next youtube video has subliminal messages on how to win the lottery