Need help with phone addiction

[redux007]

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...

The secret to curing addiction is by not indulging in said addiction. In your case a substitute would be a good place to start, preferably an activity that precludes the phone. Such as walking or some other form of personal exercise.

 

[medisinn]

Just delete the apps that are tempting you, i.e. social media. You should be fine otherwise, unless they've changed banking apps to offer infinite scrolling. I only use Reddit, and even that is a pointless waste of time. I installed Instagram to post photos of a trip to Japan for friends and family(and have procrastinated on doing that), and now I get spammed multiple times a day with sponsored garbage notifications. I hate it, I need to dump the photos so I can uninstall it in peace.

Just stick to the essentials. Any banking/utility apps, YouTube and music stuff, whatever messaging apps you need, and then a browser. You really don't need much else to get by. You can't theoretically be addicted to and tempted by that which is not installed, so just don't install the stuff that wants to waste your time.

 

[strawberry29]

i'm not trying to sound dismissive but i don't think it counts as addiction when it comes to using it to get somethings done. nowadays it's normal for a person to get their tasks completed by using a phone, tablet, pc etc.. but if you mean about doom scrolling or hours spend on youtube then i guess i can't say much since i do have a little bit of the same problem. what cures it is going outside, play something, cook, any type of hobbies or thing you wanna try!

 

[Pandaprewmaster325]

Install a PS1 emulator it will make things better 100%


Or be like me stuck in syria with internet so bad images on RGT won't load anymore so you use your phone for just WhatsApp and playing some old ancient games after dinner or so and BOOM job's done!

 

[PrismRed]

I don't know what country you're from, but spam calls made phone lines impossible to use here. People just get a sim card for the data and put their phones on do not disturb forever.

Ahh I know what you feel, although my phone has a blacklist numbers feature and I'm mulish enough to block every single unknown numbers over the years, currently sitting at 400 something now.

 

[Goshikk]

Ahh I know what you feel, although my phone has a blacklist numbers feature and I'm mulish enough to block every single unknown numbers over the years, currently sitting at 400 something now.

I could block every single unknown caller, but then I wouldn't be able to just give people my number either...

 

[bjork]

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