I’m seriously addicted to my phone. I’ve lost countless hours of studying just because I cant stop being on my phone. I want my addiction to stop. I’ve tried deleting instagram and TikTok but I get FOMO lol Can anyone give advice on the things I could do instead of being on my phone? I’d appreciate it!
Should I delete social media for a while?
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You gotta overcome the FOMO first. Understand that you’re not missing anything truly meaningful. Once you realize that, stepping away from the apps becomes effortless. The key is to stop being interested in the noise.
Read? Write? Journal? Watch documentaries? Draw? Workout? Sew? Knit? Talk on the phone with friends? Go for walks? Go for bike rides? Go out dancing? Have picnics with a nice book and some music? Watch classic cinema? Get into some interesting podcasts? Learn to play chess, or, dungeons and dragons, or whatever you’re into.
There are literally 1000000 other things you can do. And FOMO from being off of social media…. dude. The online world is not real life. You are missing out on NOTHING from not being on it. You are missing out on your actual life by spending so much time online. You will be shocked by how liberating it can be to just unplug and live in the real world.
A piece of advice? Not only should you take a break from social media- take a break from your phone in general. When you are at home, leave it in another room. Or, if you go out and do something, put your phone in your bag for a few hours, and don’t check it. Just do your activity or spend time with someone without being on your phone for a few hours and you will realise how truly attached you are to it. People have a tendency to always have their phone either in their hand, or on the table if they are sitting somewhere, or right next to them. You don’t need it. People can still reach you, but it doesn’t have to be immediately. Nothing that is happening online is more important than what is happening in the present moment in your own life.
The sad thing is if the world was literally ending I know some people who would spend their last moments looking at their phone screens trying to keep up with what was happening. You will be amazed at how quickly everything online just stops mattering once you unplug. It is not real life, it is nothing but an endless stream of distractions. It is a simulation of life. It is an echo chamber. It can be useful and fun in small doses, yes. But that’s it.
This is coming from someone who is as low tech as possible, spent several years with a Nokia or flip phone and only switched to a smartphone recently because society will not allow us to be too low tech anymore (apps for everything, everything is online, needing to be reachable 24/7…). But I still sometimes just let my phone die or leave it at home when I go run a few errands. When I am spending time with people I usually will not check it the entire time. Sometimes I will not check my phone all day if I am at home by myself doing my thing.
I am not as attached to my phone as most people because I spent a long time not being exposed to smartphones and social media, but even now I have to be careful because I can see how easily an addiction to this sort of thing could develop. I use social media sometimes and Reddit quite a bit, but only as entertainment / discussion / keeping up with current events. If you are feeling FOMO from not being online you definitely need to change your perspective because social media used to give people FOMO about things happening in the real world. Now it’s like the real world is the online world, and that is so so bad for you in so many ways.
I’d say delete tiktok for a start. I’ve never personally had it but I’ve found tbat Instagram does almost the same job. You can see what people r doing and watch videos and message your friends.
Also, find a mini hobby!! Something that keeps your hands and mind busy (not in a weird way), like knitting, crafting, drawing, writing or cooking. You can also feel more productive doing these hobbies while listening to music, because it adds to the vibe.
For studying, i would recommend going to a library nearby (this could be at your school or somewhere around your area). Every time I go there, I’m a lot more productive doing school work and assignments. There are no family or friends of mine to talk to me so I can’t get distracted, and seeing other people studying makes me feel strange if I don’t study, so it’s a win-win. If your library has a kids section or noisier areas, I would suggest steering clear from that. Finding a quiet AND comfortable space is important.
Hope these ideas help! 🙂
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I’m not a quter
So easy..just turn it off and do some other shit..seriously-its THAT EASY
If your asking the question then you really need to quit social media. Use the brick phones that don’t have internet till the time you can control your temptations
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Try replacing the scroll with stuff that still gives you a dopamine hit: short walks with music, journaling, making a to-do list and crossing one thing off, or even watching a show on purpose instead of doomscrolling. You don’t have to go full monk mode, just make space for your brain to breathe again.
Reddit. God, I wanna leave this place. My words have twisted, distorted, and misinterpreted into oblivion.
You need to do something about your fear of missing out. You have to realize that you have your own life to focus on and the world will continue to move even if you back down a bit. Spend some time alone and schedule activities away from your phone.
Not everything should be on social media, some best times on your life happen outside of it. Always remember, majority of the people in there lives to please others. Don’t be that person.
I got rid of everything but Reddit, and even that I uninstall from time to time. Do it up, you’ll be happy you did
yes yes yes 100% best thing I did was get off my phone for 3 months🫶🏼
Well, you need to overcome FOMO, first. What I did was deleting the apps from the phone and log off in the browser. After a while, when Elon went full crazy, I deleted twitter. And after a couple of weeks without twitter, I realised that I wasn’t actually missing anything. It helped a lot.
The main issue with tiktok and instagram are those short videos, which are extremely addictive, so it can be a lot harder to drop the habit. You can read a bit about it – https://medium.com/@moneychin121212/the-fleeting-thrills-understanding-and-overcoming-short-video-addiction-260ab3fba098
But you got this. If you manage to keep some days off the networks, you’ll see that you’re actually not missing anything, and it’ll be easier from there.
The first thing you can try is simply a fast. How intense of a fast you want to do is up to you. An internet fast, on phone or computer; a screens fast, to include TVs and stuff; a phone fast; an electronics fast, as in all electronics entirely.
Just go without something for a day, and once you’re able to do that try longer if you want. Then you can see what you gravitate toward doing, and how you feel about the things you fasted from after you’re done.
I’ve gone through phases of ditching social media (that I should really stick to). I tend to read a lot. I have a Kindle, which I find not convenient than books. I grew up in the 80s and 90s, and the primary thing we did to kill time was read books and magazines, go to the shops, and play videogames.