I always think I can manage scrolling/social media use when I go on. I really can’t, it makes my symptoms worse, and affects my success. SM is an emotional crutch and an addictive one at that. I’m finally quitting (tried last week but went back after a few days) and am putting it out there for accountability.
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I struggle bc it’s the easiest way for my immediate family to know where my son and I are without having to have the same convo with 3 people if I sent them individually. And events and shared photos. Otherwise, I’d love to deactivate! I notice myself resistant to plugging my phone in at night bc I just don’t want the stress of it!
I limit my social medias, I take off my social media’s notifications and off my home screens so I am not tempted. I also took off a lot of people on my social media and only made it for close friends and family, family members and family members significant others. I limit myself for 15 minutes per day of social media and set a timer.
Well, for me i deleted social media for good, and well now i use messanger as my first communication tool, so if i needed to check something from an app i'll seach it delibratly on browser, yes i may end up wasting a lot of time there, though well in that time it's enough to get a hung on what i missed and have propre dozage of the app, well and since it's not installed usually it's out of sight out of mind, well 'till another urgent matter pop up so i need to check Well what made me delete the apps was a youtube video it said to ask yourself "is using the app is the best why i can get *insert benefit*" if not well delete it
Well, for me i deleted social media for good, and well now i use messanger as my first communication tool, so if i needed to check something from an app i'll seach it delibratly on browser, yes i may end up wasting a lot of time there, though well in that time it's enough to get a hung on what i missed and have propre dozage of the app, well and since it's not installed usually it's out of sight out of mind, well 'till another urgent matter pop up so i need to check Well what made me delete the apps was a youtube video it said to ask yourself "is using the app is the best why i can get *insert benefit*" if not well delete it
Well, for me i deleted social media for good, and well now i use messanger as my first communication tool, so if i needed to check something from an app i'll seach it delibratly on browser, yes i may end up wasting a lot of time there, though well in that time it's enough to get a hung on what i missed and have propre dozage of the app, well and since it's not installed usually it's out of sight out of mind, well 'till another urgent matter pop up so i need to check Well what made me delete the apps was a youtube video it said to ask yourself "is using the app is the best why i can get *insert benefit*" if not well delete it
Well, for me i deleted social media for good, and well now i use messanger as my first communication tool, so if i needed to check something from an app i'll seach it delibratly on browser, yes i may end up wasting a lot of time there, though well in that time it's enough to get a hung on what i missed and have propre dozage of the app, well and since it's not installed usually it's out of sight out of mind, well 'till another urgent matter pop up so i need to check Well what made me delete the apps was a youtube video it said to ask yourself "is using the app is the best why i can get *insert benefit*" if not well delete it
Well, for me i deleted social media for good, and well now i use messanger as my first communication tool, so if i needed to check something from an app i'll seach it delibratly on browser, yes i may end up wasting a lot of time there, though well in that time it's enough to get a hung on what i missed and have propre dozage of the app, well and since it's not installed usually it's out of sight out of mind, well 'till another urgent matter pop up so i need to check Well what made me delete the apps was a youtube video it said to ask yourself "is using the app is the best why i can get *insert benefit*" if not well delete it
Well, for me i deleted social media for good, and well now i use messanger as my first communication tool, so if i needed to check something from an app i'll seach it delibratly on browser, yes i may end up wasting a lot of time there, though well in that time it's enough to get a hung on what i missed and have propre dozage of the app, well and since it's not installed usually it's out of sight out of mind, well 'till another urgent matter pop up so i need to check Well what made me delete the apps was a youtube video it said to ask yourself "is using the app is the best why i can get *insert benefit*" if not well delete it
Well, for me i deleted social media for good, and well now i use messanger as my first communication tool, so if i needed to check something from an app i'll seach it delibratly on browser, yes i may end up wasting a lot of time there, though well in that time it's enough to get a hung on what i missed and have propre dozage of the app, well and since it's not installed usually it's out of sight out of mind, well 'till another urgent matter pop up so i need to check Well what made me delete the apps was a youtube video it said to ask yourself "is using the app is the best why i can get *insert benefit*" if not well delete it
Well, for me i deleted social media for good, and well now i use messanger as my first communication tool, so if i needed to check something from an app i'll seach it delibratly on browser, yes i may end up wasting a lot of time there, though well in that time it's enough to get a hung on what i missed and have propre dozage of the app, well and since it's not installed usually it's out of sight out of mind, well 'till another urgent matter pop up so i need to check Well what made me delete the apps was a youtube video it said to ask yourself "is using the app is the best why i can get *insert benefit*" if not well delete it
Well, for me i deleted social media for good, and well now i use messanger as my first communication tool, so if i needed to check something from an app i'll seach it delibratly on browser, yes i may end up wasting a lot of time there, though well in that time it's enough to get a hung on what i missed and have propre dozage of the app, well and since it's not installed usually it's out of sight out of mind, well 'till another urgent matter pop up so i need to check Well what made me delete the apps was a youtube video it said to ask yourself "is using the app is the best why i can get *insert benefit*" if not well delete it
Well, for me i deleted social media for good, and well now i use messanger as my first communication tool, so if i needed to check something from an app i'll seach it delibratly on browser, yes i may end up wasting a lot of time there, though well in that time it's enough to get a hung on what i missed and have propre dozage of the app, well and since it's not installed usually it's out of sight out of mind, well 'till another urgent matter pop up so i need to check Well what made me delete the apps was a youtube video it said to ask yourself "is using the app is the best why i can get *insert benefit*" if not well delete it
Well, for me i deleted social media for good, and well now i use messanger as my first communication tool, so if i needed to check something from an app i'll seach it delibratly on browser, yes i may end up wasting a lot of time there, though well in that time it's enough to get a hung on what i missed and have propre dozage of the app, well and since it's not installed usually it's out of sight out of mind, well 'till another urgent matter pop up so i need to check Well what made me delete the apps was a youtube video it said to ask yourself "is using the app is the best why i can get *insert benefit*" if not well delete it
Well, for me i deleted social media for good, and well now i use messanger as my first communication tool, so if i needed to check something from an app i'll seach it delibratly on browser, yes i may end up wasting a lot of time there, though well in that time it's enough to get a hung on what i missed and have propre dozage of the app, well and since it's not installed usually it's out of sight out of mind, well 'till another urgent matter pop up so i need to check Well what made me delete the apps was a youtube video it said to ask yourself "is using the app is the best why i can get *insert benefit*" if not well delete it
Well, for me i deleted social media for good, and well now i use messanger as my first communication tool, so if i needed to check something from an app i'll seach it delibratly on browser, yes i may end up wasting a lot of time there, though well in that time it's enough to get a hung on what i missed and have propre dozage of the app, well and since it's not installed usually it's out of sight out of mind, well 'till another urgent matter pop up so i need to check Well what made me delete the apps was a youtube video it said to ask yourself "is using the app is the best why i can get *insert benefit*" if not well delete it
Well, for me i deleted social media for good, and well now i use messanger as my first communication tool, so if i needed to check something from an app i'll seach it delibratly on browser, yes i may end up wasting a lot of time there, though well in that time it's enough to get a hung on what i missed and have propre dozage of the app, well and since it's not installed usually it's out of sight out of mind, well 'till another urgent matter pop up so i need to check Well what made me delete the apps was a youtube video it said to ask yourself "is using the app is the best why i can get *insert benefit*" if not well delete it
Well, for me i deleted social media for good, and well now i use messanger as my first communication tool, so if i needed to check something from an app i'll seach it delibratly on browser, yes i may end up wasting a lot of time there, though well in that time it's enough to get a hung on what i missed and have propre dozage of the app, well and since it's not installed usually it's out of sight out of mind, well 'till another urgent matter pop up so i need to check Well what made me delete the apps was a youtube video it said to ask yourself "is using the app is the best why i can get *insert benefit*" if not well delete it
Well, for me i deleted social media for good, and well now i use messanger as my first communication tool, so if i needed to check something from an app i'll seach it delibratly on browser, yes i may end up wasting a lot of time there, though well in that time it's enough to get a hung on what i missed and have propre dozage of the app, well and since it's not installed usually it's out of sight out of mind, well 'till another urgent matter pop up so i need to check Well what made me delete the apps was a youtube video it said to ask yourself "is using the app is the best why i can get *insert benefit*" if not well delete it
Well, for me i deleted social media for good, and well now i use messanger as my first communication tool, so if i needed to check something from an app i'll seach it delibratly on browser, yes i may end up wasting a lot of time there, though well in that time it's enough to get a hung on what i missed and have propre dozage of the app, well and since it's not installed usually it's out of sight out of mind, well 'till another urgent matter pop up so i need to check Well what made me delete the apps was a youtube video it said to ask yourself "is using the app is the best why i can get *insert benefit*" if not well delete it
Well, for me i deleted social media for good, and well now i use messanger as my first communication tool, so if i needed to check something from an app i'll seach it delibratly on browser, yes i may end up wasting a lot of time there, though well in that time it's enough to get a hung on what i missed and have propre dozage of the app, well and since it's not installed usually it's out of sight out of mind, well 'till another urgent matter pop up so i need to check Well what made me delete the apps was a youtube video it said to ask yourself "is using the app is the best why i can get *insert benefit*" if not well delete it
Well, for me i deleted social media for good, and well now i use messanger as my first communication tool, so if i needed to check something from an app i'll seach it delibratly on browser, yes i may end up wasting a lot of time there, though well in that time it's enough to get a hung on what i missed and have propre dozage of the app, well and since it's not installed usually it's out of sight out of mind, well 'till another urgent matter pop up so i need to check Well what made me delete the apps was a youtube video it said to ask yourself "is using the app is the best why i can get *insert benefit*" if not well delete it
Well, for me i deleted social media for good, and well now i use messanger as my first communication tool, so if i needed to check something from an app i'll seach it delibratly on browser, yes i may end up wasting a lot of time there, though well in that time it's enough to get a hung on what i missed and have propre dozage of the app, well and since it's not installed usually it's out of sight out of mind, well 'till another urgent matter pop up so i need to check Well what made me delete the apps was a youtube video it said to ask yourself "is using the app is the best why i can get *insert benefit*" if not well delete it
Well, for me i deleted social media for good, and well now i use messanger as my first communication tool, so if i needed to check something from an app i'll seach it delibratly on browser, yes i may end up wasting a lot of time there, though well in that time it's enough to get a hung on what i missed and have propre dozage of the app, well and since it's not installed usually it's out of sight out of mind, well 'till another urgent matter pop up so i need to check Well what made me delete the apps was a youtube video it said to ask yourself "is using the app is the best why i can get *insert benefit*" if not well delete it
Well, for me i deleted social media for good, and well now i use messanger as my first communication tool, so if i needed to check something from an app i'll seach it delibratly on browser, yes i may end up wasting a lot of time there, though well in that time it's enough to get a hung on what i missed and have propre dozage of the app, well and since it's not installed usually it's out of sight out of mind, well 'till another urgent matter pop up so i need to check Well what made me delete the apps was a youtube video it said to ask yourself "is using the app is the best why i can get *insert benefit*" if not well delete it
Well, for me i deleted social media for good, and well now i use messanger as my first communication tool, so if i needed to check something from an app i'll seach it delibratly on browser, yes i may end up wasting a lot of time there, though well in that time it's enough to get a hung on what i missed and have propre dozage of the app, well and since it's not installed usually it's out of sight out of mind, well 'till another urgent matter pop up so i need to check Well what made me delete the apps was a youtube video it said to ask yourself "is using the app is the best why i can get *insert benefit*" if not well delete it
Well, for me i deleted social media for good, and well now i use messanger as my first communication tool, so if i needed to check something from an app i'll seach it delibratly on browser, yes i may end up wasting a lot of time there, though well in that time it's enough to get a hung on what i missed and have propre dozage of the app, well and since it's not installed usually it's out of sight out of mind, well 'till another urgent matter pop up so i need to check Well what made me delete the apps was a youtube video it said to ask yourself "is using the app is the best why i can get *insert benefit*" if not well delete it
Well, for me i deleted social media for good, and well now i use messanger as my first communication tool, so if i needed to check something from an app i'll seach it delibratly on browser, yes i may end up wasting a lot of time there, though well in that time it's enough to get a hung on what i missed and have propre dozage of the app, well and since it's not installed usually it's out of sight out of mind, well 'till another urgent matter pop up so i need to check Well what made me delete the apps was a youtube video it said to ask yourself "is using the app is the best why i can get *insert benefit*" if not well delete it
Well, for me i deleted social media for good, and well now i use messanger as my first communication tool, so if i needed to check something from an app i'll seach it delibratly on browser, yes i may end up wasting a lot of time there, though well in that time it's enough to get a hung on what i missed and have propre dozage of the app, well and since it's not installed usually it's out of sight out of mind, well 'till another urgent matter pop up so i need to check Well what made me delete the apps was a youtube video it said to ask yourself "is using the app is the best why i can get *insert benefit*" if not well delete it
Yay!! I quit for about 2 months and went back of thinking I’m “cured” from doom scrolling habits but SM just sucked me right back in. Considering leaving again. However this time around I’m not even interested in opening IG when I catch myself wasting time on it, I quickly remind myself what an Ick it is in the first place. I get grossed out for wasting my precious time like that and leave. I’VE UNLOCKED A NEW SKILL 🤩 dunno how long it’s gonna last though. I’ll keep y’all posted
I did this a good few months ago. The amount of time I got back was immense, not to mention the positive impact on getting to sleep, less depressive mindset, and most importantly, being present with my wife and kids. Don’t look back! I found a total ban worked best for me (apps and accounts) and only after a few months click on links sent by WhatsApp etc but selectively, and through a browser, not the SM app (minimises temptation). The moment doom scrolling ensues… full ban back on.