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Girl Talk 1w
phone addiction is crazy i’m basically blacking out and then it’s 2 hours later
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Anonymous 1w

me too girl idk how to stop

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Anonymous 1w

no fr i can’t escape

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Anonymous 4d

This is by no means an ad, but I really cut down on my screen time by downloading one of those apps that literally block the apps on your phone. Like Forest or Opal. My Screen Time was probably around 7 or 8 hours and now it’s like 2

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1w

like i actually hate it. 2h later im still on my phone

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1w

i took a shower but that's it 🧍‍♀️ i'll prob watch tv then read and force myself to put it down until midnight when i get on my phone for like an hr before bed

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 4d

what do u fill those other hours u use to spend on ur phone with

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 3d

the issue is my self control and i know i would immediately go to overwrite it

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 3d

I read books, study things I’m interested in, or call friends. Sometimes I’ll just go places. Like parks or lakes or rivers near me to walk trails. Other times I work out. I’ve started watching a lot of movies. I ask myself “would you rather scroll for 2 hours or go see a movie”. Things like that. It has helped.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3d

I had the same issue and what I did (using the Opal app on iPhone) was once I set up the block, I blocked Opal itself and then removed the app from my home screen. That way, the only way I could turn off the block before the time was up was to go to the App Store, search the app, open it, wait the time it makes you wait to end a block, and then confirm I wanted to end early. Most times the effort just isn’t worth it and I end up putting my phone down to do something else.

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