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Me34kl78's avatar

I really like how honest and vulnerable you were with this post, while also being a little funny with the situation.Believe it or not many people can relate to it because I’ve met dozens of people in real life who feel this exact same way.The best thing I tell them to is to create a routine and just start going outside just because.Get ready like you’re hanging out with friends and just go.You can color,eat or even do the fitness goal you’ve been putting off.I say all this to say that you’re not alone and I hope it gets better (if it’s still going)because it will.You are in control of the phone, not the other way around

Iyanuoluwa 💫's avatar

Exactlyyy!

I loveee this🫶🏾

Thank you for reading🫶🏾

Julius Esther's avatar

Sadly, most of us are addicted to the dopamine high we get from social media. There's this friend of mine, he doesn't have a tiktok, I was even the one that forced him to get instagram so I can share reels. I usually say “it's quite difficult conversing with someone who doesn't know tiktok slangs”, but this statement is back to bite me. For weeks I battled with trying to reducing my screen time, at least it should just be my reading app, whatsapp and weather app, but I keep sliding back because I really didn't get the dopamine high from slow days. I was frustrated. I had read all the hard copy books, research papers I have, then I realized I really don't have much of a life outside my phone, well at least that's what I thought. I am the typical example of what you call “indoors final boss”. So, I totally relate to you.

Right now I'm trying to explore things I can do for fun without my phone.

Iyanuoluwa 💫's avatar

This is sooo realll.

While social media can be quite impactful, it sure is a problem when it’s too much.

I actually sleep sometimes cause I need to keep my hands off my phone or just let the phone intentionally die😹(it is kinda effective ) .

Maybe try going out more, converse with friends and family more, or maybe start crocheting or something 😭

Ayomide Happiness Oyedokun's avatar

This is very relatable.🥹

Iyanuoluwa 💫's avatar

Thank youu for reading!🥹🫶🏾

Honeybun🥂's avatar

This is something I struggle to accept within myself. I've even wondered what days were like for people before phones were, and I realized omo. I may be addicted. I've been wanting to do 24 hours without my phone now that I'm home, but I keep telling myself I cant because I need it to "stay in touch" or something silly 😂

Iyanuoluwa 💫's avatar

The way we always try to deceive ourselves😹

This is very realll.

Thank you for reading🫶🏾

z’s thoughts's avatar

this is too relatable!!!

Nueltaj's avatar

Hmmm. So true. Emphasis on lemme just check that phone. Sometimes, I just go out for some sunlight when I wake up. I guess it's why I enjoy playing basketball because I get to do some physical interactions. 😭

I can't simply disappear form the world because I'm so much tied to always being online. Mehn.

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Iyanuoluwa 💫's avatar

I promise you it’s not THIS bad.

I wrote it😹

It could be fiction too yknow?

But some people are actually like this.

David_Plumm's avatar

Feel better now? Calling random people on the internet “losers” reveals a lot more about you than them.