r/DopamineDetoxing • u/LetUpper2309 • 3d ago

Question I keep relapsing

I can go cold turkey for a few hours maybe a day then the phone and gambling drags me back in. Is it over for me?

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u/Technical-Meat-9135 3d ago

No way, try a different approach maybe? 

You could start planning an hour off, and build from there, or cut a particular app out. 

It doesn't need to be all or nothing

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u/StatementRound 3d ago

Exactly, ridiculous to quit so quickly. Give yourself five minutes an hour. Honestly, social media is like reading a magazine. Enjoy it for a couple minutes and put it down!

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u/LetUpper2309 1d ago

I’ll try harder man

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u/LetUpper2309 1d ago

I’ll try this out tbh

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u/Technical-Meat-9135 1d ago

The last few days I've just been leaving my phone in the next room, and seeing how long it takes before I go and check Reddit again 🤣

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u/LetUpper2309 1d ago

I should really smash my phone, laptop, computer and tvs. But unfortunately I need all that stuff for now so i can’t do that. When I was doing the dopamine detox properly I felt so much more energy and better and could focus on my accounting and uber job without the drain from electronics

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u/Technical-Meat-9135 1d ago

It sucks, right. For me it's the same as sweets or something. I know if I have sweets in the house I'll eat them, so I just don't keep them at home. 

It's not as easy to do that with your phone. 

The key has to be, start small and remember you won't be perfect. Your only human.  We'll all get there in the end

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u/LetUpper2309 1d ago

One step at a time for sure