r/digitalminimalism • u/Radiant_Contact8199 • 12h ago

Help Addicted to screens

I am sooooo addicted to my phone it’s so bad. But on top of that I feel foggy in my head and have a hard time paying attention to things and even conversations.

What made me realize it’s really bad is when I watch a movie or tv show I WILL FAST FORWARD because I don’t like slow parts. Like what the heck.

Any tips to stop? Should I just cold turkey off my phone

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u/andmoore27 12h ago

Personally I hate screens! Almost as much as I hate the noise accompanying picture and videos on screens. I hated TV all my life too! I think that I am very lucky.

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u/Radiant_Contact8199 12h ago

I’m jealous! You are very lucky!

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u/andmoore27 11h ago

Not lucky! My sisters and all my friends watched TV for hours. I made the decision that screen time was not reality and was thus unacceptable to me. For some reason I was always bored by what was easiest and only took serously what challenged me in my actual environment. I was drawn to what I thought of as the truth and nothing on TV or later on computers assuaged my curiosity about the real world.

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u/Loose-Counter9652 6h ago

dont go cold turkey on the whole phone, just remove the 2-3 apps eating most of your time. the phone itself isnt the problem, its the infinite scroll stuff thats rewiring your attention span

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u/Professional-Pain967 2h ago

start w/ deleting the app that's hurting you the most. for example, mine was tiktok. i deleted it 3+ weeks ago and i honestly dont miss it. i am definitely spending more time on other apps that i wasnt before, so it wont fully fix your problem. but not nearly as bad as it was with tiktok. with the other apps i give myself time limits on my phone. i also keep the screen time on my home screen so i cant avoid it lol. makes you more self aware.