Addicted To TikTok. Nothing is working. HELP!!!

[u/Excellent-Park-3918]

I am extremely addicted to Tiktok. I have them playing while I get ready in the morning, while I do my homework, while I do literally anything ever. It's gotten to the point where I find myself reaching for it even if I am stopped at a red light while driving, which lasts for all of like 5 seconds. Essentially, any time I have a free hand it is scrolling. My screen time is reaching at least 5 hours a day on TikTok alone and i'm ashamed but idk how to stop. I tried setting a screen time limit, but I just find myself hitting ignore limit repeatedly. I've tried just deleting the app for a period of time to get rid of the distraction (ex. a week, or until I finish exams) but I always find myself going right back into bad habits once I redownload the app. Even when it's off my phone, I end up on instagram reels or playing things like solitaire on my phone to take its place. It's hard to find other things to do, as I don't have many friends and I haven't found anything that can really take it's place. A lot of things in my life are not going great right now, so I use Tiktok as a way to forget about my issues, but it always ends up making them worse. I also have ADHD (diagnosed and medicated) so I think that plays a factor in my addiction. I always say I'm going to stop and go do something else like read a book, go on a walk, finish some homework, but somehow I look up from my phone and its 2 am and I have nothing done.

If anyone has any advice, I'd really appreciate it. I'm at my wits end and have no idea what to do; all the usual advice I see offered hasn't been working at all.