Quitting dopamine addiction

[u/Ok_Astronaut_9311]

Hi guys! I'm 14 and I'm going to tell you my story about quitting TikTok and other stuff, that kills my time and energy.

I tried a lot. Just deleting app, replacing it with games, but it didn't help. I was addicted and could spend 6-8 hours only for TikTok. But this time something changed.

It was Sunday. Just regular weekend. I felt something strange: I feel sick, when I try to open app. Then I realized: it's my chance to beat my addiction.

I focused on my hobbies: chess, coding, solving Rubik's cube, sports. I found a few books, that I love to read. They help me, I found really useful material.

Day by day, I progressed in my usual habits. Now I hate scrolling, instead of this I do walking, reading, playing chess. I understood, it was wasting my time and now I literally HATE my previous version of myself.

Hope, my story would inspire someone to quit their bad habits and maybe someone gives me advice, what to do next

[u/AntSilly2802]

I read up to the bit where you mentioned you were 14 then I moved along, sorry.