I am 23 yo and scrolling 8h on average for 5 years. I want to see if extreme old addicted people have achieved detox so i can encourage myself.
What was your timescreen back in the time and your timescreen now? especially in social media
So... yeah ... not proud to say that for the last 5 years i've been on average 8h of doomscrolling a day. Twitter and tiktok most of all.
It ruined my studies, opportunities, my sleep, my mental health and most of all a time that i will never get back
I tried thousand times to quit, but it's always stronger than me. Thousands of strategy too. This time i did a lot of frictions, blocking app, mail password i change it and disconnected my mail then i gave the pass to my mom. Hopin this time is the good time
I got my school exam of university in two weeks and i am not ready. If i am missing it, i will lose the right to study again. That's a lot of pressure ...
I am kinda alone too so i was using twitter to avoid loneliness. So i know i have to get real friends but this kinda hard for me. i will try tho
What is scary to me is that am i already over ? 23 yo and spend my life like shh. i hate myself so much
Is this time will be good or will i relapse again ?
I saw in neuropsychology that addiction never leaves our brain even after month of detox. It is just sleeping in our heads. And reactivates quickly like before if you feed it again. But social media is not like quiting drinking you will need it in your life. I am not ready to stop it forever. I can try for months but forever ? sounds boring and impossible. What is my fates here ? Am i already doomed forever ?
My strategy is hold on to 6 weeks detox then try to get 2hours max a day but i am really scared to relapse and to fail the 2hours reintroduction and get back to the old addiction after detox healed me.
Need advice guys