Phone addiction

[Poppysball]

I can’t seem to put my phone down. Spend so much time ‘researching’ things, but getting pulled off to different sites/links and wasting far too much time. Don’t like facebook but over the school hols I’ve even found myself on there inundated with friends wonderful holidays and how much fun they’re having. I’ve had a nice hols too but now dc’s are chilling and I’m becoming hooked on this damn phone!

Anyone have any rules they give themselves
to limit phone usage?

Fb draws me in. I either just use self control and not go on it for weeks or I deactivate my account until I feel in a better place. I use it as a crutch from having anxiety and depression, so if I'm having a low day I tell myself it'll cheer me up. It doesn't, it makes me worse so I have to do regular detoxes.

CitadelsofScience, do you actually post things on there in the hope it will help with your anxiety/depression or do you just browse other people? I think maybe I’ve been doing similar and it’s making me feel rubbish but i still do it!