To turn my phone off every day?

[foffplease]

I do have anxiety, which could be why I feel like this. It never used to bother me that much, but I find it totally suffocating at the moment.

Today's examples:

I work part time and it's going off constantly on the work group. I don't want to think about work on my "off" hours/days- Pay is low and certainly not required for me to be involved that much when I'm not there. 21 messages so far.

MILs daily messages. Reminding me of so and sos birthday today and it's obviously my job to arrange my DHs relatives birthday card and present because I have a vagina. Clearly DH shouldn't have to do such a thing. Followed with ??? If I don't reply immediately. Or MIL asking me to ask DH a question. ASK HIM YOURSELF WOMAN.

Message from a relative "are you free on such and such"... for what, do you need help, are you inviting us somewhere, are you just interested to know. Painfully long winded messages involving far too much back and forth. Please just ask me a direct question!!

Your parcel might be delayed.
Your parcel has arrived at the collection point.
You still need to collect your other parcel and have until the 31st to do so.

I'm just so sick of the bloody thing. I have 2 under 2 that I'm with by myself for long days as well as working part time.

Am I totally alone in this? AIBU to ignore the thing or just turn it off during the day?

Or should I just accept that I'm a total weirdo and have an irrational hatred towards my phone

Mute the irritating people/groups and just look at them once or twice a day?

But no, YANBU to just turn it off at all.

Nope, I reckon it's a pretty sound idea, have some time every day when you can be free of it.

Can you text your MIL and say "Have you lost DH's number? Here it is!"

I keep my phone on but mute any chats that I don't need to be involved in. I also put my phone on silent and check it every few hours.

I haven’t used my mobile for a year f them all! Freedom! I think you can just silence them rather than turning them off.

Oh I agree 100%. WhatsApp and its pesky little blue ticks are my nemesis, as if I read a message but don't respond immediately MIL gets huffy. And as for group chats pinging away all day, argh! You can at least mute notifications on those though, so I only check periodically.

Put it on silent, mute groups etc., then just check it when you want.

I have a few people that will constantly ring until I answer or they give up (I don’t answer unless I am free to do so) I then pop it into conversation that my phone isn’t a direct line when convenient to them. I will call back or answer when I am free.

It really annoys me actually, people may as well just say “NOW” so rude!

I think
You should sort the MIL thing out, get DH to direct towards him, one less thing on your plate!

I forward mil texts to her son.
I block notifications from any work related person or group on my days off.
I've turned off notifications for facebook, emails etc.
When i cba, I'll look.
It's your phone, it's a tool. Control it 😁

You can also disable read receipts In WhatsApp.
Settings-account-privacy-untick read receipt