AIBI to leave my phone at home, or off when I am on holiday next week?

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Next week I am going on holiday somewhere very remote. I have had a lot of stress lately and in fact I am being treated for stress. Where I am going, there is no TV, and crap signal. I plan on taking board games and a couple of books.

AIBU to tell my family, and other people who call me daily (work, relatives etc.) that I am going to be uncontactable for a week and don't call me our expect a call?

You are not being unreasonable. Before mobiles people coped. I went away for 6 months before phones and only checked emails once every month or so

Sounds bliss. Not unreasonable at all

id tell them i wasnt taking it, and take it with me and have it on do not disturb so at least i would have it in a emergency

I think it sounds wonderful. The only thing I’d worry about is emergencies, such as if your car breaks down or you get sick or if someone back home is hospitalized.

Id take my phone but not check it much, but this might stress you out so maybe give the phone number of the place you are staying at to someone just in case.

I'd take them with me if you're somewhere remote.

Check it once a day and respond to anything super urgent. Put it away in a safe or something so you're not tempted.

Will there be a landline? Do you have any family or dependents that might need you in an emergency? If not then ok. Certainly tell work you are not contactable.

Take your phone in case you need it and switch it off.

Currently on holidays where DH has daily updates with his family. Mental

Take it with you but leave it switched off.

You don't want to break down somewhere and not be able to ring for help.

I did this one year. DH had his phone though and we were not anywhere remote.

I try to turn mine off and keep it in the safe, just checking once a day when on holidays. I only have a work phone.

You don't relax as much when you turn off the emails, as you still check.

So if you can at least turn it OFF and only turn on if you want to do something (and then turn it off again), that would be good.

What would happen in case of an emergency on your part? Is there a phone you are able to use? Is there a way of them contacting you in the event of an emergency back home?

We never take our phones on holiday, abroad or in the UK and it's such a relief to not have them. It highlights how much time we waste scrolling on them.

So no yanbu to not take your phone. It's such a wonderful feeling and will be great to focus your mind.

Are you going away alone? If so I personally wouldn't leave it at home, purely because a mobile is incredibly useful in an emergency, but keeping it switched off and leaving it tucked away in a pocket of your bag sounds ideal. If you're going away with someone else whose phone you could you use if you desperately needed to, then I see no problem with leaving yours at home.

Is it a works phone/smart phone? Emails/SM and all the crap that comes with it?

If so, leave it at home (I don't think you can get a signal in a microwave )

You can get a "brick" text and phonecalls only phone for under £20. We bought one for DH a couple of months ago from Argos.

Don't give them the new number. Use it only for outgoing calls (withhold the number) and emergencies.

As @HannahSternDefoe says. Get a really cheap mobile for emergencies. If I took my normal phone I'd be very tempted to fart about in it. Maybe give the number to one close trusted person in case of emergencies & stress only real crisis situations. Don't want to add to your anxiety but a couple of times I've gone away there has been an incident.
Enjoy your break, r&r.

I can't see why on earth it would even cross your mind that it's unreasonable to want to be left alone for the week? Just say "I understand there isn't really any reception where I'll be staying, so don't t expect me to be in touch while I'm away. Look forward to catching up when I'm back." Ideally a family member would know how to get in to lunch in a real emergency (eg accommodation provider) but u less there is a massive backstory, this is totally fine.

I think it would be very silly to do this. Check it once a day at least. What if there was an emergency or something urgent to contact you about? Surely checking for 5 minutes out of your precious time isn't that much of a big deal.