To be in despair about internet addiction?

[timelostneverregained]

NC

If you have ever been on the internet for hours and hours and not getting important stuff done and you have fixed it, please tell me how.

I suppose I can't ask people who have totally given it up as they wouldn't me here to help me, but you know what I mean!

It's affecting my studies, my relationships and now my earnings (work freelance from home).

I go on other places, but at the moment it's MN that is drawing me in. I've had fun, I've helped others, I've connected, but I'm never in reality.

This has been going on for years, if I'm being honest, and I'd so like 2024 to be better.

Try giving yourself set times during the day for scrolling and stick to these times. Sometimes I will leave my phone in my bedroom in the morning so I can get things done. I find im more likely to mess around on the internet if the phone is close to hand. Ive also deleted some apps like Facebook and tik tok as I could easily spend hours watching pointless videos.

Do you tick any of the boxes for ADHD? That may be the first place to start. Have you always procrastinated, and now the internet is just how you do that? Or have you previously had good focus and follow through?

I installed the Forest app and this has really helped me. You plant a tree and if you use any other apps in the time you specify then the tree dies. I use it to focus at work but also put it on for two hours in the evening just as a way to get me off my phone. I find it very motivating

I'm here also wasting time that I haven't got so can't add anything helpful, but I am have to say @herewegoroundthebastardbush , your username made me laugh!