Are you also a social media/ phone addict?

Does anyone feel like they are overly using social media or even their phone in general?
I decided to take a break from social media a few months back, but I still feel like i’m Over using my phone In general.
I also constantly feel annoyed that everyone that sorrounds me is using their phone all the time, which leaves no space for proper conversations.
I really try to put my phone down whenever I am with someone, but the other person almost never seem to bother, I just find myself looking around and just waiting for them to realize that it’s annoying.
Is this the norm ? Do you all get annoyed as well or is it just me?

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There are basically two solutions:

  1. Change your behavior.
  2. Pay someone to force you to change your behavior.

The second one sounds ridiculous, but so do many things in life. :idunno:

As for changing the behavior of others, it’s usually easier to find new people to surround yourself with. If the friends you already have genuinely want to change, I suppose you can make it a group activity. Sorry, I can’t go to that party on Saturday. It’s my weekly retreat with my SM-Anon friends. What? Oh, it stands for social media. Why, what did you think it meant?

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Fair enough.
Sounds odd but I realized it was bad when tonight at the restaurant I was the only person not using a phone.
The 3 elderly people at the table next to mine with all on their phones texting someone else…
wish I could just throw away my phone for a while and see how my life changes

Annoyingly, yes the norm. Yes everyone in this world is now a social media addict. I shut my FB down and other social media for this reason. It’s definitely annoying, definitely not just you, and the world is headed towards more of it. But you can choose to participate or not. I’d address it directly with those around you bugging you. If they get it great, if not it may be time to evaluate who you are sharing your time with.

Also, for perspectives sake, I’m now out of Taiwan in the western hemisphre and people put their phones away at dinner. Taiwan is a pretty extreme example and it’s not as excessive outside of it.

I wouldn’t throw away the phone, but maybe you can put it away in a box in the closet, like a time capsule.

Be courageous! :slight_smile:

My impression is that all the 1st and 2nd world parts of Asia are pretty extreme these days.

try this:
hand over your phone to @Andrew0409 and he hands his over to you (can change PW so can’t unlock it) at 9am in the morning.
Do your daily things at school, around town, and then hand back phone at 9pm at night.

PCs or laptops are only for non-social media use.
So, no chat forums like this.

Try it first over the weekend, or for one week.

Forumosa posting #s may drop significantly (from Andrew), but it’ll be temporary.

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Yes.

I used to read too many books. When my social life improved, I read less and less, until only during downtime.

Now social media time is getting out of control. I’m better off switching back to reading books.

Go back to Italy and the awful internet connection would be the best medicine. :slight_smile:

For a moment I thought you meant they should post as each other. :upside_down_face:

But yeah, the reciprocal plan might work. :slight_smile:

I also deleted my FB and Instagram about a year ago and been much happier. Just the odd time I get the inclination to see what my friends are up to and then i remember my account is deleted.

I have friends back home that will all go out all 3 of us and while we are eating the first one gets on the phone, then the other, finally I said out loud ‘i guess this is phone night’ and none of them noticed so I picked mine up too and I wondered why even bother go out when we can just stay at home using fb

Its one of tw main glaring issues for sure. Im in the states now and attended an event where for 2 hours nobody even took out their phones. People actually talking to one another. That seems inconceivable in tw literally.

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Weird. Maybe it’s a cult that brainwashes people to socialize.

Social media should be called unsocial media.

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He is the ones that abuses his phone mostly. No matter what he’s doing the phone needs to be part of it. I don’t really mind people using their phone when they are on their own but when you are with someone is it really necessary?
I use my phone less these days because I deleted Facebook and Instagram but it doesn’t feel like the effort is worth it when the person I live with is constantly on them.
I guess the method could work if both parties were up to the challenge, i’d Quite enjoy it actually

That’s so true.
Not good for business but if ur wanting to get away from all of it it’s super easy!

There are some interesting apps you can download that will help curb your phone usage. Here’s a link of some of the more popular ones. You might try a few and see what works best for helping you break your habit. A lot of my friends find the Forest app in particular really useful.

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Nice! I’ll definitely check this out !!

What exactly are you trying to say to @Andrew0409? :smiley:

But yeah, lately I’m thinking that I’m too addicted to internet and so. I waste too much time that I could use in a more productive way-

Lol he knows, and doesn’t care :joy:

Yeah that’s also the way I feel, but also I find myself not having much to do so that increases the time I spend on the internet as well.
Hopefully trying to find stuff to do will decrease the time I spend online