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You have to learn how to effectively take breaks. If you are at a

point where you feel you cannot delete your addictive apps,

start to be at least staying off social media once a week. This is

similar to keeping your phone away from you and can be

scheduled on the same day when you are first starting out

managing your issue.

Staying off social media will do wonders for your sense of self￾trust. You will be proud of the level of self-control you will be

exerting.

You may even decide to do a “social media cleanse.” This is

similar to diet-related behaviors, except this term is regarding

“brain food.” What you feed your mind is what will shape your

thoughts, and social media is like junk food.

Imagine if you only ate chocolate bars and extra-cheese pizza

all day, every day. You might enjoy the original dopamine rush

at first, but by the end of the week your body would be

destroyed and you would hardly be able to move your body

comfortably.

This is exactly what it is like to engage with social media too

often. Social media is like a sugary dessert. You are healthiest

when you restrain and only enjoy it once in a while, and

reasonable portions.

Remember the statistic discussed earlier regarding the amount

of time the average American spends on their phone? Up to

half of the day can be spent screen-gazing. Now, imagine if you

are strict with yourself about the time you spend on your

phone - you can potentially get nearly nine years of your life

back!

What will you do with all of this time you will suddenly have?

You want to ensure that you are participating in actively

engaging habits so that you will feel good about the time you

spend away from your phone. This will encourage you to stick

with your plan and maintain a healthier lifestyle.

Spend this time doing things that provide you with a sense of

fulfillment. Not every moment of your life can be filled with joy

and wonder, but you can spend a lot of it with loved ones.

Spending time with people who give your life a purpose is very

rewarding.

Likewise, if you fill your time with being in the company of the

people you love, you will foster a sense of community. This is

very important to your healing from an addiction, as the root is

most likely coming from a feeling of being lonely and detached.

If you feel detached from your community, you will be more

likely to use social media to fill the void.

This will not solve the problem. This kind of thought mentality

is like the snake that eats its own head. You will be creating

more of a void and more of a sense of disconnect by doing this

because you will be spending less time with people who care

about you.

Sending a message is not as sincere as spending time making

dinner together. Posting about a fundraiser is great, but

volunteering your time to assist your community with a friend

is even better.