Social Media/Internet Addiction

Same here .., i have been thinking of substituting iphone with nokia 150... from smart to basic...lets face and engage in the world outside instead of hanging in screens..

 

nofap can be ur social site for next few days . it will help.....

 

I have blockers with timers set on all my devices to turn off the web at 10pm to 9am. I also have it set to turn off aps like Facebook, youtube, etc at 10pm also. I blocked the Ap Store and all dating aps and websites.. Nofap.com is the only website and my email i can goto.. i also keep access to utility aps like calander, google maps for navigstion, uber, calculator, etc.. So i can keep my smart phone and still be safer with media addiction..
Also at home i had to get rid of all cable tv for 10 years now and no netflix etc. I only rent DVDs when i want to watch a movie or goto the movies.. or if i do stream a show, the internet is off at 10pm so im done for the day. Almost all children porn blockers have time controls their parents can set. They can set it for time of day or number of hours a day. I recomend serting it up on your devices then having a buddy change and keep the password for you.

 

Try thinking of it this way - you're lucky to have so much free time to yourself, you just need to develop some better habits to fill the time. What do you like to do? Read, exercise, cook, build something, volunteer your time, take up golf or fishing or tennis or hiking or whatever else you think is interesting. I've read that it takes 3-4 weeks of doing something on a regular basis to make it a habit. So maybe instead of waking up and hopping on the internet for the whole day, replace that habit with something more productive that you actually want to do. Make a plan to stick to that for 3-4 weeks and see if it sticks.

 

Cutting out porn is likely showing how much a grip these things all ready had on your life. One thing I find with cutting out porn and reducing use of social media, forums, shows, video games, etc. is it forces me to find other things to do with my time. Being a log just doesn't sit well.

I can do those procrastination tasks, though there still is that aversion.
Something I feel I should return to is picking a time a week to get out and do some random socializing. Though where is the tricky part currently. My eye has spotted some events of interest. Now I just need to get myself there.

 

@James Matterling II While I'm no expert, it is safe to say removing something that is a big fixture in our lives will have an impact on other areas. It sounds as if things which we enjoy in our lives form a symbiotic bond to produce "pleasure". With porn gone this bond is broken. Now these other areas of our lives must learn to live without porn as a support.

A couple of my uneducated Canadian cents.

 

@James Matterling II If those words helped, awesome. As I was typing that response it also came to mind how we'd feel and react if a person of great support were suddenly absent in our lives.

 

James, I can relate to you on substituting behaviors that do not make you feel any better. For me, I noticed I was using snapchat too much, and my phone in general. I am happy to say that I have been without a phone for over a year now and really enjoy how it has improved my life. I find face to face conversations much easier, and I take in my surroundings, which is a nice thing to do! That being said I have ended up using my laptop for porn use, which comes with a host of other issues (accessibility, ability to navigate, isolation in room, ect). Recently I have made an effort to leave my laptop out in the open when at home and in public, this forbids me from accessing porn.

I suggest trying to put something in place that disables you from accessing porn when you are alone! Switching to an oldschool phone could be a good start!