Are/were you addicted to your mobile phone? How did you stop it?

For me, I find I’m on my phone more when I’m not feeling good - particularly if I’m stressed, I tend to be on my phone more. It becomes a kind of self-reinforcing cycle, because I then start to feel bad because I’m ’wasting’ time on my phone. It might be worth taking a step back and thinking about if there’s anything else that might be driving your phone use - pressures at home, money worries, difficult relationships. Is there anything that feels overwhelming to you right now (other than your phone use)? How do you find your job - is it stimulating, do you feel connected to your coworkers, or does your job just feel useless and boring? Taking a step back, you may be able to find things in your life that you’d like to change, and making these changes might help you stop scrolling for a while (but this will take time!). To start, I think it’s good to try and change slowly, rather than doing everything all at one and expecting yourself to be able to massively reduce your screen time overnight. Are there any small things you could try to do daily to put a dent in your screen time? I used to scroll a lot in the morning, but these days I’ve made it my habit to either do yoga or head out to the gym after I wake up. I used to scroll a lot watching TV in the evening too as a way to zone out, but these days I try to do other things while I’m watching TV - I like to do colouring, but anything where your hands are busy with something else could be good - cross stitch, drawing, knitting, crotchet, whatever. I find app timers useful - I do check in on social media apps across the day, but it helps me to stop the mindless scrolling to think that I have a limited time. If you’re really struggling and finding it hard to make things stick by yourself, you may also want to consider seeking help from a therapist or counsellor.