Thanks for waiting! This topic is very personal to me and I think needs more awareness than ever.

Also thank you for 20K! ❤ I would love to do a Q&A video once I reach 50K :D I appreciate you all for subscribing, it means a lot to me!

I ended up with this video after trashing a few I was almost done with in the past 45 months. Perfectionism is tough I hope to be back soon with more videos & shorts :D

Helpful Tips to Reduce Social Media by Cy
The first step is noticing how much you use social media, and noticing something is not healthy about it (length of time, how it makes you feel, etc).

The next step is wanting to change and not letting yourself forget. I wrote down “I don’t want to be on social media all day” and put it all over my room and on my phone. Manifestation and all that.

I removed all socials off the front page of my phone, put it in a folder, or removed it entirely from my phone in the case of TikTok (which I found the hardest to stop).

After a few weeks free from social media, I allowed myself to only use social media on desktop computer or laptop while setting loud annoying timers to stop.

On the computer, I try to also make the content I see healthier. If a video comes up that makes me feel bad or jealous or sad or unable to stop watching, I press “dislike.” My whole feed changed its tone from this.

I forgive myself when I fall back into old patterns and use social media in an unhealthy way. I try to look for a reason why I am doing that (or a trigger). Whether I find one or not, I usually do all these steps all over again if I notice that happening.

You may also want to look into a therapist who can help guide you on your journey as well.

Helpful Tools
Note: None of these tools or resources are sponsored recommendations, just stuff that actually helped me, even it was a little bit.

Screenzen: App that reduces screentime
Opal: App that reduces screentime
Tiny Decisions: App that rolls a random wheel. I used it to give myself that “random rewards” feeling social media gives me, but I can roll the wheel myself when I take a break.

Resources & Sources:
What is Social Media Addiction? https://www.healthline.com/health/soc...
4 Approaches to Social Media Addiction https://hbr.org/2018/10/iran4exper... Conditioning / Skinner’s Box: https://www.simplypsychology.org/oper...

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