Internet addiction.
How do i break this?
I spend about 8 hours a day online, but most of it is just going around in circles on news sites, saving hundreds of images, watching trash on youtube and just browsing the porn that exists, barely even watching it.I have pretty bad anxiety and depression and am always exhausted and scared to do much, so i just fall into a spiral of doing nothing online all day.
i find it more debilitating than my klonopin, or my alcohol addictions. at least with those addictions i'm up and going out of the house and living life.
>>17334535
You remind me a lot of myself. Go for walks or find a new hobby. Drawing and lifting helped break my internet habits
>>17334548
so do you just do other stuff when you get the urge to use the internet, or if you feel you were on too long u make yourself walk?
>>17334535
Literally turn off computer and go outside.
I have just as bad internet addiction as you, this is only thing that works.
>>17334535
first and foremost
>i have bad anxiety and depression
if these are serious, then get fucking treated. go find a therapist who pushes you to work through your problems on a weekly or biweekly basis. a good therapist walks you through what you feel anxious about, what you want to do despite that anxiety, and encourages you to do it to overcome anxiety.
if its not serious enough to seek therapy over, stop talking about it. you are using it to excuse your behaviors and letting it hold you back. you arent as bad as those people who say 'going outside and meeting people isnt an option cuz muh anxiety' but its still pretty bad.
great, now that you've decided which of those you fall under and have acted appropriately, we can now address the other issues.
the easiest way to get rid of your internet addiction is to get rid of your internet. you might whine that this is hard and surely there must be a balance, but assuming you are using the word addiction correctly, there really isnt. you are literally asking for help on how not to go to the internet. the internet controls you. thinking you can scale it back is likely a mistake. removing the internet makes it easy. your phones data plan should give you access to everything you really need (email, research, etc) but you dont really need it on your computer. if you NEED netflix get an applebox or a roku box and have that connected via ethernet, but destroy any chance of your computer connecting to the internet.
>>17334594
assuming you are too whiny and addicted to actually quit the internet, your best option after that is the following two options
>surrender your control to someone you live with.
this person is now in charge of your internetting nad makes sure you arent doing it for more than the originally agreed upon amount of time per day.
AND
>find something new to do.
people act as if not being on the internet will teleport them to a room full of horny girls. not the case. if you dont want to hang out on the internet, what do you watn to do? make a list, and do it.
go on your phones internet (now that you have disconeccted it in your home) and sign up for meetup.com. look at all the local events they have. look at community centers and such if you live in a smaller town and see what they offer.
dodgeball and and stupid excuses to gather await you. work your way through those online lists of 'things to try' until you've tried them all.
no, just reading the list and saying 'NONE OF THAT SOUNDS FUN' is not trying them all.
