IwantToHelpOthers t1_iwps90s wrote on November 17, 2022 at 1:13 PM

Reply to comment by ThatOrangePuppy in [Image] Don't let this happen to you! by myeloidCritter980

You need to eliminate EVERYTHING that gives your brain more dopamine than the activity you need to do. I always procrastinated because watching YouTube or playing video games was way more fun than actually doing what I needed to do. So one day, I finally had enough of wasting my life with useless activities, unplugged my ps4, deleted youtube on every device I have and installed a blocker on my pc. I know this seems extreme, but for people like me this seems to be the only thing that works.

RedditIsDogshit1 t1_iwq0x4g wrote on November 17, 2022 at 2:25 PM

This is litterally a concept to naturally counter depression. It’s called a Dopamine Detox. There’s youtube videos on it. And if you do it, it really really sucks. But that suckiness is actually often what everyone needs to appreciate the other stuff around them more.

Autumnlove92 t1_iwq3v1o wrote on November 17, 2022 at 2:47 PM

I got addicted to TikTok last year and deleted it after nearly 12 months of nonstop use, because I finally realized I'd unintentionally quit my hobbies. I stopped doing them cause scrolling for laughs was far easier of a dopamine hit. And it sucked at first but now I'm back at things and won't ever touch that damn app again. My friends roll their eyes when I insist it's causing some of their depression, but it's very true. Don't whine that you're not doing anything with your life while also sitting on the couch scrolling all night long on your phone.

Hunter20107 t1_iwqs9hm wrote on November 17, 2022 at 5:32 PM

Facebook is designed to trick your brain into scrolling more and more, just to see /one/ more post before you log off, and has been like that for over a decade at this point. Most other social media apps have followed the same formula in their own styles, and tik tok is just the latest and most optimised form of this parasitic design. Well done on getting out of it though!

Autumnlove92 t1_iwrr40u wrote on November 17, 2022 at 9:21 PM

Yep saw myself doing this with FB and after being on it from 2006-2015, I quit and deleted my shit. Never been happier, too. Especially since I abandoned ship before it became PoliticalBook

teiichikou t1_iwt1say wrote on November 18, 2022 at 3:15 AM

Who? Who are you talking about? It’s dark, I can’t see anyone sitting on the co— shit, it’s 4am

Erebea01 t1_iwq90vb wrote on November 17, 2022 at 3:24 PM

This is what I'm currently doing with nsfw stuffs, blocking it with a dns and app blockers using a random password, which I send to my BFF, i even thought ahead and blocked every reddit app on the app store besides infinity app which can block nsfw stuffs forever. Also blocked twitter and changed my instagram to a really long random string of 64 letters. Sometimes you just need to take drastic actions towards yourself, what works for others won't necessarily work for you.