currently going crazy cause i decided to turn them off but going to for sure turn it back on soon
but insta is the only platform i use where i watch short form media and what helped me stop going on it so much was setting limits through screen time. it started with an hour then i kept on decreasing it till reaching 10 minutes. sometimes i do access it on my laptop cause theres no limit on it but i don't find myself doing it too often and only really do it to reply to my friends who send me stuff but yeahh thats kinda whats helped me personally
this app has changed my life it’s the only thing that’s legitimately worked for controlling my screen time
essentially it lets you assign time limits to certain apps, as well as a limit on how many times a day you can open them. for instance, my limits for instagram are ten times a day, for ten minutes at a time.
the apps are locked by default which forces you to be more intentional every time you do open it.
highly recommend, i’ve been using for almost a month and my screen time is down by HALF!!!
I’ve been limiting myself to 8 hours a day, which seems like a lot but when you consider I sit in front of a computer all day at work, it actually means I only have about an hour at home. Since imposing this rule, I’ve found myself more relaxed, more open to whims, and reading a lot more.
It’s an app that you can use to block certain apps on your phone that has helped me greatly decrease my social media time without quitting cold turkey (though I’m trying to do that too, recently). I have it set so that I can only open instagram 7 times a day in 5 minute increments. I spend much less time doomscrolling but can still look at things my friends have sent me, etc.
a mental health break taken with my friend
straight after this we unfortunately had to go back to uni and lock in but the break was nice while it lasted and the flowers were so so pretty
i wear a face covering (the niqab) and whenever i'm inside with my girls and i can take it off i love making a big deal out of it and being like face reveal and my friends also jump on the bandwagon and act so shocked I LOVE IT
