The screens captured our lives, with a large scroll that spent the marathons at a distance. This habit of landing in social media at the moment when you unlock the phone, it became the second nature like muscle memory. The duration of attention also took a serious blow. In doing with the screen, this is the reflex in our time, which we instinctively achieve, whether it is standing in long queues (it makes sense), by mid -breeding (it doesn’t make sense).
However, this is nothing new. Tragically, even unmatched painfully aware of this shameful muscular memory, taking on Instagram to share how dependence on the screen becomes on the way of their daily life.
How do you grow on a screen dependence every day, how do you determine if you admire screens?
In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Pragati Goyal, Clinical Psychologist from the Lissun mental health platform, he shared how to find out if they were addicted to the screen and how they can treat it.
The lapel explained the basic bases of dependence and revealed: “Unhealthy dependence is not only how often you do something, but how you control it over it and how it affects your life. One of the clear signs is the continuation of behavior, despite the fact that they do harm your health, work. An example of a lot of people seeking a time, but still a picture of “another episode.”
The signs you are unhealthy admire your phone
The fight shared these other signs that you need to follow:
- Strong feeling of compulsion and difficulty in control of behavior (starting, stopping or limiting use).)
- Symptoms of cancellation, such as anxiety, anxiety or even physical discomfort when trying to stop.
- Losing interest in other activities that once brought you joy.
Based on the signs sharing Pragati, it is obvious that itching in the head to check the phone, invincible, making you restless. Doomscrolling is rooted throughout the concept of impossibility to postpone your phone and continue to scroll all day. Moreover, the phone imitates all your free time by draining the joy of the things you liked.
Which short period of attention does for your brain
A direct by-product is a short period of attention, and because of this brain function is changing.
He explained more about this, solving the problem of “popcorn brain”, “habits that feed on a short period of attention, like constant scroll, endless notifications and difficult digital stimulations, significantly changed how our brain works. Describe a constant novelty.
How to reduce the dependence on the screen?
There is still time to get out of the rabbit hole in which you fell. The fact is not too late. You can still turn things and take control.
Pragati shared this detailed guidance that covers effective methods that can be taken to reduce addiction:
1. Be affectionate to yourself and give time on the change: The first step is to acknowledge that the violation of addiction will not be easy. This includes biological processing and shift in your brain reward systems. So, be affectionate to yourself and realize that it will take time. There will be gaps, moments of struggle and discomfort, but that’s all part of the process. Accept your health and give yourself a place for growth.
2. Set the clear limits around the screen: It’s not about cutting screens completely, but determine how much when and where you can use them. Set some restrictions on the screen time like no screens within the first hour after waking or 30 minutes before bedtime. Remember where you use the phone; Perhaps avoid screens in your bedroom, while eating or social situations. These boundaries help create space for other activities and make you more intentional about using the screen.
3. Define the true cause of using the screen: Ask yourself why you turn to the phone. Is it out of boredom, stress or need to escape? Detection of deeper emotional triggers for using the screen will help you understand that it is not only the screen you are looking for, but also what it represents: comfort, distracting or fast emotional correction. Understanding the root cause, you can decide the need for healthier ways.
4. Use Triple W: This technique provides for yourself three questions before contacting the phone:
- Why? Why am I collecting the phone? (Can you check out social media, read news, etc.?)
- Why now? What do I feel now – Boredo, anxiety, stress or loneliness – what pushes me to use my phone?
- What else? What can I do to meet this need without using my phone? Can I go for a walk, read, reflect or talk to a friend?
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Note for readers: This article is intended only for information purposes rather than to replace professional medical advice. Always seek the advice of a doctor with any medical issues.
