I'm in recovery and these alcohol ads are literally painful. Like one 30 second ad will make me spiral and I'll need my antianxiety meds and my ESA. How do I stop the fucking algorithm?
For context I watch everything on my Xbox one because my laptop is broke
mute, look away
not the best because it wastes your time but it's low tech
Also do something to occupy your mind.
Not thinking about things doesn't really work.
It might be because I'm not particularly bright but I'd be doing complicated maths sums in my head to occupy all of my mental focus on something completely different so that I don't get drawn into thinking about the thing and I don't get caught in the Pink Elephant Paradox.
Plus I might actually improve my mental calculation skills, which would be nice.