I find myself spending way more time than I'd like scrolling this site, Reddit, Twitter, etc. I want to limit my digital use to bare necessities, but when I'm mentally exhausted (poor sleep, after work, etc.) it's kind of all I have the energy to do.

I feel like doing literally nothing, getting lost in my thoughts can be even MORE tiring than using the internet lol. Maybe that's normal, or maybe it's like my depressive/anxious brain refusing to shut off or be nice.

Anyway, if you weren't spending your time online, how would you shut your brain off and unwind?

  • Nephneph [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    I've tried using some different apps that lock my youtube or reddit off after a certain point but honestly if I want to use them enough I'll just log in on another device or whatever.

    Something I have found helps is just making my browsing experience shittier and shittier until it's annoying more than fun.

    For example I just logged myself off reddit and changed my password to something I immediately forgot . Now when I go to reddit it's the shitty default subreddits and the awful default UI. The first 50 posts are all either about Ukraine or just videos of poor people fighting in McDonald's. Now I hate it enough to never go there again for more than about 2 minutes.