Pika@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
I had something similar when I was using reddit. Constantly addicted to the site.
I didn’t know how bad it had actually gotten until when the API changes happened I uninstalled the app I was using.
For like the next 2 or 3 months, I would consistently catch myself sliding the side bar open and tapping where the app used to be. In some cases I would get in a loop and I would have attempted it like 6 or 7 times before realizing what I was doing.
The solution like others have said is disengage. The entire point of those platforms are addiction and entertainment. Shorts are even worse than entertainment posts as you can’t use the time waste on an individual level.
I had to fully block reddit at the DNS level to separate as I kept wanting to go back. I’m starting to notice the same effect when I’m on lemmy so as of late so I’m working on that.
Nikls94@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Omg thank you. I have AdGuard Pro for life and just did this.
moonshadow@slrpnk.net 3 days ago
I see lemmy as harm reduction, the methadone to instagram’s fent. Incremental changes are often more sustainable than grand gestures, just getting off the infinite feed of short form video would be a huge step in the right direction and probably a lot easier to adjust to from where you’re at
Pika@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
I have to agree with this. Cold turkey rarely works for me as well. Finding an alternative to it works wonders. Like my alternative to social media/entertainment is gaming or development. Anything to keep your mind of the engagement.