Dr. Micaela

All right.

Last post before we get to our Slido.

Scrolling for eight hours when I'm anxious.

People who are dealing with phone addiction, I need your help.

Hey guys, I'm 27 female, inattentive ADHD.

Generally, I don't have a problem with addictions except cigarettes.

I'm lucky enough to not be impulsive with money, sex, and all that jazz, but I have a big problem.

The fucking phone.

You

You know, if I had just remembered that I read all these posts and they swear, I would not have been as awkward at the beginning of this when I was like, oh, can I say shit?

Since I was young, I was obsessed with media.

I used to spend hours on the computer on my Tumblr or chatting with strangers or playing Sims.

Good thing it was the family computer, so my parents stopped me after two to three hours.

I used to love reading books as well, excessively, like for a week.

Queen of hyperfixating on media, don't get me started with music.

Fast forward to today, oh...

bro that is so many okay that's fine i'm gonna keep reading um fast forward to today when i'm anxious and i'm avoiding studying i have to write my thesis right now i can spend eight hours a day on the phone i've deleted tiktok and now i got addicted to reddit it doesn't help that i'm also where she posts on reddit um it doesn't also help that i'm quite a social person i tend to be texting with at least 10 people per day my phone is always buzzing i've tried timers i ignore the notification

I've thought of getting a dumb phone, but unfortunately I need my bank card.

I need my Spotify.

I need to be connected to the internet because I live in two countries and I have to be reachable.