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You don't treat the symptoms; you treat the cause. dumbphones, minimalist phones, and crippled smartphones are as effective as a smoker throwing away a full pac
by BoredPositron 1y ago
You don't treat the symptoms; you treat the cause. dumbphones, minimalist phones, and crippled smartphones are as effective as a smoker throwing away a full pack, only to buy a new one when stressed or drunk. If you use doomscrolling as an escape, you will inevitably fall back to it when life hits. While a few may manage to change their habits with a restricted device if the stars align for long enough, it won't work for most. You need to first figure out why you do it.
- oarsinsync 1y ago“You must figure out why you smoke in the first place, before you will be able to quit” isn’t a universal truth.
- BoredPositron 1y agoBecause you know why you are smoking because you are addicted to nicotine.
- nonethewiser 1y agoso the symptom is the cause
- BoredPositron 1y agoThe cause why you started smoking might have gone away but you are still addicted to the substance. We don't have the same chemical addiction with doom scrolling.
- nonethewiser 1y agohey man, it was your analogy
- BoredPositron 1y agoAnd it still stands.
- makeitdouble 1y agoThis isn't universal but will tremendously help quitting. There will still be the nicotine issue, but it will help clear the other factors that can be as powerful as the physical addiction.
- circlefavshape 1y agoOr it could be - you figure out why you smoke in the first place, and have to accept that you can never quit