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I feel that I am addicted to facebook, whatsapp and imo. Every spare minute that I am getting is used for checking social media apps on my mobile phone. I can't live without it. Even in my work I am checking my phone in every 5 minute or so. How can I relieve from this habit?
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You need to limit your social media activity. Allow an hour to use social media and that's it. If you exceed to one hour, then you will surely become addicted to it. 
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Whatever you do, everything should be in moderation. Too much of everything is good for nothing.
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It's simple as abc. You can be confident that you're human with willpower. And this willpower could either be strong or weak depending on how determined you are to make use of it. You can either decide to strengthen it from being weak to becoming strong or vise versa. But as for your case, I will suggest you make use of your willpower from strengthened perspective. This will help you to be decisive when to be on social media or when you don't want to be. If others can quit any other form of addiction using this method, you can too.
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I overcome mine by concentrating on my daily tasks and thinking of how to complete each task that way my mind is far away from the things that aren't really productive like being on social media. So filled your day with more productive things.
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First, you have to get rid of your gadget and internet and live for a month in forest where you cannot use internet.
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Gone are the days that i spend long hours on on social media.If you are making money on social media,then its worth it but if you are not,then its a total waste of time.

Spending too much time on social media can make you lose focus and mental health.

Some ways to build better digital habit is: turn off notifications on your phone,set alarm specifying how often you can check your phone(when your alarm sounds,spend one minute going through your messages and reset your timer),take distracting applications off your phone screen,you may delete Facebook or twitter applications and relegate to using your phone browser,don't let your phone be the last thing you check at night and first thing you check in the morning..

This few tips should help.
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Social media is a bad addiction and it's very unfortunate that most of us are hooked. Maybe is the whole world was switched off from technology it may work. But anyway i guess it's a choice that you will have to make as an individual no one can make you stop but yourself.

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You are not alone and so many people have the same problem as you do. This is becoming an issue for people around the world. With the age of computers and technology it makes it so easy to fall into these bad habit, but so hard to break them. You are going to have to learn to condition yourself in order to change these habits. Here are a few suggestions that you can try to do that will help you to break a few of your bad habits of picking up your phone and checking it all the time. 

  1. When you are at work, keep your phone in your purse and locked in a desk drawer. If the phone isn't on your dest, it won't be so easy to pick up the phone and check your social media account.
  2. At work limit the time you look at your phone. Only check your social media sites during your breaks or lunch hour. You are at work to do a job and not spend the day on your phone. 
  3. You can speak to one of your friends at work and ask her to help you out. Tell her what is happening and how you need to change this bad habit. If she sees you using your phone or checking the phone during your working hour, ask her to please bring this to your attention so you can stop.
  4. If you are having problems with controlling the urge to check your social media account, maybe you can give your phone to your friend. Ask them to keep the phone while you work and only give you back your phone if an import call is coming in. This way you won't have the phone next to you and you can't reach for the phone and check your account.
  5. When you are at home you need a distraction and a way to stop looking at your phone. You can make a schedule for yourself. List the time and how many minutes you'll allow yourself to check your social media account. You can do this several times a day. Make sure you stick to your schedule and when the time is up, you put down your phone and move on. 
  6. At home don't keep your phone next to you Put your phone on a table or a place that isn't close to you. This will make you get up and move around your home to retrieve your phone. If it isn't time to work or check on your social media account, you'll need to not pick up your phone. This will be hard and tempting, but you need to continue working around your home and not spend your free time on your phone.
  7. Make a list of everything around your home that needs doing. You have neglected to do many things in your home because you don't have time. All your time is spent looking at your phone.
  8. You can always turn off notifications on your apps. This way you won't hear when a new message comes in or a person posts something new. You won't be as tempted to pick up your phone.
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Problems do arise with technology. It is we people who should know or learn to know where to draw the line.
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Hi friend,

Hope you feel very well,

First of all you you need to change your morning routine , awake in the early morning go for walk , spend most time with your family and help them , and sale or off your smart phone and buy a simple phone for just attend calls , after one or two weeks you feels that's a good change in your addiction and you don't need to use smart phone because smart phone is not necessary our life and family is more important than electronics, Try it dear,  my words are not enough to describe its depend on you how can you understand my thoughts,

Thank you
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You need to keep yourself busy by spending much of your time offline like doing some house if you don't mind or maybe watching movies on TV or laptop.

Also you set a time limit whereby you spend some less time in social media then the rest of the hours you spend somewhere else.Within a month with this schedule you'll have adjusted to that system.

Finally you can decide no uninstall the social media apps,Facebook, WhatsApp and IMO just for some days then you Install them although this might sound pretty akward since you're a great addict.
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Yes, I do believe that being busy and doing other things instead of keeping your phone beside you and checking it all the time. I think I managed to stop that kind of addiction by being busy watching korean series. 
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We all are having social media accounts. How can we avoid it? You can avoid it if you leave alone yourself without doing anything in the phone. Just leave your phone alone. Be surrounded with friends and also make a commitment that you dont use your phone for social media for 1 month.Just make another way and forget social media.
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To overcome the addiction for social media try and apply the following. Speak to yourself on the harmful effects of social media, develop time for other things that should replace your time on social media such as engaging in a healthy conversation instead. Stay away from phones and computers that aids social media. Develop the love reading books.
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By reducing the time you spent on social media. Reduce the hours. Next concentrate on the things you are interested in. Spend more time with it. Do communicate with people in real. Go outside with friends often. By doing this you can limited your social media activities. 
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The best thing is to deactivate them. I am sure you cannot do this. So it is better to divert oneself in other things than dwelling with these social media. Perhaps you can some writing sites to be more productive than being on social media.
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You can try to find better hobbies that might help take your mind off your phone, maybe try leaving your phone at home sometimes when you go out places to limit the times your on it every day. Or try to see how long you can go without your phone and each times try to go longer every single day. 
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It is true so many people from all walks of life have Ben caught up. But I suggest you ha e to make your own plan and even schedule as to how you can manage using the social media.

1.cut off the ones that you don't need that much for me I don't use Facebook and Instagram and am okay.

2.when going online have a valid reason maybe checking on a relative and friend and log out. 

3.avoid too many groups which does not help and only talk of useless topics. 

4.calculate your data usage and try to cut it off. 

5.at work always avoid turning on data to view current news you can instead watch on the TV 
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Beating social media addiction is not something that can be done overnight; it requires a reevaluation of your digital-life balance, and this is something personal to you. However, whilst only you can figure this out, there are some steps you can take to reduce your use of and dependency on social media, and to help you take control back from the tiny tyrant that is the smartphone.

#1 Turn off notifications

It can be so difficult to detach yourself from social media when your phone lights up every minute with new notifications. So turn them off.

Notifications for when certain individuals have tweeted and so on are distracting enough, but so many people also get caught up watching their phone and counting ‘likes’. This is unhealthy and will only cause anxiety if you do this after making a post. After posting what you’d like to, I recommend leaving social media for a period of time so that you do not get rapped up by who is interacting with your post.

#2 Don’t have your phone by you whilst you sleep

It is not difficult to see how our phone’s wreak havoc with our sleep schedules. 45% of people choose to scroll through social media instead of sleep.

To combat this, place your phone on the other side of the room. If the phone is out of reach, we will be less tempted to check it. It is often an automatic reaction to reach for your phone and scroll through social media in bed. If you have to get out of bed to enable this, you will think about why you want your phone, and chances are that this will help you cut down on how much you use it at night.

#3 Remove your phone from your morning routine

social media addiction: breakfast without a phone

Likewise, do not reach for your phone the moment you get out of bed. For a lot of us, the first thing we do in the morning is to check our phone. Avoid this! Not only does this exhibit an unhealthy dependency on our phones, the sudden huge quantity of content which will hit you as you scroll is too much for our tired mind to handle. This will overwhelm and distract us, and negatively impact our ability to focus for the day. Try not to touch it until you are at least settled into the day.

#4 Place less weight on your personal social media appearance

Easier said than done, I know. However, one of the big signs of social media addiction is that you spend a lot of time overthinking and over-planning your posts. This causes anxiety and stress. If you place less importance on how and what you post, you will be able to free up your mind from this stress.

#5 Opt for analogue alternatives

Fall back in love with your hobbies, or discover new ones. Set yourself time away from work and your phone to explore and enjoy non-screen based activities, such as arts and crafts, reading or exercising.

In giving yourself back time you would have spent scrolling, and dedicating it to yourself

#6 Digital detox

The best thing that you can do is learn to live without it. This doesn’t mean abandoning social media, it just means spending some time away from it completely. This is called a digital detox.

All of the tips mentioned above are steps towards a digital detox. However, the benefits of a total digital detox are unmatched by that of any other tip mentioned above. It is only when you remove social media from your daily routine that you realise how much more time you have for yourself in the day, and how much it frees up your mind.

Try out a digital detox course if you’re serious about finding ways to deal with your social media addiction, it will walk you through the steps and strategies to get a better balance.
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Find other things to do so that you will stay engaged and not think about social media.You may start an activity like art and craft which with practice can be profitable and rewarding
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I understand that you have been addicted to these social media platform, but if you are willing to stop that habit you can find something esle that you like and do it
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Social media addiction is most common modern times problems. But this addiction can easily be reduced if we engage ourselves wisely. 

1. Manage your schedule and set your priorities. 

2. Download routine tracking apps to manage your to do work.

3. Try to minimize the distractions, mute cell phone .

4. Set your goals and be work on the goals and be consistent.
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By spending more time doing other things, such as watching TV or movies with my family and friends, I can overcome my addiction to social media. Engaging in hobbies like hiking, bicycling, and swimming can also help me avoid using social media.
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start valuating your life, you deserve a better life-quality, healthier lifestyle.

you have the time now, you think it will last forever but it will end sooner than you think.

think about having a busy life, start going about with friends more or having a new habits.

And don't forget time is the most important resources save it, never waisted. 
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The  only way you can overcome your addiction on social media is:

1.Use your phone when necessary.

2.Manage your time well.

3.Keep yourself busy.

4.Avoid being lonely.
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1. Set time limits for yourself. Determine how much time you will spend on social media each day, and stick to it. 

2. Find healthier activities to do in your spare time. Take up a hobby or an exercise regimen to fill the time that was previously spent on social media. 

3. Uninstall social media apps from your phone. This can help to reduce your temptation to use these apps in your spare time. 

4. Talk to a friend or family member about your addiction. Opening up to someone who can provide emotional support can be beneficial in helping you kick the habit.

5. Seek professional help. If you feel that you cannot overcome the addiction on your own, seek the help of a mental health professional to get the support you need.
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The best way you can avercome addiction is simple , you just only need to plans your work and ensure you fulfill it within the set time and make sure switch off your phone so that you can attempted to check for checked messages
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Limit your screen time, create a schedule, delete apps that trigger addiction, find other hobbies, seek support from friends or professionals.
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There are a few ways to overcome your addiction to social media. First, try to engage in activities that you are not using your phone for. This will help you to free yourself from the need to check social media. Additionally, try to monitor your social media use and the time period you are spending on it. This can help you to avoidrush or dedicate too much time to social media at the expense of other activities. Finally, try to be mindy about your social media use. This will help you to avoid becoming addicted to social media and giving yourself up to the addiction.
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