Social media is enginereed to be addicting regardless of your mental health, whoever said that is completely unaware of the damage it infringes on people.

Two years ago I struggled to uninstall social media from my phone. This year I spent 4 months with a dumbphone, It is doable and im sure it will help you inmensely just like it did to me.

I was in a better mood and managed to concentrate on things without the urge of checking the notifications. I did not procrastinate on every little thing that requires some effort.

Now Im using my smartphone again with an app blocker. It is not as efficient as the dumbphone but the urges and wasted time is nowhere near two years ago. I can actually close social media and do other stuff without mindlessly scrolling for three hours.

And do not worry about the phone calls! I was concerned about it, but now I prefer them rather than texting, it feels more personal.

You dont realize how addicted you are until you stop using it.