Over the last year, the coping mechanism I adopted for the stress I was facing was spending hours on my phone. There was a day when I scrolled for nearly 11 hours—11 hours! That’s almost half a day.
The irony is that I actually watched videos about doom scrolling, yet I still kept scrolling. Even though I’ve tried restricting myself, consistency has always been an issue. For two days I set a timer on the app, and on the third day I removed it.
I dislike traditional shopping sprees. However, that hasn’t stopped me from spending hours scrolling through shopping apps to find just the right thing to buy. In most cases, the items I purchase aren’t things I need. They’re things I buy for instant gratification. I usually make these purchases when my mood is low.
I’m hoping that by starting good habits, I will slowly and gradually let go of these unhealthy coping mechanisms. This year was a nightmare, but now that I’m at the end of it, I finally feel like I’m waking up. For the first time in months, I feel hope. I want to live—not just survive, but truly be happy.
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