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Sad we have to literally learn to be humans again

My biggest piece of advice is to start reading. Just start with ten pages a day and see where it will take you.

that alarm should not have scared me as much as it did

Thank you for this video. I am currently 17 and developed a phone addiction during the pandemic. As the years have gone by I've felt like I've slowly been losing parts of myself, my hobbies, my drive. I only recently realized just how bad a problem it is and became terrified that I had irreversably stunted my brain developement. This video gives me hope. I'm going on this detox and am determined to find myself again.

I'm 20 and I've been doing this detox for the past 2 years It's nice to see that there are other people who are interested in this as well.

I literally deleted social media and started cleaning out my closet and now doing things I have just been holding off. Getting in Gods word & Hoping to go 6+ months more with it

“I don’t think you should quit social media at all” “ we’re trying to take control back our life” got me interested, I loved this perception- a more practical approach

I actually dream of a world where no one's on their phone in a social setting. Imagine how many amazing people we'd meet and convos we'd have

I actually deleted all of the social media apps off my phone after watching your dopamine detox video two days ago. I'd say that so far, I've been more productive and present. I also got my screentime from 12 hours a day down to 2 hours a day, and I've been feeling a lot better. It hasn't been long since I have deleted my social medias, but I definitely feel more motivated. Great video as always.

some advice to end ur Phone addiction : don't brought ur phone with u if u don't need it exemple (go to eat ; go on toilet etc) ; don't use it on your bed and your desk if u can

my uncle has never had social media. my mom used to always say it was weird and I genuinely believed her. now that I'm older and chronically online, I admire the fact that he doesn't care what people think and does what's best for him.

I had a professor in 2020 who gave us enough extra credit to bump us a letter grade if we would give up all social media for the semester. It was the greatest semester of my college career! I had way better grades, more friends, more calm and peace, more confidence, more self control, I was more active, slept better, and had so much more fun! Now, I’m a mom and deciding to take a break. I don’t want to waste away my time with my 6 month old baby. He deserves a fully present mother who has all those things again. I’ve spent the last 6 months being anxious and stressed over what a total stranger on the internet has to say about all the right and wrong things to do for your baby. It’s done more harm than good! I love everything you had to share! I started my break 3 days ago, and I feel the lows of not getting that dopamine hit all day, but I’m filling my time with more meaningful stuff!

Just deleted instagram off my phone. The bible says that when you’re right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. This was much needed

As someone with severe ADHD this video helped calm me down a lot. I’m scared to delete YT tbh bc that’s the one thing that my ADHD really gravitates to but it’s got to the point where my entire life I’ve been addicted to my phone and social media and I’m just wanting to actually make something of myself instead of living vicariously through others. Wish me luck! Thank you for this video. 💜

I’m currently struggling with anxiety, stress and panic attacks for a month now. I can’t do anything right now and I feel so lost. Before my first panic attack I was working and studying. I was busy 24/7 processing social media while sleeping, then wake up go to school, work after and having a lot going on in my private life as well. For the last 5 months I feel so stuck in life. I know I’m addicted to my phone, but this video is such an eye opener. I’m literally waisting my time and my potential by being on my phone. Social media destroys your brain fr. I did start praying so that’s a good thing and I’m so grateful I found something that calmed me down. I want to feel happy and healthy again so I’m starting today. Thank you so much!!

Man I deleted all social media three years ago. I can’t even imagine going online to see what other fake people are doing lmao. Life is so much better going without it you become much more creative and open minded with everything you do. I’ve learned that boredom is actually pretty good for you.

It’s been 22 months since I left social media. I have no regrets at all. I got sick of people gossiping, drama, negativity & people faking their lives & friendships and sharing everything that should be private or craving attention with provocative pictures & selfies. A number of things I realised: 1. People who added me as “Friends” didn’t really care about me. They were “So called Friends” 2. When I was going through my hardest times, including anxiety, upset, trauma and stress, Nobody was REALLY there for me or reached out to me. 3. Certain posts or videos get blown out of proportion or completely taken out of context even if it’s nothing negative. 4. People lie about the amount of friends they REALLY have. Who in the REAL world has 100s or 1000s of friends WHO?? 5. Communication is very one sided. The same person had to make the first move to start a conversation as the other person doesn’t make an effort themselves or just can’t be bothered. 6. People lie about their lives, they only show the positive side of theirs lives which doesn’t show the real truth about the person. You can’t tell and don’t see if someone is REALLY depressed, upset, isolated, lonely, feeling suicidal or what’s actually going on in their actual lives. Even if people post how they really feel, people don’t always care. 7. It makes people fake and insecure. It’s not just school kids or teenagers in college or university, but adults as well are being fake & insecure. 8. People compare themselves to others just to get more “likes” & comments. 9. Social media has increased loneliness, isolation. Anxiety and depression which can be severe. 10. Due to social media and the increase in technology, it’s causing destruction & destroying peoples lives in the sense of their is no sense of unity, community, love and nobody wants to help each other. If they see someone doing something constructive and productive and they’re doing well, people will laugh at them in an act of ignorance, and cannot wait for them to fall down. 11. Having a proper conversation or being real is considered not normal and people think it’s creepy. People don’t like having real conversations 12. It’s made people to be narcissists, self entitlement, ignorant, prejudice and bullies. 13. People can say things or make comments that are abusive, racist, sexist, ignorant, prejudice, misogynist, homophobia, xenophobia, discrimination openly online, rather than to your face. 14. I have seen Boys & Girls take provocative, selfies / pictures to get attention from so called friends / strangers, sometimes in a negative way, for example, woman having their chests hanging out, body image, men & women showing off muscles, six pack & more. 15. With social media & the young generation with regards to friendships, people feel that if they add someone as friend request and they accept it, they automatically think that’s “friends for life” people need to realise that’s not how friendship really works. I never had TikTok, Twitter or Instagram. Glad I didn’t sign up to any of them. Facebook was the only social media platform I had and it was recommended to me back when I was in my 20s. I only use UKposts as I can look at interesting things like cooking recipes and motivation videos and music videos of festivals & concerts and more fun stuff. I enjoy going out in nature, going for walks, bowling listening to music and learning new hobbies and watching movies. Since leaving it’s been the best decision of my life. I enjoy life more, I can now enjoy doing the things I do or want to try without being judged or told what to do without being made to feel guilty. I feel more happier and a massive weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I think if social media disappeared forever, I can guarantee people will spend REAL quality time with friends and family. People will know who their REAL friends are and that they will do things together and have a good time doing it. I also feel that people will have proper conversations and listen and engage.

Its so nice to hear how many people recognize how harmful social media actual is. Everyone needs to see this video. I've been doing this detox for the past month and it genuinley has changed my life even in this short time. Because of work, i kept Instagram on my phone but I'm rarely on it. And even now, I'm only watching youtube on my laptop and not on my phone. I'd recommend this to literally everyone. Life is so much more fulfilling

My English teacher challenged my class to go without our phone for a week. It’s day one, and it’s hard. Seeing everyone else on their phone makes it so hard to fight the urge. My friends are telling my I’m crazy for willingly doing this. I want to prove my discipline to myself and get my life back. I finished my paper in two and s half hours instead of a whole night getting distracted by my phone. I’m excited to see what I can do, I think I’m gonna take it longer than the week. I’m gonna build my relation with God.

I had deleted social media for about 6 months and it was the greatest time of my life, but since I’ve been back I’ve been feeling like shit so I’m going to start again!

I realised I also had the tendency to binge eat when I wouldn’t use my phone while studying because that was my alternative to getting instant gratification. So weird how we work

I’m newly Christian and realized I spend more time on my phone then in gods words and with god. I’ve been trying to end my phone addiction and it always ends up not working. I took your advice, deleted everything except Instagram cause it’s all filled with bibles, so everytime I go on insta, I get reminded to read my Bible more. I also just put it in black and while and it’s truly helping. My phone is boring 😂 I hope this works out for me, thank you 🙏🏻 god bless you

i rearranged my room while listening to this after procrastinating that for YEARS. i think this is the beginning of my detox. thank you!!!

Honestly I've been slowly tapping out of social media recently (not fully) and it's nice to know how you mentioned being okay with being bored. I take walks without my music, stand in line without the anxiousness and just have lil random thoughts it's nice. I'm still on reels and tiktok and the scrolling is hard to quit but this video definitely helped. It's nice to just eat without anything happening. We've been literally taught to think to be able to enjoy a meal, we HAVE to have something to watch or do, even vice versa like people not being able to enjoy mobies without popcorn and snacks, etc. It's nice to indulge in the stillness because before you know it, doom scrolling will have your whole day passing by then all of a sudden it's night, then you do it the next day and the next then 2-3 years go by and you've aged. I'm a creative and I keep a lot of apps for desktop use only but I'm not fully out of it all the way. Just wanted to say thank you for this. This was real helpful. We all fear loneliness and that's my fear once I'm completely tapped out of everything. Also you see quite the content and forums/tweets that get you angry with people you wouldn't even hang around irl so that's just something to think about.

I love how truthful you are. Made me realize a lot of things about my life.

i guess i'm not the only one going trough this anti social media fever. I'm 17 and not many people my age recognise this problem, and even those who do, dont try to fix it. I hope many people wake up after watching this. Thank you for making videos about this huge problem,

My boyfriend had put to my attention that i spend too much time caring about social media instead of what’s in front of me and i’m glad he told me. I finally deleted tik tok, i’m only keeping youtube and snapchat (for my friends & bf). I want to get back to what i love and that is sewing and painting. Being away from phone will give me the time and energy to do what i love and hang out with my family. Thank you for posting and sharing with us ur experience!!

You’re 100% correct that quitting social media isn’t the point - it’s taking back your own power. We all deserve so much better than hours a day spent staring at screens 🥰 ✨

This guy is wise beyond his years. I’m almost 24 and have been addicted for years and have attempted to quit so many times. Just the fact that he said out loud things I’ve asked myself on this topic is so empowering. My notifications are silenced and I’m deleting UKposts-on my way to subscribe to this channel on my laptop, at my desk.

I like how his video differs from almost all the other ones I’ve watched; it’s simplistic in a good way (without crazy edits), helps focus more, straightforward and in-depth. You can tell he took the time to really look into it and it’s well-organized. Also tests your patience by being a 20-minute video, it’s not that it’s too long, in fact it’s a good length considering how serious you want to be about it, but for phone addicts that’s their first step I guess 😂

deleted all my socials a few days ago and your channel has really helped me understand and come to terms that it's okay to live social media free.

This came up on my feed yesterday and I really needed to see this. Thank you

this was actually very helpful and eye opening to watch. You’re really great with words and it helped me check myself and realize what i want to be associated with in life. Thanks

Yo man, I've been following your content and let me just say, I'm with you. I've been on this detox for 3+ years and I'm 18. I've started with deleting Tik Tok first, then Snap, then eventually Instagram. It was hard keeping up with people after high school, but I understood how imperative it was to fix my brain and reset to get my mind right for my future. Doing this for all these years led me to have time to explore a more creative side of myself, similar to making video essays similar to what you make! Thank you for pushing this agenda forward bro, God bless man!

This is a thing everyone needs to do, don’t get off social media and use it for attention, no one will care rather you have it or not🤙🏼 just delete it without announcing it to the world

I find it so fascinating how similar of a journey so many of us have been going through. Thank you for this video ❤️

I would like to say thank you. You keep your videos so personal and understandable. Nothing fancy just a person telling what helped them. The tip that worked best for me was turning my screen black and white. Thank you for helping me

Journaling is also a good way to sort out the lingering void. Answer therapeutic questions about your childhood etc

You really go above and beyond with the value in these videos bro, I 100% agree with everything you said.

This is the most practical vid I’ve seen on this topic. Love how real u are about how our brains work. Thank u!!!

this is the first “Dopamine Detox” that i’ve actually watched. thank you. you have a great way of communicating!

I started attempting this detachment from my screens several months ago and have run into a lot of challenges. Some things that have helped is to keep a journal. Every time I feel like I really want to turn on my screens I write in my journal first instead and try to pinpoint what I’m wanting to get out of it and thinking about if there is another way to meet that need. I have discovered that a big reason it was hard for me was because I was afraid of doing nothing. I felt like I had to do something else instead, so if I was tired and everything else sounded like work, I didn’t know what to do with myself. Since then I’ve embraced just pacing around the house and staring out windows sometimes. I realized my brain actually needed that space at times.

A good tip…well maybe🤷🏾‍♂️ but I feel if you’re just starting this journey if you’re going to watch videos on YT watch them on full screen so you won’t get tempted to read the comments while trying to watch the video, you have to understand the video or whatever you’re watching from your own point of view before you see how it effected others.

I love this. So so encouraging to see people are passionate about this!!!!

I love that you’re spreading awareness about the negative effects of social media. I’m taking a detox now and I’m realizing how much clearer my mind is and focused I am in the moment. I’m actually able to sit in my thoughts and improving my real life rather than just distracting myself by a fake platform.

I discontinued social media use when I was around 18 years old. I am now 20, and I've redownloaded only Instagram back to my phone within the past couple of months! To this day I genuinely believe that, that large break from social media was completely necessary, and the foundation of my self-concept; growing up in this generation, social media use was quite literally wired into the networks that exist in our brain and definitely neglected so so so much development and figuring out of the self. I totally agree with everything you're saying and I'm glad you are spreading the message. Jaron Lanier is one of my absolute FAVORITE teachers on the topic. I now study neuroscience and psychology in college because I fell in love with the brain, and it's addictive neural pathways to many things, including social media :)

ive been taking a break from social media for a while now, i only have pinterest on my phone since im longing to become an artist and need a source of inspiration. at school al ot of people ask me if my phone is broken or if my battery is dead.. since im always reading a book, crocheting or conversing with people. getting off of social media let me gain control of my life and i highly reccomend it.

i’ve not had social media on my phone for a few months now, and i just saw this video. i knew i was slipping back into an overconsumption, but with tv, video games, etc. i’ve struggled with addiction in the past, and i full heartedly agree that easy, wasteful dopamine release is addictive. seeing your video felt like a sign to push myself into more of an extreme, to be the person i’ve been trying to. thank you ♥️

I LOVE this video - perfect for executing some of my New Year’s resolutions 🙌🏼 It’s refreshing to see someone talk about this for what it actually is - a hard commitment that will take time!! Thanks for these ideas - hope anyone reading this has a nice day/ night :)

I love this! I went 5 months without social media and was the happiest I’ve ever been. Been wanting to get back to that but struggling. I love these extra steps Ive never thought about!

I’ve been slowly doing this, but I’ve been hung up on Reddit. Thank you for this comprehensive video.

This randomly popped up in my recommendations and I honestly felt the universe sent it to me just because I honestly need to get on this. Followed all your tips, starting this detox very soon!

Thank you so much for this video. I’m 16, and I’ve been slipping off of this habit recently. This was one of the most clear videos on UKposts, and ticked all the boxes I have in mind. You’re very passionate and lovely. This means a lot to me.

For the past few months, ive realized that especially short form content like ig reels and tiktok have been wasting my time and I dont even remember what I am watching. I have been so behind in my school and I keep thinking my phone is not the problem but I end up with 10 hours of screen time a day. Im going to go on a full detox, in quitting porn, indulging in excess food, and senseless short form content. Hopefully it goes well, thanks for the motivation.

im 15 and super addicted to my phone and its keeping me from getting a job and doing anything honestly. thank you for this video it really helps

Youre doing a great thing here. Its refreshing seeing young folks dedicated to their personal development also inspiring . Happy new year everyone and all the best 💗🌱

I have been on my self improvement journey for over a year now but nothing has properly stuck. I have to say, this is the best, most comprehensive and helpful video on this subject that I have seen in a while. Thanks bro.

im starting this. this social media stuff is a cancer

Watching this in grayscale now, this is such an empowering video. Taking my own version of this detox-a few months in finding this vid is awesome. Glad to know I'm not alone and hopefully this reaches many more people. Taking power over our vices is key

Really love the content and growth especially from someone around the same age as me, lets all as young men stay on the right path and better ourselves

great vid, man. it's great to see someone speaking about it with so much thoughtfulness and introspection.

Well done! I plan to share this with my students next semester. We can all benefit from this analysis.

Glad I came across this. This brought me back to reality. I have Twitter, Tumblr and Pinterest as my social media apps. I’ve definitely downed my social media consumption within the past few months. I look forward to going all in, in time. Great video.

4 years strong 💪🏼, don't plan on getting back anytime soon. Great video and explanations!!

i’ve tried & benefited from a few of these things already but the grayscale tip 🤯 … SO GOOD!! had to subscribe. this is quality content right here

this all makes so much sense! and I truly appreciate this advice as it is a different perspective I can relate to more. since I am on the younger side and social media seems to have a big affect on me. I've been planning on deleting my social media for a while now. as I started restricting myself since about early October but it has been a slow process but I have saw little benefits and so have the people around me, I also feel a lot better. Now for new years I am thinking to commit to the detox and delete them all together. this video really helps me understand what to maybe expect and how to deal with that. so yeah ty 💗💕

This helped me see how many things in my life really create short dopamine. A good way to treat apps is you need to set an intention before you go on them or you shouldn’t be on them

U really helped me n ur the only UKpostsr who really deserve all the love n respect ❤️ keep going bro

Thank you for making this video! Im starting this today! I'm interested to see how this will change my life!

You have no clue how much this helped me, I’ve been lately feeling as if I were in a never ending cycle of social media addiction, and it had affected many areas of my life especially school and suddenly this video showed up and I was really needing it. Thanks for the tips I’m pretty much sure that they will help me :)

It’s been 2-3 weeks for meeee🥰 I been more focused on what I wanna do with my career

I’m so proud of you and what you’re offering here 💎 💎 💎 As a fitness coach, it’s so important to share the wealth. After years of detox for myself, I’ve come to YT not only to consume knowledge, but to build my own channel. Thanks for the tips. I’m proud of my timeline as your content has shown up here. I hope you’ll add coaching coaches to your arsenal as well since YT and workshops are so monetarily fluid 😉 . Keep 👏🏾 Going 👏🏾. You’re doing great work here Young Man

You are a very wise young man. May people be willing to 'hear' the message you are trying to tell them, beyond the do's and don'ts.

hi im 26 from Argentina, trying to break the cycle of phone addiction. thank you for the video!

I absolutely adore all of your content! You have and keep putting words to thoughts and feelings I’ve had for YEARS. And you do it REALISTICALLY; reminding us that it may be hard and it will take time. I don’t remember when I first saw that “7 month update” but ever since I’ve felt better. Your tips and tricks are so great! Keep up the good work

Very helpful video Abraham! Thanks for posting

Wow! You're brilliant at such a young age. I hope the whole world listens to you. Now I need to make some changes. Thanks for showing me how.

Thank you for this important video 🙏 Something super beneficial not only for our enjoyment, but also our brain is learning and playing any instrument! I also consider listening to classical music as helpful for our attention span and patience. It sounds counterintuitive (since listening to music does count as instant gratification), but concertos for example take up to 40min - try listening to longer pieces without doing anything meanwhile, just lay down and close your eyes. You might end up loving it :)

sending light and love - keep it up!!

i started my journey back in march of this year, when i had a bunch of exams approaching and i just couldn't stop scrolling on tiktok. deleted it and never felt better. in october, i started having a problem with instagram reels, so i deleted it too. just as you started talking about friendships and if it's not gonna work without social media, we should let them go. i feel like i have lost my friend because of this, mainly because he just cannot talk to me through regular messages for some reason. worst thing is that i don't even feel too bad about it. but this video really helped me and made me certain that this is the way i want to take. you are influencing so many people and making their lives better, keep it going❤️

Thank you. I needed this. And you hit all the important fears we have when beginning the detox

i deleted my instagram, removed most notifications and turned my phone to greyscale right as i watched this video. i just felt so motivated and i already feel better!! ill definetly watch your other videos as well, thank you so much for this extra push to focus on my "irl" life

I immediately turned my phone to grayscale after finishing this video and the second it switched I felt this strong discomfort in my mind. I am not exaggerating. It made me instantly feel icky and I wanted to put my phone down instantly but just had to corn back and tell you that this was a genius idea

i've been mentally going through it, and this video was super inspiring. i will definitely be giving these tips a try, thank you so much for sharing :)

I love this video! Thank you for sharing these tips!

Need Android stoic version! Hedonistic adaptation at its best (dopamine rush getting more and more difficult to attain). I'm "old" but deleted IG after 16 years this week. Loving these videos. You're well-spoken and congrats on this realization early in life and putting in the work to create new neural pathways 🎉🎉🎉

I left some apps a while ago but I am still pretty addicted so I will try this video for 2024 as a fresh start. Thanks dude! ❤

These are tips that I've never heard, & are actually helpful, great video

the idea of turning your phone to grayscale is one of the best and simplest ideas I've ever heard, THANK YOU.

im starting the detox! i monotoned my phone and sent a message out on my stories that im taking a break. Im only using snap chat for one groupchat that i need for school theater, but thats it. pretty epic.

This video has really solid advice! Thank you for making it. I have quit certain social media platforms in the past, but this has pushed me to fully detox!

this video really gave me a confidence booster and real motivation to move on with my life and grow up and not feel so much as a shell of a person. i have real hope and ambition to help myself since im a teen with ASD and have a real hard time with concentrating, not at school but with my school work and study and time management. i absolutely hate my phone and want it 1000x less in my life. this video has rly made me determined to change and do other things ive been neglecting..

Love this. Gonna start tonight, thank you for sharing 💕

I’m 31. Got my first phone (a flip phone) in Jr. High. Society talks about “kids and their phones” a lot. But what I’ve seen is grandparents, parents, and kids in the same family (*cough, cough* mine) having an addiction to phones/social media. All that to say… good for you, dude. Because quitting the addiction is HARD and sharing how to quit (before we have another generation of parents and grandparents addicted to devices) can only benefit us.

I would be social media free if i could delete UKposts but i literally can't do it. Why there are shorts on every app😢

Thank you for this video, it really helps me to know that I’m going to start a detox of social media, recently I feel like I’ve been wasting a lot of time on the phone perhaps I have projects and things I wanna do on mind, and I feel bad with myself for knowing it but without being able to change it. It’s scary how social media creates a necessity for consuming content and made us addicts to it.

i've been fighting some pretty bad anxiety/depression recently, everythings been scaring me n its been fuckin up my mental, and a LOT of that could be attributed to all my social media. watching this all the way through made me delete everything except my discord and youtube, gonna try n start taking my channel a lot more seriously n get to where i really wanna be in life. love your content tons man. < 3

I just found your channel, love seeing people who think similarly to me. Love all the videos man!

Really needed this i want to study and focus on major exams, but didn’t know where to start i was actually gonna look for a podcast while working and saw this instead. It’s really encouraging and insightful. Thank you.