How to solve mobile phone anxiety disorder

In modern society, if people are asked to choose something they can't live without, mobile phones should be ranked first. No matter whether you are free or not, you want to brush your mobile phone, because it often forgets what you want to do, which leads to mobile phone anxiety. Think about it, how would you feel if you were allowed to leave your mobile phone for an hour? I want to change, but it's hard to control myself from touching my mobile phone. If you want to reduce the influence of physical environment on self-control, you should start by solving the anxiety of mobile phones.

Why do you have cell phone anxiety? There are three main reasons:

First: the pursuit of certainty

The pursuit of certainty is afraid of missing some information. For example, I am afraid of missing some information in the WeChat work group, and I can't reply to the message in time after missing it, for fear of leaving a bad impression on my boss; I'm afraid of missing some important news. If I miss the news of your girlfriend, it may bring some bad things. Because you are afraid of missing it, you should always look at your mobile phone.

Second: gain respect.

I want to gain everyone's respect by sharing some information. Why do some people like to be praised by others in their circle of friends? I just hope that after I share a piece of information, others can give comments and praise in time, which makes me feel that sharing information is still a little useful, so as to get a sense of satisfaction; If no one likes it and feels that it is not taken seriously, you will feel uncomfortable, brush it from time to time and wait for others to praise it.

Third: relieve anxiety.

When you are anxious, your brain usually has a purpose to protect itself, and it will command your body to do something that will make you happy, such as watching videos, reading novels and so on. So when you encounter difficulties, instead of trying to solve them, try to relax and let yourself pick up your mobile phone unconsciously.

According to the above three reasons, how to reduce the dependence on mobile phones and get rid of mobile phone anxiety?

First, provide certainty.

Being afraid of leaking information and pursuing certainty can provide certainty to others and let them know that you can't reply to the message in time during this period. You can cultivate the habit of friends and colleagues, and don't reply to messages in time at a fixed time. After a long time, others will know. In addition, a reminder can be set, and QQ can automatically reply, which means that you can't reply in time during this time, and you can call in case of emergency. Wechat has no automatic reply function. You can temporarily change the nickname of WeChat to "Busy at Work" and then leave your own phone number. In this way, others will see and understand why you didn't reply immediately, and at the same time, you won't miss important information.

Second, increase costs.

Increasing cost means increasing the cost of execution. If you want to get rid of the habit of watching your mobile phone before going to bed, you can put it in a place where it is not easy to get it when you get home. You can put your mobile phone higher, and you have to take a stool to take it off. The implementation cost is relatively high, which will reduce your contact with mobile phones. For example, you really want to eat a cake now. If it's in the refrigerator now, be sure to take it out and eat it. If it's not in the refrigerator and you need to go out to buy it, will you consider it? If it is still raining outside, plus this condition, will it give up? Because the implementation cost is relatively high, everyone will reduce such a temptation.

Similarly, everyone's WeChat, QQ, Taobao and so on. I suggest that you don't remember the account password by default, and you need to enter it manually every time you log in, which can also reduce the number of logins.

Then, limit the time.

When I feel anxious, I want to do some entertainment with my mobile phone. Before we start, we need to limit the time and set an alarm clock for ourselves. How long do I have to watch the video? The alarm clock will ring to remind you that the time is up. Although the effect is not great at first, it always reminds you that if you watch it for too long, you will feel a little psychological pressure, which will also reduce the situation of continuing to use your mobile phone for entertainment.

Finally, make up your mind

Some of the solutions mentioned above are useful and some are useless. The most important thing is to look at everyone. How determined are you to get rid of cell phone anxiety? If you make up your mind, you can change your mobile phone directly, use your old computer instead of your smart phone, and you can only make phone calls and send text messages. In this case, how much can we rely on mobile phones?