Psychoeducation articles on attachment, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationships, and more.
Most people who decide to use their phone less go through some version of the same cycle. They set screen time limits, turn off notifications,...
Read Article →You’ve probably already tried. The phone timer you set and then overrode. The “no gaming after midnight” rule you held for four days. The cold...
Read Article →The standard advice for too much phone use includes a version of this: put your phone away and invest in your real-world relationships. It’s not...
Read Article →You send a text. Then you wait. Depending on who you sent it to, and what your history with them is, and what emotional stake...
Read Article →Not all phone dependency is loud. Some of it is quiet, solitary, and easy to mistake for something entirely benign , introversion, self-sufficiency, someone who...
Read Article →If you have an anxious attachment pattern and an active social media presence, you probably know this experience well: you post something, then immediately start...
Read Article →When people talk about phone addiction , in news articles, in conversation, in the advice you’ve probably already tried to follow , they tend to...
Read Article →At some point in the last year, you probably had a version of this experience: you sat down with a specific plan, or a feeling...
Read Article →FOMO , the fear of missing out , has accumulated a kind of cultural contempt. It gets treated as a symptom of narcissism, shallowness, or...
Read Article →Most people, when asked why they’re on their phone so much, give answers that feel true but aren’t complete. “I’m bored.” “I’m just checking.” “It’s...
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