Tag: addiction

• ESCAPE FROM SCREEN LAND (part three)

  (Continued from part two) One of the hardest parts about fighting an addiction is that when you take away the addictive substance or behavior, you’re suddenly confronted by all the uncomfortable or even painful things you were avoiding. I had devised excellent strategies, and was getting better and better at forming them into habits. Still,…

  DavidLester88

  September 30, 2025

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  ADD, addiction, ADHD, Brain, health, life, Mental Health, mindfulness, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, social-media, writing

• ESCAPE FROM SCREEN LAND (part two)

  In part 1 of this series, I described the nature of my screen addiction and how willpower alone wasn’t enough to liberate myself. In this article, I will describe the various strategies and habits I have developed to significantly change my behavior. Keeping my phone away from my bed I had tried for so long…

  DavidLester88

  September 30, 2025

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  ADD, addiction, ADHD, Brain, health, life, Mental Health, mindfulness, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, social-media, technology

• ESCAPE FROM SCREEN LAND:ADHD, screen addiction, and how I’m fighting back

  My name is David, and I’m a screen addict. “Sure, aren’t we all?” you might ask. Being glued to our phones has become a fact of life for modern American culture. But when I say I’m addicted, I’m not using hyperbole. I’ve recently had to confront the fact that my screen use had all the…

  DavidLester88

  September 30, 2025

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  ADD, addiction, ADHD, Brain, health, life, Mental Health, mindfulness, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Psychology