Is it normal i want to stop using my phone completely?

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I can't stand using my phone anymore. I do not like texting any longer.
I have a ex boyfriend who broke up with me last year, who hasn't stop texting me since saying he loves me. Then he says he cannot be with me and chooses another girl instead. I can't take him texting me anymore. I am already really stressed with loads of problems and he's topped me off. I have a sleep disorder which he now has made so much worse. I am on the brink of relapsing back into anorexia.
I also have a clingly friend who texts me every hour of every day. Some days if I dont answer within 20 mins she will send me question marks until I do. She is seriously the most negative person ever. She dwells on her problems, loves to grieve and just sucks your soul, energy and positivity out of you.
I have told them both many times just to back it off a bit. Doesn't work. I cannot just cut them completely out. We still need to work out personal stuff but it is time for me to be selfish and pay attention to my stress levels.
How do I resist using my phone? I would love to last a week without even switching it on. Another problem is I have an over protective mother and texts me every hour when I go out. If I do not text back she honestly thinks I am dead. I am 18 and old enough to look after myself.
I rely on my phone to check the time and just out of boredom. Please give me tips how to resist because it will really help my stress. I would also love to give my ex a bit of a shock when I dont answer him. Dont say just dont answer your phone. Trust me I cannot resist. If I see I have a new text, I HAVE to read it which usually ends up in replying. And at the moment that isn't good since all I do is argue with people which is damaging.

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  • Avant-Garde
    11 years ago

    Tell them to fuck off or change your number. What I do is ignore them, but it makes matters worse when I try to talk to them later....

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  • ibreathelectric
    11 years ago

    I'm having the same problem. I'm SO sick of texting and I'm so tired of being held accountable for where I am every freaking second of the day. It's stressful and exhausting. Like how much more is there to say to you people?! I just don't respond for a coupla days and keep lengthening the time it takes me to respond until I stop completely and they go away. Be gradual about it, it'll pay off in the long run.

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  • o_0
    11 years ago

    just don't reply... she'll get tired one day and will never text you ... why dont you just switch of your phone and it keep in dwarve for some time and whenever any body will ask just tell them its not working.... this way you'll attain peace which is interrupted by the phone....

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    • 1000yrVampireKing
      11 years ago

      No they don't.

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  • 1000yrVampireKing
    11 years ago

    I will report him for sexual harassment. You might be able to get a restraining order and make sure he does not talk to you. It is near impossible to block numbers unless it is already in your plan. You can call the police station and they will talk to them but I am not sure how much it would help you.

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  • Acerbic
    11 years ago

    Agreed with both previous posters.
    I've been in this type of situation before; both with the obsessed kind of ex and the overly dramatic, needy friend. My best advice would be to either change your number and be very cautious to who you give it to in order to make sure no-one gives either people the new number, or black-list the numbers of the people you don't wish to talk to from your current number. A lot of major cell phone companies have selective number blocking for free or a small fee per number.
    Best of luck,
    ACE

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  • Marisol
    11 years ago

    Changing your number is the best thing to do.

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