Phone and laptop addiction

Im unemployed and trying to find a freelance thing for now so im working on my basic web development- and design skills but my addiction to the internet and short attention span makes it hard.
I keep getting pointed out to me by my mom that I never put my phone away which is true. I carry it with me for no reason often like I carry it with me into the kitchen in my hand even though im not using it and I scroll obsessively on instagram and facebook, I get bored so I stalk peoples profiles and feel frustrated when they havent updated in a while so I have nothing to look at and I read gossip boards and feel frustrated when they arent active enough. I think its because im depressed as ive been told in therapy years ago that I am as well as depression sort of running in my family, and because of my short attention span. I cant imagine myself doing anything else and I dont see the point being unemployed and not having anything else to do and such the depression increases and I keep scrolling to talk my mind of it.
Now the tricky part is I still need to use the internet... I need to use it to brush up on my knowledge that could land me jobs if im lucky, I need it to keep applying for jobs and I need it to stay in touch with the few people I talk to. So how can I set a boundry?
I used to read a lot but my attention span has only shortened over the years... I guess I could work on it but the internet will still be there tempting me all the time... The hardest thing to put away is my phone. I cant even handle it running out of battery even though im on my laptop, sometimes I scroll instagram while having it open on my laptop at the same TIME! My brain is dead. Halp

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  • S0UNDS_WEIRD

    A phone and laptop addiction isn't the worst thing you can have as an aspiring web designer. Part of what you'll be doing is making sure sites display correctly on both device types. When people aren't posting, look harder at how the sites are built.

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  • Somenormie

    I find myself getting way too addicted to my phone and my computer.

    It's harder to replace them but I find that it can be possible though......

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  • DADNSCAL

    It’s getting more common. I found myself addicted to my phone and iPad, and I’m trying to wean myself off of them, and get out and do other stuff.

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  • 1WeirdGuy

    Im with you on this I do the same shit I carry it with me everywhere. The crazy thing is when I'm on my phone im so bored. But I keep using it. I have a addictive personality I reckon.

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