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I used to do it until I was mentally exhausted and could no longer focus. I reduced it little by little each time. Just try a few min less here and there and you'll eventually work your way toward zero! 😊
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This is really great advice, I think and I also just wanna say.... You have a fantastic screen name 😅
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@maybe_maybenot Thank you 😊
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Definitely start moving your phone away from you when you go to bed, i have to leave mine in another room so I can stop myself! Also consider some melatonin if you become restless without it ^_^
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Having a bedtime wind down routine generally really helps my compulsive night googling! Basically, the hour or so before bed, I spend time doing things that progressively get my brain to chill out a little more with each step. For me, this routine includes things like watching a funny show that doesn't require a lot of attention, my fiance reading to me, doing my face skincare routine, sometimes taking a shower, looking at my reddit feed that is curated to pretty much only have cute animals, etc. But you can of course customize this to things you like doing and find calming. Maybe try things like making yourself a cup of tea, doing a small painting, some bedtime yoga or breathing exercises, putting on a relaxing playlist... There are loads of options to include in a sleep hygiene routine! :)
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Maybe try journaling? its helped me a lot.
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Thank you for your question. I have the same issue
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Thank you guys!
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Sleep meditations !
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i really struggle with anxiety because on my OCD (not professionally diagnosed but i’ve been experiencing a lot of symptoms for many years that’s it’s safe to assume i have it). the only way to relieve my stress is to google. But google never gave me proper answers or i just ended up more anxious than to begin with. Instead i started using chat gpt as a quick was to get reassurance. i feel bad using it tho because i know it’s just a compulsion to go and seek reassurance to calm my anxiety but if i dont atleast google something i end up spiralling anyways. it feels like no matter what i do ill be anxious .
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I feel like it’s just me. But at night when I start to fall asleep, play on my phone, or watch TV; I’ll get major intrusive thoughts and a butt load of anxiety. Has anyone felt the same about this? How have you managed it? It’s getting exhausting and even causes me to sleep-less.
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I have a bad obsession with googling EVERYTHING and I mean things like health issues I’m constantly looking things up on google everyday , it don’t matter if I just got bit by a mosquito I’ll google it to make sure it nothing bad will happen to me or if the mosquito bite looks okay and etc , I’ve noticed my OCD symptoms bad here recently and looking up every health condition on google is one of them .
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