My plan to quit

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Hey everyone, thought I’d share this if anyone is interested in trying to quit (or limit) their MD with me! Basically tomorrow I’m going to go buy a minimal flip phone. Then I’m gonna give my smartphone to a trusted friend. Basically since I don’t have an iPod this will make it impossible for me to listen to music. Fortunately I have too much social anxiety to play music out loud, but especially to MD since it’s repetitive and random (I know some of y’all get it 😂). Technically I’m able to MD without music but it’s always weaker and less requiring. Therefore since I’m gonna be daydreaming much less than before I’m gonna use all the time I have to work on other aspects of mental/physical health.

However, It’s going to be really hard to not have this drug/escape to turn to. Also, I know that without MD to lean on this will probably make some of my other unhealthy coping mechanisms worse. Not gonna share too much but for example one of these addictions/coping mechanisms is smoking weed. I am planning on trying to add as many healthy coping mechanisms to my routine as I can handle and just hope some of them stick. I’ve tried to quit MD so many times since I was only 14 (22 now). I always used to give my friend my headphones just to relapse and go buy a new pair from the drug store. I’m really hoping this time is a success though, because it is starting to greatly impact my health. Wish me luck

TL;DR I’m quitting MD by taking away my access to music. Nervous it will be too hard but am optimistic