After being banned from Reddit 5 times, no other alternative is really helping what do I do.?

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[–]tiny-brown-mug 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

I would find a way to balance out on-line time with real-life time. Go for a walk, get yourself a treat at the gas station (a donut or something), sit outside, watch the leaves fall. Use SaidIt as a supplement to your life, not a replacement for fun or connections.

A lot of us have our brains so hard-wired to enjoy electronic visual and auditory stimulation that logging off can feel weird. Try to re-train your nervous system to enjoy simpler things. Get out in nature. Read a physical book. Listen to some music minus any visual stuff.

[–]IndianaJones 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

If I asked you to eat donuts with me outside a gas station, would you say yes?

Try to re-train your nervous system to enjoy simpler things.

Good advice.

[–]tiny-brown-mug 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

You know, if you were here right now in my living room, I would probably say yes. I'm almost always up for a donut. And gas stations are like the hip little place for everyone to hang out in my town.

"bruh, wanna go to the gas station?" "aight, sick."

[–]IndianaJones 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

yea that's gangster yea

Thanks :)

[–]TimothyMcFuck[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Hey, thus is really good advice. Thank you for taking the time to write it. Yea like, I was addicted to reddit. Now it's like, I have nothing to do. Even with the alternatives I use, I still find myself pretty much fine looking at all the new posts in about 15 minutes when normally I'm on reddit like literally all day.

[–]tiny-brown-mug 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You're really welcome, man. Trying to get off of social media has been a journey for me. It's all about re-wiring our brains to go back to 1990's mode, and just enjoy basic things, and sitting still. Find a hobby. Maybe get a pet or a houseplant so you'll have something alive and cute to take care of, and interact with. Pets are awesome. Force yourself to take walks. The more you direct yourself to enjoy life off-line, the happier your brain will get with simple stuff.

Back in the day, my Dad would spend all day in the basement taking apart old radios and computers and putting them back together. That was his hobby. Try to find something fun and tactile to get involved with, even if it feels silly at first. Model airplanes, electronics, drawing, hiking. You'll fill up your time better, and enjoy yourself, too.