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Scrolling guilt

By Maya Staff ·

Lost the evening to your phone and feel awful? Why the guilt keeps you scrolling, what the research says, and how to get out of the loop.

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  • Feeling: Feeling guilty
    • Thought: I've wasted the whole evening again
      • Belief: I have no self-control
        • Insight: I'd tell a friend they were worn out, not weak
      • Behavior: Keep scrolling so I don't have to feel it
        • Insight: The pull to keep going passes if I let it
      • Insight: Tomorrow the phone charges in the kitchen. Tonight, I let it go

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