Take this free assessment quiz to see you or your loved one may be slipping into problematic phone use.
Phone addiction quiz results
Casual user
You may be on your phone a lot, but it’s not currently interfering with your life in a significant way.
To maintain a healthy balance… stay mindful of your phone use, curate your experience regularly and stay engaged in real-life activities.
The goal is to maximize the benefits of phone and social media while minimizing the risks involved.
At risk
Your phone use might be taking up a considerable part of your day (or life). Your habits may be putting you at risk for a behavioural addiction.
Consider evaluating
- How you’re using your phone: how much of it is truly adding to your life?
- How the phone is making you feel: do you feel anxious, happy or (un)satisfied when you close the app/turn off the phone?
- If your phone is getting in the way of your life (work, school assignments, etc.)
- If you’re using your phone as a way to escape/distract yourself from real life issues
Problematic use
Your phone or social media habits may be having a considerable negative effect on your life. The good news is… you’re not alone, and there’s a way to turn the situation around.
To start taking control back
- Check your screen time: identify which apps are consuming most of your day
- Do a 30-day detox: remove all non-essential apps* from your phone
- Remove all infinite feeds: this includes everything you could, in theory, scroll through forever, YouTube, TikTok, etc.
* Non-essential means you’re not going to get in trouble for not using them. For example, your family might become concerned if you don’t respond to their messages for a month. Same for work and school apps. Examples of non-essential apps include: mobile games, shopping apps, Instagram…
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