Can you ask them to log in and share how they were able to quit?
I've tried too many times and no longer know the total amount of time I've quit.
Posted Oct 29, 2010, 10:20 PM UTC
I’ve been off reddit for quite a while now. It was one (significant) step in my quest to do as little as possible online. Now I am only on Facebook and Twitter, and I want to quit those too. I want to wake up in the morning and not feel like I need to check something. I hope this is useful to you:
I see it like this: My reddit addiction was only the symptom. I couldn’t just quit, because reddit filled an important need. Reddit was a great, because I don’t have friends who really share my outlook or humor or geekiness. Reddit let me be a part of a community of similar people with whom I could share great/stupid humor, learn new things and just be in good company. Also, reddit is a meritocracy. It’s about being clever. That’s a refreshing change from the world.
To quit reddit meant finding meaningful connections with other people elsewhere.
I’ve always felt like an outsider, and I haven’t liked being out there among people, so I’ve done things to make going out feel better. I started seing a therapist for my issues, I started getting regular haircuts, I started buying clothes again. It doesn’t take much to start. Just make sure to keep the ball rolling. You might think it’s superficial, but I think it’s about trying to be outwardly as good as you percieve yourself to be inwardly. Superficial things, positive things that are easy to spot go a long way in galvanizing relationships between people.
One thing I’ve learned about myself is that things happen when the time is right. I’ve tried so many times to do something about my online addiction and my other problems, but it was too hard, I couldn’t do it. But then, time came, and the wheels started turning. I try not to push myself so hard anymore, and not to be so upset with myself when I screw up. Including relapsing.
So, delete your account. This is the first step. If you are really addicted, then trying to quit without deleting your account is just setting yourself up for failure. When all that karma, all those comments have disappeared, so will much of your attachment.
Did you happen to reddit at work to pass the time?
No, sorry. I work behind a counter.
If you have a job where you can slack off, don't you need something to do while slacking off? What's the problem?
What happened!? It sounds like you were doing so well.
I like to check back occasionally, once a month or so. Reddit is much less addictive when you don't have an account. I just made this one because I wanted to respond to this. It'll be deleted tomorrow.
You wouldn't ask an alcoholic to go to a bar and tell you why he quit drinking. Don't do the same to a recovering reddict.
I did quit for 3 months but then got hooked again. I used the parental controls on my router to block reddit.com. Withdrawal was painful for a couple of days but then I adjusted.
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Why on earth would you want to quit? We love you. Come play with us.
Sorry fella, you are one of us.
Yes, no.
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Clearly a troll move. "Hey guys! Do you know any drunks that successfully stopped drinking? Tell them to come into my bar and have a few drinks so they can tell me their story!"
My porn addiction is way worse than my reddit addiction.
I don't have an addiction...
brb, checking reddit...
I have twice.
congrats
Wouldn't that be like picking up a cigarette again just to show you how to stop smoking?