24 h internet fast

Stress is a big part of my illness so I just tried a 22 hour fast from internet before a zoom after work. I'm usually quite addicted to youtube and different forums, and it felt great to avoid all that. I unplugged the cord to my computer and had flight mode on my phone. Next time I will do it for 24 h + and get my girlfriend to do it also. I had music and a movie offline. Went for a long forest walk, sauna, yoga, cleaned the apartment, and read a book instead.

“Normal” people have a job and maybe kids that take a lot of time. My girlfriend is the same, she uses my computer some, but sometimes it feels like she lives on her phone. For this to work its easier if you make it harder to reach the internet. I had it in a drawer most of the time. For the computer, I need to plug in the cable to get internet, so it was a good physical barrier.

I got inspired by this book https://www.amazon.com/how-comfortable-being-uncomfortable-wonderful-ebook/dp/b07xm3nqcp
Before illness, I did a lot of these things. Bungie jump, sky dive, scuba diving, nude bath, balloon flight, etc. I think that challenging yourself fand getting a win can be very important. I have some easier challenges I want to do this year. Might write more about this later.

Post Edited (Deep_sleep) : 9/18/2020 4:16:32 PM (GMT-6)

That's a great idea. I have become far to attached to the internet since Lyme got bad, and I had to quit working. I also lost contact with many friends. I started using the internet more to try to fulfill that human connection. Unfortunately, and especially since the pandemic began, most of my trips onto the internet just piss me off lol. I've been thinking of giving up social media altogether (FB, Instagram, Reddit). There is a pretty good documentary on Netflix called The Social Dilemma. It's hard to argue that these social media sites such as Facebook aren't driving misinformation and division through the roof in society (particularly in the US)