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mine is that happy feeling you get when
your crush follows you back on Instagram
or you get more than 200 likes on a special
post. These are all factors into why we, as
a global community, are addicted to our
devices and check them so frequently.

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Cell Phones; A Brief History
In 2007 the first iPhone hit the markets.
Thus began the first epidemic of the phone
addiction. Ever since the first iPhone came
out the masses have been enraptured by
the small glowing screen that they can fit
in their pockets and take any where in the
world. Ever since then the craving to
check one's phone every 12 minutes has
become an addiction. However there is no
need to be alarmed. There is a way to end
this addiction. It takes a bit of determina-
tion and self control but it is possible in a
few, quick, and easy steps.
First Steps to Stopping Your Addic-
tion
As ridiculous as it sounds the first step to-
wards success is admitting and acknowledging
that one has a problem with their cell phone.
Once one is able to admit the problem they
then need a good amount of determination and
desire to end their addiction. With admission
and desire they will be able to follow the steps
listed below.
3. Lastly, but most importantly set up a
How To End One’s Reliance on their
devices
1. One of the most simple and easiest ways to
break up with your cell phone is to down-
load an app called ‘Detox’. This application
allows you to monitor your time on your
device as well as set up special re-
strictions and time-schedules so you do
not spend your whole day on your phone
2. Put some distance between you and your
cell phone. Putting some physical dis-
tance between you and your device will
take away the intial temptation of pick-
ing up your phone to scroll through
Instagram or Twitter. Also it will put
the idea of it out of your mind. If you
focus on other things like exercising,
reading, or watching television without
your phone there then you will be able
to focus on your activity.
schedule for checking your phone.
Depending on the severity of the addic-
tion the intial set up may be checking
every hour or every two hours. As one
progresses you will be able to go long-
er time spans without feeling the im-
pulse to check your device. Having the
self control to follow through on all of
these steps especially this one is key
to successfully breaking up with your
cell phone so that it is a useful tool and
not an appendage of yourself.