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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with the PP that constant access “just in case” is driving a lot of anxiety.

I recently spend a weekend away from home and I purposely didn’t bring my smart phone or laptop. I was away from my kids (they were with their dad) so I did worry something would happen and I wouldn’t be reachable.

But it was glorious knowing people didn’t have access to me anytime they wanted me. I didn’t realize how constantly having my phone on me “just in case” was making me feel anxious.

I don’t share my location with my current partner, and honestly, I mostly ignore texts and calls during the day now. Often when I go out I don’t even bring my phone. I feel smothered when I feel I need to be on call all the time in case someone needs something or even just wants to check on me.

If it’s truly because of groceries or wanting to see when they’ll be home…why? Does it really matter if they’re home at 5:30 vs 5:45? Can you survive without the groceries? I just don’t think sacrificing brainpower from the constant notifications is worth it for a gallon of milk. [/quote]

I think you may need to talk to someone about healthy phone usage. Yesterday I had a crazy day at work so at 6:30 I put my phone on sleep for the rest of the night. When I woke up this morning I had texts that had been sent that I could read and respond to now. My kids and husband were all home by that point so everyone who needed to know where I was could find me without my phone. Anyone else needing to get in touch with me in the event of an emergency could have called twice and broken through.

I actually get very few notifications on my phone because I don't like being interrupted. I keep my phone on DND most of the day, with exceptions for the contacts I would like to hear from. I don't get notifications for email, social media, weather, sports, or any of the other millions of things people seem to have making their phones ding all the time.

However, if I realize I forgot to tell my husband we need milk, I can easily check to see if he's still at the store. Then if he has already left I'm not texting him while he's driving or calling him while he's loading groceries into the car. No stress for him. Very little stress for me. [/quote]

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