No Stupid Questions

I switched from "Boost for Reddit" to "Boost for Lemmy", found as many equivalent subs as I could, and just went from there.

Because I'm using essentially the same interface, it's a very similar experience.

I'd say that doing a partial switch is much harder than doing a full one. I went all in and just replaced all my bookmarks so that my muscle memory didn't bring me there but here instead.

Don't think of it as stopping, quitting or denying yourself something. Get better hobbies. Take up a new interest. Fill your life with things that make trolling on the internet seem lame and stupid in comparison.

I can't relate with this feeling of wanting to "troll people on Reddit" at all. Are you conjoined at the hip with them? Is your identity defined by your relationship with them?

Cut them out. Try some scissors.

Interrupt your habits.

• Uninstall the app, if you use that.
• Log out in your browser.
• If you use ublockorigin, add reddit.com to the custom block list
• Use a password manager, change your password to something you can't remember. Then in your password manager, put a prefix on it like (take-a-break), so you have to go through the hassle of editing it to log in.

You don't need to be up to the minute or even the day for most of your interests, you can catch up when you have time to do so intentionally.

Interruptions cause you to slow down and give your will power a moment to catch up and intervene.

I was in a similar position to you. I had 500k karma iirc and I was legit addicted.

Delete your account. That's what I did. It was unthinkable and honestly kind of painful but looking back I'm so glad that I did. Rip the bandaid off and you'll never really have a reason to go back.

Find a Lemmy app that you like (or mbin or kbin, they all serve the same content (kinda)) and just use that.

Lemmy has far less content so when you run out of things to look at, realize that that is the addiction and try to do anything else.

When commenting, try and remember that you're (probably) responding to a real human and don't be an asshole. Admittedly I'm not always great about this but have made a lot of progress in the right direction.

Try not to get involved in the inter-instance drama. It isn't worth your time.

Its a process. You're going to find what works for you. You'll probably fail a bunch too but life is about getting back up when you fail so just keep at it and you can make meaningful change if you want to.

Replace it with Tumblr. By the time you have had your fifteen minutes of browsing, you'll be done for the day.

What's that panel from?

Just to echo everybody else, uninstall the Reddit app. Put a Lemmy app where your Reddit button used to be.

It's been over a year and a half for me, I've only been to Reddit a few times since then, and it was to find specific information.

I have a userscript that sets display = 'none' for urls matching reddit to remind myself to stay off reddit for a while. I adjusted it a little to support blocking only specific subreddits like you seem to want to do, maybe it will be useful to someone: https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/520007-disableredditbysub

Best thing I did was browse reddit with a new account without participating. Just enjoying certain content. I deleted my old and made a private email and new account and subbed to the ones I was but no posting or comments just upvote/down ote and reading, watching clicking links etc. I realized I spent too much time conversing and not enough time enjoying some of the content. Less people on Lemmy and can actually get responses to good convos and post feedback. I wish you could follow accounts and specific posts here though.

Talk about wanting to kill public figures until they permanently ban you

Step #1: Log out. Log out on your phone, desktop, or wherever you access reddit from.

Step #2: Delete whatever apps you used.

The way to get off of reddit is to get off of reddit. I found that as long as I was logged in, I couldn't help but contribute - so I logged out and stopped.

Six months later I went back, vandalized my posts and comments, and then deleted my accounts.

I'm gone. I'm done. The divorce is final.

The best way to get rid of reddit, or other things, is to remove the allure/possibility to use. Blacklist the reddit app, install an addon that blacklists the reddit website, and maybe even get an adblocker to block any mention of reddit. Just make it really difficult to consume anything from reddit or participate on reddit.

Switch to Lemmy - it's working for me. I like the UI much better.

Only thing I go back to reddit for is BuckingNoNonsense's Caves of Qud lore discussions, and I do it not signed in, on old reddit, with as many scripts disabled and blockers on as possible.

Best way to beat a bad habit is to replace it with a good habit.

I used to browse certain subreddits for negativity bait. Eventually I decided that I didn't want to immerse myself in a negative mindset so often.

The trick for me was to recognize those moments when I was on auto-pilot and navigating to those spaces because I was bored and it was a reflex. I would remind myself that I know it's bad for me, and then force myself to do literally anything else. Go to some other website. Vacuum the floor. Put on some music and go for a walk. Eventually I lost that reflexive instinct, and now I have no desire to go back to those places.

I'm not going to pretend that what worked for me will work for anyone else, nor will I say that I'm now a better person for avoiding those spaces. I've probably replaced that habit with an equally pointless one, it's just nice to not always view things from the context of tearing others down.

It sounds like you need to sort yourself out and stick to your convictions

Use Lemmy instead

Afraid Reddit is still the only place for certain interests and filled with x1000 more people. It also has certain features, so I might hop back someday, but sure as heck not now.

Well, if you say you've enjoyed trolling people on there. Why not troll so much so that if you try registering, you're banned within an hour?

Because, I can't register onto Reddit anymore regardless of what e-mail I use and however. I'm banned within an hour on sight or shadowbanned after posting a couple comments. Not that my banning was primarily because of trolling but funnily enough, my banning was because of dealing with trolls - like you. Ironic.

Troll live streamers. It’s way more fun when you can see their reaction. Kick is an especially fun target—those IRL MAGA types are the biggest snowflakes around.

Never go back to Reddit. Dead inside.

It sounds like you are fundamentally trying to embrace healthier habits. I would suggest starting by examining the feeling. Just spend some time thinking about it before acting. Why do I feel motivated to do this? How will I feel while doing it? How will I feel after? Do I gain something from this worth the downsides?

The goal is to make a decision about what you are doing and why instead of just falling into old patterns of behavior with thought.

The next time you feel the urge to browse reddit:

• Go to imgur and browse the category aww
• Spend a few minutes looking at cute dogs and cats
• Carry on with your day, and be proud of yourself that you did not go on reddit.

Bonus link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOqb_UzJSUQ