How I went from 8+ hours of scrolling per day, to a very active social life, weekly workouts, and focus on personal projects

Hi! I have had severe online addictions throughout my life. In my teen years I would spend 8-12 hours per day playing video games. That later turned into 8-10 hours per day scrolling short videos. I would stay up till 4am frequently, unable to put it down. My resting heart rate would never settle. I tried many methods to help myself, but 3 actually stuck. I deleted all social media apps, and only let myself only access them through my phone’s browser. I downloaded an app that makes you do a breathing exercise before opening an app of your choice (in this case, my browser). I grayscaled my phone to make it less stimulating. But eventually when you do this, you realize that you need some things in color. I researched and found a way to make certain apps open in color while the others are in grayscale. I have been using this system for 2 years and it has transformed my life. I am confident it will work for others as well so I wanted to share it. If you have any questions about how to set things up, or anything, ask in the comments and I’ll help all I can!