Hello people of the world wide web, today I present to you my only healthy-ish long term coping mechanism.

This basically works for 80s-early 2000s but I personally love the 90s alot

Step 1

• Loose your phone, seriously hide it somewhere and dont try retrieving it
• this is optional but I bought a old Motorola for this exact purpose, depending on where you live 2G might be unavailable but modern flipphones for seniors are also an option
• besides that only using a PC or laptop works fine 

• Physical media also plays a big part in it for me
• Listen to cds, I bring my diskman everywhere, walkmen are cool too
• Get dvds of your favorite movies and watch them on a player or on your pc 
• Videogames like doom 64 or Super Mario 64

Step 3

• Get an actual hobby, no not "watching movies" or "scrolling on tiktok", pick up a pencil or a paintbrush, try crocheting or playing an instrument, craft something, burn a cd, do SOMETHIG

Step 4

• Visit old web and read up on 90s pop culture
•  try making your own website on neocities and fill it with trashy glitter pngs, the world is your oyster

Step 5

• dress the part! grunge, hip hop and streetwear, preppy, goth, etc. find a style or aesthetic you feel comfortable in

ok thats basically all for this post I know alot of this is just kinda consumist but oh well