Hi coaches, buffering through phone use (at present it’s Pinterest for me) is a problem I keep returning to. This became more of a problem this week as I was on leave. Can I have some ideas about next steps to clear my thinking? Here are my overall thoughts & then the models I worked on today.

Thoughts:
It’s unbelievable how many hours I spent on Pinterest.
I have a pull towards collections on Pinterest which is clearly a problem.
Pinterest is my current poison.
I can’t tackle this, it keeps being a problem.
I’m angry at myself – I should be playing the piano more & reading instead, I spend hours on pinterest!
My relationship with my phone is super problematic.
No wonder I can’t give a good example to my son, his relationship to his screens is very problematic too.
I spend far too much time zoning out on Pinterest
There’s a numbing feeling social media brings that I notice.

Unintentional model 1
C – My daily average time at present on Pinterest is 2 hours and 10 minutes. My overall average time spent on phone is at present 7 hours and 55 min
T – It’s unbelievable how many hours I spent on Pinterest. OR I can’t tackle this, it keeps being a problem.
F – helpless (=because I see myself as having a massive problem)
A – don’t know where to start about tackling it, confuse myself by thinking through options but with a clouded mind, tell myself things like – I’ve tried tackling this again, it never works.
Keep doing the same thing
R – I continue buffering through Pinterest

Unintentional model 2
C – My daily average time at present on Pinterest is 2 hours and 10 minutes. My overall average time spent on phone is at present 7 hours and 55 min
T – No wonder I can’t give a good example to my son, his relationship to his screens is very problematic too.
F – shame, self critical
A – avoid talking to husband in the ongoing way that we know works about son’s screentime habits (and other issues)
stay in inaction
don’t deal with my issue
confuse myself
self critical & worrying & ruminating thoughts about phone use (myself’s and my son’s)
R – I don’t show up as a parent in the way I want

I want to work on an intentional model, mainly to tackle confusion & to build some convincing thoughts that may help me tackle this.