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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Rhik Samadder

I tried to get over my phone addiction – by spending even more time on it

Rhik in his pyjamas holding a phone against a purple background
A single thought drummed in my head: I should be on my phone less. Photograph: Alicia Canter/The Guardian

They say you should never waste a crisis; I had a full deck of them.

In April this year, I experienced complications following medical surgery. My recovery, which should have taken days, took many months. The impact on my finances was catastrophic. I became depressed, split up with my girlfriend and stopped seeing friends.

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