Article: After you have sufficiently assessed the issue, take a break from social media to clear your mind and begin breaking your bad habit. Deactivate your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and any other social media that you might have. This is a good way to give yourself space from your addiction without having to necessarily delete your accounts. During this time, develop a timeline for when and if you will get your social media back. Find healthy activities to replace your social media addiction. In addition to deactivating the accounts, in order to further deter your temptation, delete the apps from your phone. Not being able to see the apps on your homescreen may help you during this time of self reflection and habit-breaking. If you feel that you cannot successfully beat the habit on your own, then hand over the account to someone you trust. Have them change the password so that you cannot access the account even if you want to. Tell them to give you the account after the predetermined period ends. Make sure to only give your password to family or friends that you deeply trust. Giving your password away is highly sensitive and could end disastrously if in the wrong hands. Consider ceasing social media usage for a minimum of three weeks, as it typically takes 21 days to form a habit.
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Deactivate your accounts. Remove cellphone apps. Change your password.
Article: After difficult events, most people will become defensive and have a hard time trusting people. This is a survival instinct trusting someone leaves you vulnerable for future pain. Thus, avoiding trust can protect you from harm. Don't blame yourself for having trust issues. Rather, acknowledge the pain and try to learn from the past. There are negative, mean, and untrustworthy people in the world. Most people, however, are kind and trusting, so don't let one bad experience or person destroy your ability to trust again. Always remind yourself that there are good people around, too. Oftentimes, when we're hurt, angry, or upset, we react emotionally and make the situation worse. Before deciding that you no longer trust someone, take a few minutes to ask yourself rational questions: What facts do I know about the incident? What am I guessing or assuming about this person? How did I behave in this situation? Was I trustworthy? According to a Cornell University study, our brains are hardwired to remember betrayal faster than good memories, even if the betrayal is small. Remember your positive interactions with someone as you rebuild trust. There are likely more good memories then you immediately remember. People make mistakes, even people you thought you could trust. What matters most after an argument or incident is how the person responds. Quick or curt apologies often show that the person is not really apologizing. Usually, they simply want you to stop being angry at them. Truly sincere apologies are ones that you do not demand, when someone looks you in the eyes and asks for forgiveness. A sincere apology is the first step to rebuilding trust. Offer your own apologies for wrongdoing when applicable. Just because someone has lost your trust doesn't mean they are entirely untrustworthy. Instead of returning back to where you started, try trusting someone with smaller, more manageable things. When a friend tells secrets behind your back, you may not confide in them again. That doesn't mean, however, that you cannot still hang out, work on projects, or talk with each other. Unfortunately, though you can rebuild a lot of trust with someone, there are times when the wounds are too deep to be forgiven. If someone has proven to you that they are not trustworthy don't feel bad for cutting them out of your life. You cannot open yourself up to be hurt or abused again. Major trauma has a lasting impact on the brain, and you should consider seeing a professional if you cannot build trust with people. A symptom of PTSD is an inability to trust. If you do not want to see a therapist, try out a support group in your area first. Remember that you are not alone with your issues there are other people like you who are also struggling with trauma.
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Know that it is normal to have trust issues after trauma. Remember that one person's actions are not reflective of everyone. Slow down your judgment. Know that people remember betrayal more than positive interactions. Look for sincere, meaningful apologies. Adjust your expectations. Know that you may never fully trust someone who has hurt you. Make a counseling appointment if you still have severe trust issues.
Article: Once winter rolls around, adjust your morning routine to allow time to de-ice. Start setting your alarm to go off at least ten minutes earlier than normal. This way you can do a thorough job without feeling rushed (and potentially botching the job!). There are a couple of household ingredients that you can potentially use as a homemade substitute, but only use those as a last resort. For the best results, go with a product that was specifically designed to do the job without damaging your car in any way. Always stock up on some professionally-made de-icer before winter arrives. De-icer can be found online, at auto parts stores, and the automotive sections at stores like Walmart and Target. Be sure to keep one can of de-icer in your car just in case it ices over somewhere other than home. Give your windshield and other windows a generous spray of your de-icer. Start at the top and then work your way down to the bottom. This way the de-icer will start running down the windows, which means it will cover more ice without you having to waste more product. Definitely use an ice scraper for this, and not some other tool. Again, you want to protect your windows from damage, so use a tool that's meant for this specific job. Apply plenty of pressure with each stroke, and scrape as far as you can reach in one long, continuous motion. Don't chip away over one tiny area, because this could scratch the glass underneath. Use the scraper's brush end (or a separate brush if it doesn't have one) to clear the loose ice off the window. If the ice is being stubborn, spray it with more de-icer to loosen it up instead of hacking away at it. If your reach is short, choose a scraper with a nice long handle to extend it further. Once you've cleared the driver's side, you may feel the urge to just leave the passenger-side of your windshield and all the other windows as they are if you're in a rush. Fight that urge and take the time to remove all the ice. Keep in mind that local laws may require you to do this. Even if they don't, take the time anyway. Don't limit your field of vision when driving. Now that all the ice has been cleared from the windshield, make sure the wipers haven't frozen to them. Spray the wipers with de-icer if necessary so you can raise them. Then spray some de-icer into a cloth and rub it over the wipers' blades. Set the wipers back down into place. When you start the car, turn them on to make sure they function normally. Your windows are the most obvious things that need to be cleared, but keep in mind local laws probably state that others need to be, too. Once the big job is done, scan your car to see if ice or snow is blocking anything else that needs to be uncovered. If needed, de-ice your: Tail and headlights Turn signals License plate(s)
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Give yourself time to work. Keep formulated de-icer on hand. Spray windows from the top down. Scrape and brush off the ice. Clear all of the ice from each window. De-ice and test the windshield wipers. Check other areas.