I don’t think you’re alone in this, especially considering many turned to social media to cope with social isolation during the pandemic and ending up fostering an unhealthy relationship with social media. A Couple ideas:

• If you can’t delete it or willpower your way into stopping, you could maybe consider getting one of those NFC blockers that block specific applications on your device. Never used them myself, but it’s probably what I’d do if I had a social media problem that I couldn’t control.

• Secondly, there’s tons of better and low cost alternatives to social media. I’d recommend getting into Librivox if your interested in audio books, or maybe checking out standardebooks.org if you’d prefer to read. Physical books can also be a good way to kill free time. Really, any hobby or pastime not involving an endless feed of content is better than social media.

• Lastly, consider sleeping without your phone nearby. That way, it won’t be as easy to scroll during the night and checking your phone won’t be the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning. You’ll probably need to get an alarm clock if you don’t have one though.