Do you know that itching continuously to take your phone, she leads whatever uninterrupted scroll and swipe? Maybe you raised thinking that there would be a new notification. But it was not there. Nevertheless, you unlocked it anyway, opened an app and closed it. Another opened, scrolled through some reels or shorts, liked a post or two, shared some memes. And in the same way, an hour had gone. Remember, there was no real reason for taking your phone in the first place.

Or maybe you were on a coffee date with a close friend. You had a lot to catch, there is a lot about what is going on in life. Still you cannot help, but can reach again and again for your phone, just out of habit. It’s not that you were not listening, but every now and then, you will secret a look, just to remove it quickly after staring at a well -worthy death.

If it happens to you often, you are not alone. Smartphone addiction is a growing global concern, Indian users spend an average of five hours a day on their devices. Interestingly, some people in the West are turning to a different type of phone (not actually a phone) to deal with their smartphone oversees.

Mathaphone is a phone -shaped acrylic slab. and that’s it. Its weight and shape make it feel like a phone, and it is all. There is no screen, no internet, there is nothing. You catch it, scroll and swipe some mindless, and put it back in your pocket. No hours are wasted to see the reels.

It was made by a smartphone -shaped slab Eric Antono, which was made on both as a behavioral equipment to help curb a pre -marketing executive on Google and Facebook, a chutli art project and phone addiction. When he sent samples to his friends, a video crazy of Tikkok manufacturer Catherine Goitz went viral, selling the first batch of 100 pieces quickly.

Although it is not available to buy in India, the stock was initially retailed for USD 25. To receive a quote, you can request on their website.

This is not like a children’s toy phone, but a serious adult version of it. So, is this new, cool phone detox tool? maybe or maybe not. Psychologists have a lot to say whether a phone -shaped acrylic slab can help control your screen time.

“Methphone is an attractive concept as it does not directly try to fight the urge, it tries to redirect it. In many ways, it is smart. Behavior psychology shows us that a habit of trying to eliminate cold turkey often causes resistance. A familiar physical ritual replaces habits with a familiar physical ritual, such as some phones and shifts,” Gurugram in Gurugram. Founder-director.

Rutuja Valavalkar, psychologist of MPower, Aditya Birla Education Trust, who often sees people struggling with phone addiction, says that those who feel worried or restless without phone in hand can benefit from this ideological toy.

“It can serve as a transitional object, helps to reduce continuous examination and offer rest without digital distraction,” she says.

Dr. Tuganit also agrees. “It can work temporarily by satisfying ‘hand craving’, physical refractors to arrive for a phone during passive moments, social anxiety, or boredom. Think like a coolness for adults in the digital age. It can calm down for those who feel overthred or disgusting by constant screen exposure.”

And then an existent crisis emerges.

Why can’t it be a long -term solution

This is just another ad-to-cart product that provides a quick hit of satisfaction like any impulsive purchase, but it is unlikely to help in a long time. This does not address deep emotional drivers behind your phone addiction, such as loneliness, foam, requirement of reward, or urge to escape.

“Methphone may integrate the touch, but it does not attach the dopamine loop of the brain that comes from checking, swipe or scrolling. So when the hand feels ‘occupied’, the brain may experience a subtle despair as it cannot achieve stimulation.

Then, you also face an existent crisis that fulfills you your own Sans-phone version.

“Catching a methphone may not be a deep return from the device, but the self-concept may propos up. The inconvenience Methphone shows that there is no about the phone not to keep, it is not that you are without the phone, don’t know,” Dr. Tugnite says.

Will you use a slab like a phone to curb the screen time?

Any person struggling with phone addiction often wants to cut his use, especially when it becomes difficult to ignore toll on physical and mental health. While some turn towards the built-in screen time control over their phones and apps, others dream of switching on dumbfones (which, by the way, are seeing an increase in sales).

Whether or not you plan to present a placebo phone in your life, here are some specialist-oriented ways to reduce your screen time:

• Keep your phone in another room
• Give time to offline habits (time with exercise, hobby, loved ones)
• Use the built -in screen time and app limit facilities (try again)
• Do not take your phone on the dinner table
• Remove disturbing apps
• Talk to a mental health professional

Decision

By itself, it is a clever touch tool. Pyled with conscious intentions, it can become a bridge for real technical treatment.