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(CNN) --
It happens in our most intense relationships: the need to step back and whisper the words, "I need more space."
Sometimes we tell it to our partner, sometimes to a friend, and sometimes the sentiment is directed at our smartphone.
As so much of our daily transactions and interactions happen over the phone, it sometimes seems like the world just goes by without us if we leave it or go offline for even a minute, so we don't.
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According to a 2022 Gallup poll, 83% of American adults say they have their smartphone near them most of the time while awake, and 64% admit to checking it as soon as they wake up in the morning.
But being constantly connected is not sustainable and it may be time to say enough is enough.
For science writer and journalist Catherine Price, that moment came shortly after the birth of her daughter.
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"She would have moments where I would find myself awake late at night... I would have some kind of out-of-body experience, probably due to lack of sleep. I would see her looking at me and then look down at the phone, and it would tear me apart. ", account.
He set about doing one of the things he knew best about the problem: research and writing.
The result is the book "How to Break Up With Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life."
Whether it's cutting yourself off from your phone or detoxing digitally, it's not easy, but it's doable.
"I don't normally use the word digital detox because to me it implies that you're trying to take a total break from technology for an extended period of time, which I don't think is really realistic for most people," Price said.
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"The idea is that if you break up with a human being, you're not saying you're never going to date another human being again," she explained.
"You're just saying that that relationship wasn't right for you. Hopefully you have a moment of self-reflection to assess what was good and bad about it and what you would like in the new relationship."
If you feel the need to take a breather from your phone, you're in good company.
That same Gallup poll revealed that 58% of adults believe they spend too much time on their smartphone;
among those between the ages of 18 and 29, that number skyrockets to 81%.
There's even a day dedicated to reducing phone use.
From sunset on Friday, March 3 to sunset on Saturday, March 4, World Unplug Day has been designated, a 24-hour period when phones and other screens are put away and people are encouraged to participate in real life.
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