When Your Phone Is Never Really “Away”
You wake up and check your phone.
A notification interrupts your work. You reply to a message while eating. You open Instagram for a few minutes and end up scrolling much longer than you intended.
And even when you’re not actively using your phone, part of your mind may still be waiting for the next notification, message, email or update.
We live in a world where being reachable has become almost automatic.
But constant connection comes with a cost.
Digital fatigue can show up as mental exhaustion, difficulty concentrating, restlessness, disrupted boundaries, overstimulation or simply feeling like your mind never gets a genuine break.
Digital Fatigue and Constant Connectivity is a psychology-informed workshop that explores how technology interacts with our attention, habits, emotions, relationships, work and ability to rest.
This isn’t about demonising technology.
And it isn’t about telling you to delete every app.
It’s about asking a more useful question:
Can you use technology without constantly feeling used by it?
Is this workshop for you?
This workshop may be helpful if you…
✓ Check your phone without consciously deciding to.
✓ Feel uncomfortable when you’re away from your devices.
✓ Find yourself constantly checking notifications.
✓ Scroll even when you’re tired or don’t particularly want to.
✓ Struggle to focus because you’re frequently switching between screens.
✓ Check work messages outside working hours.
✓ Find it difficult to disconnect before bed.
✓ Feel mentally overstimulated after spending time online.
✓ Feel like you always need to be reachable.
✓ Want healthier digital boundaries without completely giving up technology.
Meet Your Facilitators
Akanksha Mehta
Founder, Mind Soul Bridge
Akanksha is a Counselling Psychology postgraduate (M.Sc, Christ University) with 600+ therapy sessions across EAP, private practice and relationship counselling. She works with individuals and couples around anxiety, stress, burnout, trauma and relationship concerns through an evidence-based, trauma-informed, integrative approach and has facilitated 100+ mental-wellbeing workshops in corporate and community settings.
Riddhima Nigam
Founder, Bekhauf Panchi
Riddhima is a Counselling Psychologist and the founder of Bekhauf Panchi by Riddhima. She works with adolescents and adults around emotional overwhelm, stress, self-doubt, relationship concerns, identity and life transitions through a human-centred, trauma-informed and integrative approach. Her work focuses on creating emotionally safe, collaborative spaces that help individuals understand their experiences, reconnect with their strengths and values and develop greater clarity and self-trust. She also works with adolescents around developmental, emotional, academic and social challenges.
What you’ll learn?
What Digital Fatigue Actually Is
- Understand how constant digital engagement can contribute to mental exhaustion, overstimulation and reduced psychological space.
Why We Keep Checking
- Explore the psychological patterns behind notification-checking, scrolling, multitasking and the urge to stay updated.
The Always-On Mindset
- Understand what happens when work, social life, entertainment and communication all happen through the same devices and there is rarely a clear “off.”
Attention, Availability & Boundaries
- Explore how constant accessibility can affect concentration, relationships, rest and our ability to be fully present.
Creating Sustainable Digital Boundaries
- Learn practical ways to create healthier digital habits without unrealistic rules or complete disconnection.
What you’ll take away?
A Digital Habits Check-In
- Identify where technology currently takes up your attention, energy and time.
A Digital Trigger Map
- Recognise the situations, emotions, thoughts and environmental cues that lead you to automatically reach for your devices.
A Personal Digital Boundaries Plan
- Create realistic boundaries around work, social media, messaging, notifications, and personal time.
A “Pause Before You Pick Up” Practice
- Learn a simple strategy for creating more choice between an urge and an action.
Lifetime Resources
- Resources to support your learning beyond the workshop
What happens during the 90 minutes?
1- Understand: Interactive teaching
- We’ll explore digital fatigue, constant connectivity and why our devices can become difficult to put down.
2- Notice: Guided self-reflection
- Identify your own digital habits and the situations in which you become most digitally engaged.
3- Decode: Understand the pattern
- Explore what may be happening underneath automatic checking, scrolling, multitasking, and constant availability.
4- Reset: Build your personal boundaries
- Create a realistic digital-boundary plan based on your actual life rather than an idealised “digital detox.”
5- Ask: Live Q&A
- Ask questions during and after the session.
Why this workshop is different?
This Isn’t a “Delete All Your Apps” Workshop.
This workshop is…
Psychology-informed and evidence-based
We explore technology through the lens of attention, habits, emotions, behaviour, boundaries and wellbeing.
Not anti-technology
Technology is an important part of modern life. The goal isn’t to eliminate it.
More than screen-time tracking
The number of hours matters, but so does what you’re doing, why you’re doing it, and how you feel afterwards.
Practical rather than restrictive
You’ll work towards intentional digital habits instead of unrealistic rules.
Focused on choice
The goal isn’t to never check your phone. It’s to have more control over when and why you do.
Frequently asked questions.
Do I need prior therapy experience?
- No. These sessions are for everyone, whether or not you’ve ever spoken to a therapist.
Will I have to share personal experiences?
- Never. Participation in discussion is always optional. You’re welcome to simply listen and participate privately.
Will the session be recorded?
- Yes. Recording will be available for a week after the workshop.
Can I ask questions?
- Yes. There will be a live Q&A, and you can ask questions through the chat.
Will I receive resources afterward?
- Yes. Worksheets and a recommended resource list will be shared on WhatsApp after the session.
Can beginners attend?
- Absolutely. No background in psychology is needed.
Is there an age requirement?
- Yes. This workshop is for anyone aged 18 and above.
How do I get the joining link?
- Your Google Meet link and reminders will be sent to you on WhatsApp after you register.
Important Information
Before you register
- This is a psychoeducational workshop. It is not a substitute for psychotherapy or crisis support.
- Participation in discussion is always optional.
- You do not have to disclose anything personal during the session.
- Please join from a quiet, private space where possible.
- Worksheets and resources will be shared on WhatsApp after the session.
- Refund/cancellation policy:
We understand that plans can change. If you need to cancel your registration, you may request a full refund up to 24 hours before the workshop begins.
For cancellations made less than 24 hours before the workshop, or after the workshop has started, no refund will be provided.
To request a refund, please contact us at least 24 hours before the scheduled start time of the workshop.
If you are in distress or crisis, you can contact:
- Tele-MANAS: 1800-89-14416 | 14416
- iCall (TISS): 9152987821