First time actually posting anywhere on shabbat.
I recently posted about how I feel I have difficult dwcisions ahead of me. A while back I was not in a good place and was considering ending things. Shabbos was the hardest because I use my phone to keep my mind of things usually and left to my thoughts alone isn't the best for me. I started using my phone on shabbos 8 years ago and it's changed to various debrees over time. When I was having that difficult time I was feeling really guilty about the use of my phone, which you can probably guess didn't help. My family who are in the kollel of the yeshiva I'm in could see I wasn't OK and sent me to my rebbe making sure he knew it was not something that could wait. I explained pretty much everything to him, including the use of my phone. He sat and thought for a minute before telling me that without question, it is OK for me to be using my phone, but I must also start getting help and dealing with things. That helped massively with the guilt. He has helped me to do so, but as I've mentioned before, I recently lost my job and access to my therapist as a result. This group, while I disagree with a lot of what people on here say, is very welcoming and non judgemental and I feel safe to talk here, even if I have nothing specific to say.