Its 6:30 a.m., and the alarm on your phone is going off . You roll over to turn it off and notice you already have several notifications. You promise yourself youre just going to respond to that one text from your sister and put your phone down. Then you see you have a Slack DM from your boss that you want to address. After that, an Apple News alert catches your eye and you end up doom-scrolling on Twitter for a bit. Before you know it, 30 minutes have gone by, and youre left feeling anxious, drained and scatterbrained before you even brush your teeth.

Reaching for your phone right when you wake up is an all-too-common habit and one a lot of people would like to kick. By engaging with our devices first thing in the morning, we run the risk of being exposed to negative or stressful information that can lead to worry and overstimulation, therapist Annisa Pirasteh, owner of Act2Change Therapy & Wellness Center in Atlanta, told HuffPost.

This robs us of the opportunity to start our morning with ourselves, away from the noise of the world, she said. We all deserve time at the start of the day to hear our own thoughts and feel our own feelings.

When you start your day on your phone, You are pulled into the agenda of others, consuming others requests, news and socials, which can make you reactive rather than creative, said U.K. psychologist and wellbeing specialist Lee Chambers . Sometimes, this one small decision ends up negatively impacting your mood for the rest of the day.

We asked experts for tips about how to break this troublesome morning habit. Read their suggestions below:

Use an alarm clock (that isnt your phone).