Thank for sharing your heart in this! I'm rooting for you.
I haven't fully gotten to where you are yet, but I can feel the tension and the drain of being constantly stimulated. I can't even count the amount of times I've opened a social media app and then thought to myself why did I do that? I don't care about anything on here.
I think it is so nuance even just per person! I’ve been really on and off about this for six months and I’ve just been kind of fed up with my own vicious cycle, but other people like you may be able to have a much different experience! I do take lots of like little mini breaks for like anywhere from 2 to 7 days and that’s so helpful! Thank you for sharing your experience
I have been going through this exact. Same. Thing. I think my accounts are set to delete in around two weeks. Honestly, I can’t wait, and I hope it sticks. I have also been stuck in the activate, deactivate cycle for awhile and I just want my life and my time back
I totally get that! It’s hard now cause I’m trying to navigate it forom more of a writing promotion standpoint instead of a personal social media standpoint and I feel like that’s the newest obstacle I have to navigate in the latter half of this year because I’ve totally come to terms with being OK with not having it for my personal usage, but as someone wanting to grow and monetize as a writer, that is now the juggling act that I have entered lol 😅
Yeah I totally get that! One of the accounts I deleted was my “influencing” account that I worked for yearsssss on. Brand deals with brands like Nike, millions of views, etc. For *me* it will never be my primary source of income, though, so I finally just had to let go. If my Substack takes off, great! If not, oh well. It does feel like it’s hard to “make it” as a writer these days without insta though so ugh it’s all hard. You’ll figure it out!
Love that so much! I’ve reactivated some accounts after like a month of not having them and kind of toying around with like some cross promotion, but I think there’s really only like one other platform outside of Substack that I want to utilize for promotion and then just focus on Substack and
YouTube for long form content, so it’s all kind of a work in progress but just trusting God through the journey and enjoying hearing from the experiences of others!
I relate so much to this article. I used to think, what’s wrong with me that I just can’t moderate my usage? “Everything in moderation.” But I think for things that are this addictive maybe moderation is not always the answer. Abstaining certainly can have its place and bring more peace than trying to always manage moderating. I love the analogy you used in regard to deactivating social media. “That’s like if I moved all my alcohol from an inside fridge to a garage fridge. Sure, it’s a little inconvenient, but it’s still accessible.” Spot on. These companies make it so difficult for us to cut ties on purpose. They know how addictive their products are and some of us have had to take drastic measures to get our lives back.
I feel you with thos article. I deleted Instagram but it wasnt hard cause ive only been over there for a few years and mostly used it for my business so I didn't have any memories tied to it. My scrolling was getting out of hand so it's been gone for 6 months. I still have Facebook for marketplace but dont have any personal ties there and I have my notifications off so I dotn really check it.
For me, the struggle is youtube. I get sucked into podcasts and some days could listen for hours. Then I spiral and feel like an awful mom so I delete the app only to re-download a few days later. We all have our own struggles and maybe if we find a way to hold each other accountable and lift each other up it will be easier 🤍
Thank you for sharing your experience! It’s so interesting to see how we all have our different things I can causes to just kind of go down a rabbit hole. The one thing I do love so much is goodbye. Nothing group on Facebook that I’m a part of, but I’m hoping I can just use it through my husband’s account if I need to lol
Thank for sharing your heart in this! I'm rooting for you.
I haven't fully gotten to where you are yet, but I can feel the tension and the drain of being constantly stimulated. I can't even count the amount of times I've opened a social media app and then thought to myself why did I do that? I don't care about anything on here.
I think it is so nuance even just per person! I’ve been really on and off about this for six months and I’ve just been kind of fed up with my own vicious cycle, but other people like you may be able to have a much different experience! I do take lots of like little mini breaks for like anywhere from 2 to 7 days and that’s so helpful! Thank you for sharing your experience
I have been going through this exact. Same. Thing. I think my accounts are set to delete in around two weeks. Honestly, I can’t wait, and I hope it sticks. I have also been stuck in the activate, deactivate cycle for awhile and I just want my life and my time back
I totally get that! It’s hard now cause I’m trying to navigate it forom more of a writing promotion standpoint instead of a personal social media standpoint and I feel like that’s the newest obstacle I have to navigate in the latter half of this year because I’ve totally come to terms with being OK with not having it for my personal usage, but as someone wanting to grow and monetize as a writer, that is now the juggling act that I have entered lol 😅
Yeah I totally get that! One of the accounts I deleted was my “influencing” account that I worked for yearsssss on. Brand deals with brands like Nike, millions of views, etc. For *me* it will never be my primary source of income, though, so I finally just had to let go. If my Substack takes off, great! If not, oh well. It does feel like it’s hard to “make it” as a writer these days without insta though so ugh it’s all hard. You’ll figure it out!
Love that so much! I’ve reactivated some accounts after like a month of not having them and kind of toying around with like some cross promotion, but I think there’s really only like one other platform outside of Substack that I want to utilize for promotion and then just focus on Substack and
YouTube for long form content, so it’s all kind of a work in progress but just trusting God through the journey and enjoying hearing from the experiences of others!
I relate so much to this article. I used to think, what’s wrong with me that I just can’t moderate my usage? “Everything in moderation.” But I think for things that are this addictive maybe moderation is not always the answer. Abstaining certainly can have its place and bring more peace than trying to always manage moderating. I love the analogy you used in regard to deactivating social media. “That’s like if I moved all my alcohol from an inside fridge to a garage fridge. Sure, it’s a little inconvenient, but it’s still accessible.” Spot on. These companies make it so difficult for us to cut ties on purpose. They know how addictive their products are and some of us have had to take drastic measures to get our lives back.
Yes!!! You get it. I’m hoping to find a more moderate approach but this is my reality right now
I love this!! I quit SM a while back and am very grateful. Definitely hard at times, and I've had a lot of the same feels--but totes worth it.
So sorry I’m just now seeing this but thank you for reading and commenting!!
You’re welcome! 🤗
I feel you with thos article. I deleted Instagram but it wasnt hard cause ive only been over there for a few years and mostly used it for my business so I didn't have any memories tied to it. My scrolling was getting out of hand so it's been gone for 6 months. I still have Facebook for marketplace but dont have any personal ties there and I have my notifications off so I dotn really check it.
For me, the struggle is youtube. I get sucked into podcasts and some days could listen for hours. Then I spiral and feel like an awful mom so I delete the app only to re-download a few days later. We all have our own struggles and maybe if we find a way to hold each other accountable and lift each other up it will be easier 🤍
Thank you for sharing your experience! It’s so interesting to see how we all have our different things I can causes to just kind of go down a rabbit hole. The one thing I do love so much is goodbye. Nothing group on Facebook that I’m a part of, but I’m hoping I can just use it through my husband’s account if I need to lol