I wish I can do it but i’m addicted. If not social media then its some games on ipad that I clearly spend hours on it. I haven’t paint or scrapbook that often anymore and I prefer to stay cooped up inside. 

I have ADHD and honestly it caused me problems when people first made me join social media. I was addicted and couldn't stop. I was constantly fidgety, on my phone etc. and it eventually developed into an addiction and combined with my abusive parents, it turned into escapism and since I had no irl friends and was bullied at school, I started isolating more and more.

I only managed to start breaking out of it during the pandemic and I recently finally cut off most of my social networks like facebook etc. and it was the best thing I could do. I feel more relaxed, I feel happier and most importantly, more alive.

i mean its ALL WELL AND +++ GOOD IF YOU.,,.,., HAVE AN SOCIAL LIFE? OTHERWISE ITS JUST V L,ONELY

Honestly for me, using spacehey is fine because it is designed in a way that does not intrude my life, and it rather lets me be social when I want. Using stuff like instagram ups my anxiety cause it intrudes my life with all its notifications n shit so yeah

see, social media just drains you. it's the dopamine thief that keeps on getting. Have you seen how latest trends now have two different things happening on the screen? If you're A.D.D. like me, then you know...

I did this, but also tried something else as well. Instead of completely dropping off the online grid, I did a purge. It was tedious, but I unfollowed EVERYTHING and everyone that contributed stress to my life, and was very conscious about the type of media I consumed. So no more news, no more following friends that posted news of negative memes, no more drama posts, it was amazing. I followed only pages and people that posted uplifting things and it had a very similar effect on me in restoring my mental health balance. A lot of folks don't realize how much the content we consume on a day to day basis really affects us. If you learn to recognize the things that cause stress, you can shift it without having to totally cut yourself off. Not the cutting yourself off is a bad thing either. I admit, it would probably do us all a lot of good if we went outside, touched grass, and disconnect from technology for awhile.

good for you :>)  our brain needs a break every so often from the web ... 

for instants I use to be on every single day ... and it really dragged my mind

down the tubes ... an your right you get more done lol unless you work on here of course ...

I figure I will be on more during the late fall winter mnths ... when i don't have work out side ... being cold and all :>)  an i get your point :>) it is a nice change :>) altho hard to not see fam and friends but i believe they understand :>) tc ...

Haha! This isn’t a cliche at all! I did something similar last month and it has improved my mindset and mood A LOT!!!

I totally get it. I feel like I only need instagram so I can text my friends and my boyfriend 

Not cliché at all! I don’t have instagram anymore, but I do use facebook and snapchat for my closest friends. Twitter is eh, i’m not on it much anymore. I do have my notifications turned off for all socials so it doesn’t overwhelm me, except snap. I find myself not on social media much these days. 

i also deleted all my sns :) only kept whatsapp to talk to my family and bf, everything else is out. it feels kinda lonely n isolating sometimes tbh but i feel wayyyy less anxious and especially my self esteem has improved a lot!!

I wanna do this so bad but i just cant stay committed to it:(

I wanna give this a try, but I feel a little bit of FOMO whenever I spend a week with my Twitter deactivated, because I feel I'm gonna miss out on whatever is happening that might interest me, so yeah, I'm asking for some tips to just disconnect from social media but trying to keep some things to get news on what might interest me (videogame news, anime news, etc...)

I've had an awful relationship with these platforms for years now, I think it all started when I got my first smartphone... I've always been a huge internet user and it was totally fine, but my attention span and focus completely went off a cliff the instant I got my phone and social media.

I didn't even get a phone until I was a fully grown adult too, I can't even imagine what it's like for a younger person who may not even have a memory of a time beforehand! I think mainstream social media is just bad news all around... They incentivize you to get addicted to them because the longer you're on the platforms, the more advertisements and influence they can sell. So they have predatory practices like infinite scroll, frictionless design, engagement algorithms, encouraged toxicity and polarization bc it drives engagement and further activity, apps that ping you and buzz all the time... People think of social media as the town square, but it's more like a shopping mall or even a casino.

It's even worse too because most people now carry phones with them at all times except maybe when they're in the shower, so there's no time to unwind and let your brain relax. You eventually get used to this state of complete overstimulation and it creates a lack of joy in all the hobbies you used to enjoy and get excited about. Mindless scrolling becomes an ingrained habit that's almost impossible to break.

People will even whip out their phones when watching TV, an activity which used to be THE mindless brainrot activity. Now it alone isn't brainrot enough, you need to make it more brainrotting.

A lot of people will whip out their phones when they're faced with any level of idle time or feeling of boredom or loneliness. I don't blame the people either, these platforms have teams of behavioral psychologists and engineers designing for this exact result. They're designed in the same way a casino is. Willpower alone was not enough for me, I had to delete my accounts entirely.

Sites like this with the old mentality are so much calmer. I can log in, check my updates, and then gtfo.

I just pretend like it's somewhere in the years 2007-2012 and tech hasn't progressed past that point. I feel like we had a good balance then.

As for what this has done positively for me... I now have so many extra hours freed up everyday. My life feels so much calmer. I have more creativity, my attention and focus is back. I now have time for all the things I said I didn't. I have time and focus for my loved ones and friends, my apartment is clean, the dishes are done, I take care of myself, my sleep is so much better...

It's lonelier, but then when I'm lonely I seek out actual social interaction instead of something mindless which merely pacifies the feeling without addressing it.

Social media may promote negative experiences such as inadequacy about your life or appearance, etc. Especially Instagram and TikTok. I haven't use Facebook or any other social media much since last year.

It's amazing. Don't let social media shrink your brain. But it's all about individual perspective; people are different, and the effects will be different.

For me personally, it's negative for my mindset. So I keep myself busy with other things, like making/playing music, self-improvement, or work.

The only social media I have besides this is TikTok and Insta I don’t rlly count snap bc for me at least I only use it for texting. I’ve noticed that I’ve only had a %100 positive experience on here I love this site bc it’s ppl talking about their interests, passions and life instead of just trying to get views or making rage bait. I deleted insta and TikTok and it was great I wanna do it again but idk where I am gonna post my cosplays but since I use this more I might post them here and in my neocities oage

i took a break off of tt and i honestly felt lighter

idk how to explain it its just all that drama jk???

I can certainly understand and appreciate the positive impact that taking a break from social media can have on one's well-being. However, social media is a good kind of entertainment. You need find a balance that works for you. If you want to download IG stories (active in 24 hours) and save it on your PC/mobile, you can easily do it with the storiesdown.co.

the large social media sites are mostly poison, and unless you have friends on it or things to share, it's a waste of time that shortens your attention span

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break will be very hard for me even if i try cuz my job based on social medias. but as i can judge, the reason of such drastic changes is in your specific way to use social medias. If you scrolling your feed for hours with no goal, argue with strangers, carrying about likes and views (if it's not part of ur job) it can be very bad for your mental health and ability to focus your attention. it will be okay if you come back to ur social medias but in a different perspective. Use Facebook to chat with friends, not for arguing with users. Use Twitter to express your thoughts and check out thoughts of people you love and follow, not random ones. Use Instagram to publish memorable moments of your life, not for likes and views on ur photos. Thats it! <3

i guess this is my sign to actually leave social media now. i tried a month back but it only lasted 2 weeks

My social media experience in simple points

Snapchat: addicted to checking notifications despite them being zero 

Instagram: Getting pissed off at trash posts and people

Facebook: only use it when I need help with my old car

Twitter: Upon making account some sell out girl sent me vag pics ;-;  didnt need that

spacehey: not super active here but good people and yea :)

Tiktok: total brain rotting app

im a pretty young person but all the people who are my age use tiktok and instagram for body pics and ive deleted tiktok and twitter and reddit and for the past 4 months ive stopped using the offical youtube app bc its so mind numbing scrolling on shorts. everyone is very hateful and the whole world is all about click click click, consume consume consume, buy buy buy and i hate it.

I use this website a lot and tumblr and youtube but only in small doses nowadays, and i only use intsagram for art. i hate this world, its scary.

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reminds me of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImdtZKSdPuc 

In my case I need to turn off devices if not I am contantly thinking if someone texted me or things like that

Also I´m so happy for you! I think that breaks are important.

(sorry for my bad english im just learning)

eww i saw a penis on instagram the other day and i threw up in mouth a little. i mean, even on there now!!?? TF

I have tried it for a few months before but I just switched to something else to get addicted to and distract myself. I still believe that taking a break from social media will have a great outcome but only if I replaced it with something that will truly benefit me. Like reading my school textbooks, learning how to handle my finance, etc. 

I have tried it for a few months before but I just switched to something else to get addicted to and distract myself. I still believe that taking a break from social media will have a great outcome but only if I replaced it with something that will truly benefit me. Like reading my school textbooks, learning how to handle my finance, etc. 

I deleted all my normal social media about 2 years ago but couldn't break myself from it until i got rid of the internet completely for 4 months. I only reconnected because of how inconvenient it is to do anything without the internet.

Everything is awful. The majority of social media is bots. The few people left on regular social media are so toxic there's no point in putting up with the sheer amount of bots.

My husband won't even touch the internet anymore because it keeps pushing more and more depraved sex and the idea he should have an affair.

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Modern social media, facilitated by mobile networks, can strain communication by promoting superficial interactions over meaningful dialogue. The constant influx of notifications and curated content often leads to shorter attention spans and a decreased focus on genuine connection. Moreover, the ease of misinterpretation in text-based communication can exacerbate misunderstandings, hindering effective communication.

I used to take social media breaks all the time, sometimes for months at a time, but I've noticed recently that it has gotten increasingly harder and harder for me to stay off.. I'm trying to shift my focus to staying off of them permanently, or at least for my benefit like making money online. a lot of people I value I communicate with through META apps so I don't know where to go from there :-/ 

On a different note, I noticed a creativity spike when I abstained from internet use a few months ago, I felt more tranquil. Social media is so full of fear-mongering and as a person with a panic disorder its not the best thing to be indulged with everyday

im not actually active on any social media, especially instagram, i honestly hate it. my job as musician depends a lot of that, and the city i live doesn’t help, cuz every musician use it for diffusion, marketing and etc makes me very overwhelmed. is very healthy to leave it but the sense of loosing “something” is annoying. when i discover spacehey it reminded me the times when everything was more simple. i would love to stay here and share my music gradually. idk how to describe the feeling but i felt more safe when i was customizing my profile like old days. i dont have the specific word to describe the modern social media but i think “intrusive” is a good word for now.