Going off social media, how did you guys do it?

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I’ve been thinking about it for awhile but I know it’s not as easy as it looks, and as bad as it sounds social media has slowly taken over my life. I’m constantly on it, and it doesn’t help that I’m not able to leave me house much so it’s like my “escape” I guess, my way to interact with the outside world. But I want to get rid of it all, I have a big feeing it would help my anxiety and depression if I just got rid of it all, it’s just so hard. I actually feel like I need it to function which is pitiful and scary.

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I deleted my Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat. The people who want to stay in touch with me stay in touch with me. They call me or text me. Social media was so distracting for me and I just found myself too caught up in it really. I feel better without it. I feel like I’m not comparing myself to other people’s lives, to their looks, to what they have, whatever it may be - and I’m only 20 and in college.

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I'm 24 and I have a Facebook meant for my fiance, and two close friends. I won't upload photos of myself, I don't follow groups, and I won't message anyone other than those people.
I won't friend family or anyone else. It's too much. People have so much false authority over your opinions, they force feed their opinions and expect you to like them. People constantly post photos of their faces and bodies, giving them a sense of pride in something that's relatively meaningless. I used to get sucked into it. Used to feel like I had to post to relate to people. I won't do it anymore. 
And Jesus christ the 'why didnt you rsvp for the party' well, Susan, you can't Facebook invite me and expect me to actually open it'

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Well it takes practice so don't be so hard on yourself if you catch yourself wasting time on it. I put myself on a time limit and have specific times of the day that I allow myself to check. Otherwise I avoid it. Notifications for all social media is off so that I don't get tempted to quickly check anything. Try focusing on other things you enjoy, find a good book, hang out with a friend, spend sometime just taking care of yourself. Also just believe that you can do it. Because you can 🤗

Going off social media, how did you guys do it?

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