I got rid (completely) of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIN (especially that) and Reddit. The latter wasn't under my real name anyway, but still.
Facebook was the first to go, I realized that all it did was make me hate everyone. I was sick of peering into the worst parts of people's psyche, including family and friends and neighbors. I had enough of it. This "myth" that you will feel isolated, etc is the EXACT SAME FEELING an addict feels when they entertain the notion of quitting their drug. They ask themselves "well if I don't get high, what am I going to do with myself?" It's a stupid thought when you're not addicted, but that's literally the very nature of addiction. It's that little voice inside your head that keeps you using it and when you threaten it, it tries to convince you to keep using.
So no, nothing will happen, you will not miss out on anything. If you need to "keep in touch" you can do it. I can't tell you how many times I've been in a conversation with people and they bring up some "event" that happened on social media, like an argument on a neighborhood page or something stupid like that, and I listen and then when they address me, I say "I don't know, I don't use Facebook". They can't process it and it feels SO GOOD I wish I could bottle the feeling of shame that comes from them being confronted about their stupid addiction. They feel weak in my presence.
Loneliness and boredom COMES from your social media addiction, it creates a feeling of isolation and it's like how saccharine tricks your brain into thinking it's getting a reward, but its false and just leaves you wanting the real thing.
Be strong and dump it all in one shot. Don't make a "swan song" goodbye and wait for people to react. Don't say a word. Just dump it, delete all your profiles, and delete it from your life in one silent shot.
I try to spend it not looking at a screen, for one thing. I've taken up a few hobbies in the last few years, one of which is a 5 day per week Crossfit regimen. That helped re-adjust my mindset and introduced me to a bunch of new people that I talk to in person.
Another hobby has been working on my conceal carry draw and fire movement. If I need something to do with my hands and attention, I unload my pistol and work on dry fire training.
A lot of the time my social media habit just happened while I was already doing other things, eating, watching TV, working, hanging out with friends/family.. I would be already doing those things and whip out my phone and do some facebooking. It was fairly unusual for me to be doing NOTHING but social media, but picking up something new should be enough.
It's really not as bad as you think, but you gotta make it a clean break. Don't post a swan song that "I'm leaving FB forevaaaaah.." and wait for people to beg you to stay. Just silently nuke your profile.
I got rid (completely) of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIN (especially that) and Reddit. The latter wasn't under my real name anyway, but still.
Facebook was the first to go, I realized that all it did was make me hate everyone. I was sick of peering into the worst parts of people's psyche, including family and friends and neighbors. I had enough of it. This "myth" that you will feel isolated, etc is the EXACT SAME FEELING an addict feels when they entertain the notion of quitting their drug. They ask themselves "well if I don't get high, what am I going to do with myself?" It's a stupid thought when you're not addicted, but that's literally the very nature of addiction. It's that little voice inside your head that keeps you using it and when you threaten it, it tries to convince you to keep using.
So no, nothing will happen, you will not miss out on anything. If you need to "keep in touch" you can do it. I can't tell you how many times I've been in a conversation with people and they bring up some "event" that happened on social media, like an argument on a neighborhood page or something stupid like that, and I listen and then when they address me, I say "I don't know, I don't use Facebook". They can't process it and it feels SO GOOD I wish I could bottle the feeling of shame that comes from them being confronted about their stupid addiction. They feel weak in my presence.
Loneliness and boredom COMES from your social media addiction, it creates a feeling of isolation and it's like how saccharine tricks your brain into thinking it's getting a reward, but its false and just leaves you wanting the real thing.
Be strong and dump it all in one shot. Don't make a "swan song" goodbye and wait for people to react. Don't say a word. Just dump it, delete all your profiles, and delete it from your life in one silent shot.
Then the world opens up to you.
What do you do with the time that you would have normally spent on Facebook
I try to spend it not looking at a screen, for one thing. I've taken up a few hobbies in the last few years, one of which is a 5 day per week Crossfit regimen. That helped re-adjust my mindset and introduced me to a bunch of new people that I talk to in person.
Another hobby has been working on my conceal carry draw and fire movement. If I need something to do with my hands and attention, I unload my pistol and work on dry fire training.
A lot of the time my social media habit just happened while I was already doing other things, eating, watching TV, working, hanging out with friends/family.. I would be already doing those things and whip out my phone and do some facebooking. It was fairly unusual for me to be doing NOTHING but social media, but picking up something new should be enough.
It's really not as bad as you think, but you gotta make it a clean break. Don't post a swan song that "I'm leaving FB forevaaaaah.." and wait for people to beg you to stay. Just silently nuke your profile.