A friend of mine just posted a tweet to the effect that as bad as these days are, there's far worse to come. I feel really angry about this. There is absolutely no use in saying something like this. I'm all for pointing out specific threats and problems like climate change, COVID-19, voter suppression, and all the other horrible things going on. But this general ominousness? There's nothing we can do, nothing specific we can act on, just doomsaying. I am 100% aware that things are bleak and getting bleaker. So why is she posting things that suddenly trigger my intense anxiety?
Of course I know very well that she has every right to vent on Twitter and my issue is not actually with her. I need to follow my therapist's advice and ban myself from Twitter, or at least severely limit its use. Has anyone had success with cutting off social media? I've tried in the past but I'm really compulsive, always chasing that minuscule dopamine boost.
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The possible problem with being on Social Media is you are interacting with people all over the world. To be honest I have sites on both Twitter and Facebook although I never really go on these sites. If something comes on that interests me I will wait and then visit when I have the time. Most of my time is here, in the garden, shopping and also taking our dog out for walks. I also spend time each day researching contents in my Library. You need time to break your day into times for your interests.
If you dislike a comment on Twitter why do you bother with it, all you are doing is upsetting yourself and that in turn will make you feel more Anxious and Depressed.
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Hi you could try taking a short break from it all, but honestly why let something somebody posts get to you so much?
Oh, thank God! I thought I was the only one. I am having a heck of a time getting off social media! I tell my therapist, my husband, my parents, your parents (kidding), etc. that I'm going to get off and I do, but then I get right back on. It's awful! I wonder if it's some kind of addiction. Thoughts on that?
Find other hobbies, it wasn't that hard for me to deactivate everything cause I felt like everyone even my friends were suffocating me and I always have to put on my everything's okay facade so I disappeared. If just a post on Twitter is affecting you that much find something interesting to do uninstall the app
I understand exactly how you feel! And Yes!....You and the other people that posted on this thread about it feeling like a compulsion and an addiction are absolutely right! And you feel that way because social media IS an addiction! And believe me when I say that it is that way for a reason. I am currently listening to an audio book called, “Trapped in the Web: How I Liberated Myself from Internet Addiction and How You Can, too.” I found this book on Audible and I have already learned so much from it, about why the internet and social media is so addictive. As the author goes on to explain that the internet and social media is purposely designed, by the creators of the websites to keep people online....and addicted to those sites, as long as possible! Have you ever heard the term, “Click bait”? Well, that is basically EXACTLY what they try to get you to do....and they are succeeding at it! But there is so much more to it than that. The internet, especially Social Media, is specifically designed to hook you in to spending as much time as possible on there, so that companies and other advertising venues can try to get you to buy their products and services. And all we are really doing is buying in to their plan to keep people hooked in to staying on social media, longer and longer, so they can not only get our money, but get our personal information, too. It’s not really about “Keeping us connected”, because most people realize, on some level, that Social Media is not really bringing us closer together, on an intimate, personal level.....but it is actually driving us further away from each other, as we give more and more of our time to compulsively surfing the internet and social media. They want us to believe that it is about connecting more with the people we care about....but it is not bringing us closer, from an emotional stand point....it is doing the direct opposite of that. It may sound like a conspiracy theory, but it’s absolutely true! As we are not going “ outward”, but going “inward” in our attempt to be “social”....which is exactly what is happening. And there are many who believe that it is all part of a grander plan to “ divide and conquer” our society, so that they can take control of our minds. And so far, they are doing that by keeping us “ hooked” or “addicted” to social media....even when it becomes obvious that it is “not good for us” to spend so much time on there. And the more we feed our addiction to it, the more addicted we will become!
I have been having the same problem with Facebook, as I find that the more I am on it, the more unhappy and addicted I become. So I am trying to go on there a lot less. My goal is to only check my Facebook, once every couple of weeks. And right now, i am only making it about a week and a half. But that is a great improvement for me, compare to what I was doing before. That’s because I’m addicted to the internet and social media!!!
So my advice to you is to try, to your best ability, to start limiting the time you spend on social media and the internet in general. You will feel so much better when you do! I hope this helps and all the best to you! 👍❤️🌈
Sorry for stepping in, but thank you so much for this!!! I didn't know there were books out there for this stuff. I will definitely be looking up the book you suggested. I agree wholeheartedly with you on the internet doing the exact opposite of bringing us together. I feel really guilty when my husband tries to tear me away. I also get annoyed as well, which I'm sure is part of the addiction part. I mean, the internet and social media aren't real life, my husband is. I need to learn to cherish every moment I have with him. I need help big time with this! I've tried to stop so many times and have gotten right back on every time. It is truly awful!!
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