Best Way to Remove Social Media from my Life??

I graduate from university in a few months and I want to take it upon myself to slowly remove social media from my life, as it has become a clear point of stress/anxiety/depression and even just general jealousy that id rather not have.

Before people comment “just delete the apps” etc, I’ve been on social media for over 7 years now, to just suddenly remove it would result in me going straight back and downloading them again - it’s not as easy as all that.
It’s getting over things like the “fear of missing out”, possible loss of friendships, missed opportunities, the routine of just using social media on a daily basis, people asking why you’ve removed yourself from certain platforms, etc..

Anyone got any tips? Ironic I know that I’m asking on a social media platform, but I’m more talking about the typical ones: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram (especially), Snapchat, etc.

I quit Facebook by going off it for one month to see how I felt. Forums aside, I am not on any other social media. Didn't miss it, was able to keep in touch with the really important people just fine.

One stat that really hit home to me is the amount of time we spent on FB. We spend an average of 4 days a year on FB. It's a colossal waste of time ( unless you run a business).

Another point about social media is that it's a form of free labour: We create the content for these social media companies. Think about it; if everyone in the world stopped posting content to social media you would lose interest in it pretty fast. Last time I checked Insta, FB or Twitter don't pay the likes of you or me to take time to put content online for other people to look at. Without our (societies) content those sites would go bust in a very short time.

As you have attested, there are numerous studies about the negative impacts social media have on our lives and mental health. It encourages some really negative human behaviour (e.g. voyeurism). People are rarely honest about their motivations with using social media. You always hear:

"I just use it to stay in touch with people who live in other countries"
"I use it to find out about news"

As if we didn't have email or instant messaging appsor dedicated news websites.. If most people were being honest the reasons for being on social media it would probably be:

" I like the rush I get for getting attention and approval, even if it's just digital"
" I like snooping/creeping on people without them knowing"

If I told you you had to work in a job that you would have to do for free, in your own time, that over time would negatively impact your life and encourage some of the worst behaviours we can engage in, you wouldn't be thrilled about that. That's what you're doing.

Go off it from now until April Fools day. See if you feel better, then gradually move off it totally. Been off FB for over 3 years now and don't miss it.

your not creating content for them, your creating it for yourself.

why would facebook and twitter pay you ? are you paying for their hosting fees and programmers salary

I graduate from university in a few months and I want to take it upon myself to slowly remove social media from my life, as it has become a clear point of stress/anxiety/depression and even just general jealousy that id rather not have.

Before people comment “just delete the apps” etc, I’ve been on social media for over 7 years now, to just suddenly remove it would result in me going straight back and downloading them again - it’s not as easy as all that.
It’s getting over things like the “fear of missing out”, possible loss of friendships, missed opportunities, the routine of just using social media on a daily basis, people asking why you’ve removed yourself from certain platforms, etc..

Anyone got any tips? Ironic I know that I’m asking on a social media platform, but I’m more talking about the typical ones: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram (especially), Snapchat, etc.

Twitter is the home for the most funniest and woke people

I graduate from university in a few months and I want to take it upon myself to slowly remove social media from my life, as it has become a clear point of stress/anxiety/depression and even just general jealousy that id rather not have.

Before people comment “just delete the apps” etc, I’ve been on social media for over 7 years now, to just suddenly remove it would result in me going straight back and downloading them again - it’s not as easy as all that.
It’s getting over things like the “fear of missing out”, possible loss of friendships, missed opportunities, the routine of just using social media on a daily basis, people asking why you’ve removed yourself from certain platforms, etc..

Anyone got any tips? Ironic I know that I’m asking on a social media platform, but I’m more talking about the typical ones: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram (especially), Snapchat, etc.

I graduate from university in a few months and I want to take it upon myself to slowly remove social media from my life, as it has become a clear point of stress/anxiety/depression and even just general jealousy that id rather not have.

Before people comment “just delete the apps” etc, I’ve been on social media for over 7 years now, to just suddenly remove it would result in me going straight back and downloading them again - it’s not as easy as all that.
It’s getting over things like the “fear of missing out”, possible loss of friendships, missed opportunities, the routine of just using social media on a daily basis, people asking why you’ve removed yourself from certain platforms, etc..

Anyone got any tips? Ironic I know that I’m asking on a social media platform, but I’m more talking about the typical ones: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram (especially), Snapchat, etc.