21 thoughts during 21 day Social Media Detox
21 Thoughts During 21 Day Social Media Detox
It only takes 21 days to break a habit…
Detox is the right word. Being an advocate for mental health awareness, this was something I wanted to try for myself to see if it would make enough of a difference in my well-being to convince me to make some permanent changes. These were just some of the thoughts I had during the 21 days.
What do I do with my hands?
Will my business fall apart?
I miss my friends.
It seems like every text message I get, lately, is just someone asking for something.
How will I know when it’s someone’s birthday?!
*Checks device usage on phone and cringes at the time spent on “social media” before the detox
I’m lonely. where are all my friends? Maybe they don’t care
I wonder if they think I don't care.
I have things I should be doing right now that could help me get where I want to be in five years.
I actually accomplished everything on my to do list, today.
The sun is shining and everyone is looking down at their phones… Sad.
Maybe I should be the one to reach out to people when they pop into my head, since I can’t look them up Instagram to stalk them without saying word……….
What is intentionality? Have we lost it?
I’m going to organize my finances. (starts investing for the first time)
Turns out I don’t need praise every time I accomplish something, to feel validated.
I don’t need everyone to know every fun thing that happens. They can ask how I’m doing.
I need to be a better friend and recognize which friendships are hurting me and which ones deserve more of my attention.
I actually really like my life now that I’m not subconsciously holding it up to the endless highlight reels.
Things that were bothering me before don’t hurt quite as much now that I’m focusing on the things in front of me.
I need to set some personal boundaries around how I use social media.
Wait. Life just started to make so much more sense… I really don’t want to log back on.