so you deleted social media. now what?

Hi! I've been off of social media for over one year now and it was the best decision of my life. Here are some things that I've experienced while being off of these Devil Apps. I hope what I said can resonate with you :)

00:00 Intro
1:11 Freed up time
3:07 Feeling Lonely
3:48 Sharing for the sake of sharing
6:11 Reprogramming our Dopamine
8:21 Be kind to yourself

[fulltimesuperstar]

I’ve deleted everything except YouTube! I felt like I was seeing many people’s lives, faces, and thoughts on the daily. It literally started giving me a headache.

[somebodylost]

It’s insane how much I could relate to this video. I got frustrated a few months ago from being on TikTok and Overtime, being overstimulated by so many people and so many things I don’t know and I don’t need to know and so I deleted TikTok. At first it was hard, but then I realised how freeing it is. At some point, it’s stressed me out and I just decided to cut it out of my life and it was the best decision ever. I had multiple problems with social media that I in the moment didn’t even realise. I love running and even when I was on social media, I started my running journey, but somehow I couldn’t manage to maintain some of the things I wanted to do such as reading books, or doing other things that are my hobby. Then I noticed ever since I deleted social media. I have absolutely zero problems with my time management with keeping up and maintaining my workout routines. I feel less stressed and I’m also less overstimulated and generally happier, especially my mental health has improved. I wish more people would know how much social media seriously impacts our lives. I’m only 19 years old and I just said I don’t care anymore because everybody has social media, but I seriously had to at some point stop using social media for my own health.

[julianafoulkes]

Love this! I love YouTube for watching videos and playing them in the background while cleaning/folding laundry. Recently just deleted IG and FB off my phone. Planning on deactivating IG.
I had to give myself restrictions though on YT because of the shorts I noticed I would get stuck on the shorts/reels just like they have on IG and FB. I wish they would have just stayed on tiktok where they belong, it’s ruined a lot of social media. Such a time sucker.

[WitchPaper]

I soooo relate to the looking at your weather app thing! I have done that very thing since deleting instagram. 😬😆

[cassiebessant]

Not me on YouTube binge watching right now after being off social media a month🙃😅

[empressthemystic]

The FOMO is real but I realized my productivity was crashing by having so many social media apps. It does nothing for my neurodivergence. I decided to focus only on creating YouTube content and focus my extra time on my own well-being.

[nahidebrahimi]

I checked the weather too, wow! This is

[M-xlz]

Love the channel. I quit social media around the time the pandemic began. I’m in my mid-30s. I had been on it for way too long, unfortunately. But best of luck with life without all the socials! It’s great.

[etta]

This video is exactly what I needed to hear. I hope God will bless me for this the same way he did you. I’m 17 and have been on social media for years. As embarrassing as it is to say, this is a huge step for me! Thanks for making me feel so proud of myself!!

[lina-bkz]

this really helped as someone who just started with this journey, reactivating my acc was so not worth it it just made me realize even more that i was missing nothing my fomo was for nothing even tho this decision came with the cost of losing sm friends i still dont regrate it at all

[jwsran]

what an amazing video!!! u just earned a new sub 💞

[darlingdvibez]

Just deleted mine and I’ve been so productive

[tara]

Thank you for this! Great video and I agree with all your points!!!

[anacruz]

it just gives me anxiety and there is no need for it. people just post to post.

[benblake]

Thanks for sharing, I think you'd enjoy the book 'Dopamine Nation'. Really opened my eyes on a lot of things!

[bunnyandbeyond]

I appreciate this video and the points you’ve made here ❤ I deleted my tiktok yesterday after they kicked me out of the creator rewards program for speaking on women’s rights (carefully) - they stole thousands from me in the process. Even though I had a couple hundred drafts edited and ready to post that would have made me $thousands, I got rid of it all for my mental health. I’ve already begun to play guitar again and I’m already not as angry all the time. ❤

[frithfiver]

You are so well spoken and pleasant to watch/ listen to. I think you’ll do really well on YouTube should you choose to make more videos 😊

[Koneekoko]

Do you remember what the podcast is called that you were talking about?
Great video btw ❤

[Basbas-pp]

Keep making more videos. I loved your talk and explanations.

[pompompurin-ugsubs]

The only apps I use that I consider maybe social media is Pinterest and YouTube. I need inspiration from Pinterest and yt I need resources