A lot of people from the younger generations have so many social media apps that there are too many to count. There are apps ranging from Instagram to Twitter. Social media like this can easily become our main focus, control our lives and more. There is one that everyone I know has: Snapchat. Through Snapchat, people can easily contact others when they don't have their phone number. There are so many aspects of this app that can easily keep someone occupied.

If you have this app, you already know what I am talking about. There are streaks, which is a number next to a person's name that appears and increases every day when you "snap" them at least once a day. That's something that has become addicting to people on this app. I can't blame them, because I have them, too.

Although, there is something that I have realized about Snapchat and social media in general. At least for me, Snapchat has caused me a lot of unnecessary drama and addiction to the app. No, it is not the main contribution, but it has played a major part. I have decide that I want to delete Snapchat over the summer.

That may seem a little extreme to some people, but I have reasons. I go to a sleep-away camp over the summer for a month where we are not allowed to have any electronics. It is a complete relief to me when I do not have my phone and access to social media. All I do is spend time with my friends and have an easy, relaxed month. I want that relief to continue for the remainder of the summer.

So, the drama is very confusing. It may not be specifically drama, but it has caused me a lot of stress. What has been happening over Snapchat with me has made me very concerned (overly concerned), about who is snapping me, when they are snapping me and what they are going to say, if they say anything at all. It has been my main focus for the past month or two, and I just want it all to stop, so I decided that I was going to take action to stop it.

I mentioned before that there is something called streaks. I have some, yes, but I use it as a way to keep in touch with people who I do not see a lot. Some people just use it for the number of days and to compete with other people. I try to actually have conversations over Snapchat, but some others don't make that effort. I want to know who my true friends are, and I feel like if I delete Snapchat, I will find that out. They may text me or find a way to get in contact with me. If they are willing to put in effort into our friendship, then I am more than happy to, as well.

Snapchat is basically just sending pictures back and forth, and I have come to realize that there is no point in that. I realize that the point to keep in touch with friends is to have conversations, and Snapchat doesn't help with that because it doesn't seem to be how people truly use it.

Although, one thing I worry about is that I actually won't delete it. I have a feeling that I am going to do something to talk myself out of it, which is something I now want to do. I have to keep thinking of reasons to delete it, instead of thinking of reasons why I should keep it. I think I would be happy without worrying whether I answered my friend's Snapchat, if that person snapped me back or if I broke a streak.

Some people may not agree with me, and that's okay because some people may use it the way I would like to use it. I am going to try, and I am going to do my best to convince myself that I am going to delete the app. I think that expressing why I want to is the first step to accomplishing that.