I took it upon myself to step back from social media because I felt like my life was consumed with it. I deleted my Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram apps on my phone. I would have deleted my Snapchat, but I have snap streaks that I have to keep up with. The week I was off social media was incredible.
The first few days I found myself out in public, wanting to open up Facebook, Twitter, or even Instagram so I wasn't sitting out by myself being awkward. There were so many times where I reached for my phone and wanted to go and see the funny memes, but I realized that I could not because I wanted to stay off for awhile. Sure, I could have easily logged into my Safari on my iPhone or even logged in on my desktop, but that would defeat the purpose.
Throughout the rest of the week, I really did not look at my phone because all I needed to look at it for was just texting, calling, and Snapchat. I felt like I began to find myself, and that was interesting to me. I began to pay attention to everything around me. I was actually talking to other people face to face instead of looking at my phone and being worried something major happened on Twitter. It was an amazing feeling.
I know there are many blogs that talk about the benefits of deleting social media, but it was weird because I connect with some of my family members on there. I could not see what they were doing, and they could not see what I was doing. It was almost like I had cut them out of my life fo that week I went offline.
I really enjoyed not being attached to my phone for an entire week. I got a lot more done than I thought I would. I began getting myself ready for next semester, cleaned my room, read some books, and wrote. Those are all things I used to do all the time without even having a "hard time" finding some time to set aside for them.
I really enjoyed going offline for a week, I would recommend it to anyone who just wants to escape from everything, even if it is for a day. I can guarantee that you will notice how much you use social media, and for me, it was a crazy amount.
