So although I would rather just delete my Facebook, I have decided to limit my time on it. I recently deleted my account for 7 days, due to personal reasons. This was not as hard as I expected (which sounds very sad). After being busy during the holiday season, I didn't catch myself subconsciously grabbing my phone to check my news feed while I was waiting in line. Why? Simply because I had a life outside of Facebook. Right now, I need some time for myself which means I can't be on a negative social media site anymore, or at least for my week vacation.
I originally wanted to delete it forever but that was until I realized that most of my favorite companies that I shop from post new content that I actually look at. Plus, I share my Odyssey articles on Facebook too. Unfortunately, there is so much on Facebook that if we wanted to delete, or just take a vacation from our accounts, we wouldn't be informed about news or about our favorite clothing companies with new arrivals. It really stinks to feel like I almost need to keep it in order to stay in the know. I could watch the news, but the news is on Facebook too!
So this is a temporary goodbye, meaning that I'm not leaving but I won't be on it like I used to. This is part of my New Year's resolution. In order for me to grow, learn by watching the news (not by reading articles on Facebook), and have a much larger life outside of social media, I have to limit my time on there. I will be 21 next year, and that means I have to get myself out of social media and into the real world.
This is only my personal choice and I believe I am better off not knowing what everyone is doing. I don't really care to be completely honest, that's why I text or watch Snapchat stories of my actual real life friends. I noticed that instead of staying on Facebook for so long, I no longer stressed about missing anything, not having likes or comments on my status's or photos, and, I instead spent more time either driving, talking to my mom, or playing with my dog. Being on Facebook all the time made me feel almost bored and excluded. Meaning that, when I went off Facebook, I didn't feel like I had to do everything my friends were doing, I felt like I could just do me without feeling like I should be at a friends house or partying.
Facebook changes reality probably more than people realize it. After (temporarily) deleting my account, I applied for a job, I went out to shop for groceries to help my mom, I went Christmas shopping, and I spent more time with my family. My point is, Facebook has made me feel like I need to be on it every single day. But without it, it makes me feel free, and that I have properties in my life.
