I'm sure that we are all aware of how big social media has become over the past decade; from Google, to Twitter, to Facebook, to Instagram, the majority of us are consumed with using these apps everyday. For some reason we find entertainment in knowing that others can see the things we are doing or the things that we have done through our posts. We share things with our friends, families, and significant others with hopes that other people will give us that double tap "like" that we so longingly wait for.
But what happens when we get into fights with these people? When they become the last thing we want to see, but can't escape through our frequent check ups of social media. How do we deal when it starts to feel like every moment you spend trying to avoid that one person or group of people that you're in a disagreement with, is now consumed with their constant posting and sharing?
We need to take a step back!
Stay away from the Facebook feed, the Instagram feed, the Twitter feed and whatever else. Looks can be deceiving, the things that people share may not always be a reflection of how they are truly feeling or what they are thinking about. I think that we don't take enough time for ourselves these days and just step back from the unnecessary stresses that social media puts on us. But I'm sure if we did, a lot of our relationships would be changed for the better. Instead of checking on someone's newly posted status we would be interacting with them and asking how they are, or seeing what they are up to without checking their Snapchat posts.
I can tell you that I have probably been on my three most used social platforms (Snapchat, Instagram and Twitter) about two times each since I started writing this piece. Why? I couldn't tell you, but I have. We need to take a step back and start rebuilding our connections with the people around us rather than building on them through our electronic devices. Mend connections that may be broken and deal with arguments head on. Instead of posting your thoughts, start vocalizing them, let's try to live in the now, rather than vicariously seeing others do so from our screens.
