I know reddit isnt my personal blog, but i would like to share my story in the hopes that somebody out there knows what im talking about.
Ever since i was a kid ive been addicted to social media. Facebook, reddit, forums, etc.
Ive always felt in the back of my mind that something wasnt right with the way i was using these mediums. It was more of a background feeling that would enter my mind whenever i would use discord, facebook, etc.
A few days ago i decided to act on this gut feeling and get rid of all my social media except for reddit (i know that reddit is more addictive than facebook or discord but i feel that i would miss out on a lot interesting content (and subs like these) by leaving it.) After doing this i realized that my social media addiction wasnt the main problem. My problem was that i was using social media as an escape from my life.
Usually i fall into the trap of trying to distract myself from my problems when they get to much for me, its very bad and self destructive but i would still fall into that trap even when i knee better just because it was so familliar to me.
For example when there was no food in the house and i was hungry, but either lacked the money or will to go buy food i would use discord, etc to ignore this problem. It was a short term solution that worked as it helped me not feel bad but in the long run it started to control my life. My room would get messy, dirty dishes would be left out, laundry would not be done, i would waste hours of my life and entire days just on discord and reddit and i just let it happen because i had to keep using the internet and social media.
Despite it only being a few days i have noticed improvements in my general mood and well being and ive been getting better at personal hygene. Its not much but its something.
Submitted July 24, 2018 at 05:57PM by AgarApe https://ift.tt/2LzsmRC
