Post by cr33pych4n on Dec 7, 2020 20:14:37 GMT
This post was really eye-opening to read because I realized that who I am now is a completely different person because of social media. I think back to when I was younger and I could go through multiple books a week, I spent more time outside, I liked to do art projects, even if I was bad at it. I would write all kids of stories and poems. It's depleted my creativity, and on the off chance I feel inspired to create something, there's a billion people to compare my work to.
It's also kinda messed up because I just finished college studying PR/communications, which is SO full of social media management it's insane. I feel like for my future career I have to have strong, active social media profiles, or else I won't be taken seriously. I feel like I can't escape it.
I'm also just blatantly addicted to my phone, whether it's social media, youtube, online shopping, etc., I'm always on it. My screen time makes me so depressed sometimes because I'll average like 7-9 hours a day. THAT'S SO STUPID. Why am I spending so much time on this stupid little device?? But I can't stop. I feel soooo bored if I'm not on my phone. I don't have the attention span to read or write. It's a pandemic so I can't travel to all the places I would like to. All my friends are on social media and I want to stay connected with them. I feel trapped.
I don't know what to do at this point lol. Sometimes I wish I was a teen/young adult before all of this happened. I wonder how different I would be.
Well first and foremost, you are definitely not alone! It's one of our first world problems that people joke about often, and perhaps it should be taken more seriously.
I don't think you have to cut yourself off completely, however! Maybe just start by minimising first? I promise you, it doesn't have to be permanent, and you can still keep in touch with your friends!