After a few days without Instagram, my mental health improved: my sleep-wake cycle didn’t include staying up until 3am, scrolling through other people’s lives, and I found free time to read, cook, and stuff do they in instagram posts told me to do it but they didn’t give me time to do it
The smartphone and mental health
Not only is there a clear connection between owning one smart phone and the risks for them Mental healthbut also between the time spent on social media and the level of dissatisfaction.
There are many explanations, some even contradictory, as to why smartphone use could have a negative impact on our mental health.
Many, of course, involve social media which feed many mental health disorders and disorders that lead to problems such as FOMO (“fear of missing out”, fear of losing something), cyberbullying, dysmorphia body and self-esteem issues, Fear of the number of friends or followers and to get likes or hearts (on Instagram).
All of these issues can affect people of all ages, but young people are clearly the most vulnerable, not only because they are the first generation to be immersed in this technology, but also because there is more pressure of their peers and their personalities are still forming.
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Without social media for 17 days (for now)
“Social media is a disguised demon and I personally think they do more harm than good,” he says Andrewwho works as an assistant in an art gallery and uses social media (also) professionally.
“I dare not count the hours I’ve spent scrolling through the feeds Instagram follow random accounts and stay up til 3am, laughing at the same memes over and over againupdate my feed and literally open the application when I was bored or something I had my hands free.
Instagram has become an addiction and I, like everyone else, was caught in its trap.
It also affected me psychologically. Aside from being burdened with various insecurities by how I looked and thought, it drove me to frustration. frustration with the fact that some people lead “normal” lives: they change jobs, travel, get married, have children. I somehow always stood still in the same place, or at least felt like I was standing still.
I was annoyed that people spent the quarantine in nice houses, for example, or that their vacations afterwards were nicer, funnier and more expensive than mine.
So, to cleanse myself mentally and emotionally, I decided to do it Delete Instagram about 17 days ago and I have to say that my mental health is already being positively impacted.
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The first few days were full of struggle. As with all addiction cycles, it was difficult to get out of.
Since I also use Instagram for work, I couldn’t do that Delete the application from my phonebut I logged out of my personal account.
Honestly, it was pretty much like deleting Instagram because I never use my work accounts for personal reasons. Of course, I was constantly tempted to log into my personal account.
I also experimented with muscle memory: My fingers touched the application without me telling them to. And it happened several times, always for no reason.
I was surprised at first what the rest of the world was doing online and felt huge amounts of fomo.
I started wanting to see reels in roundups, cross-posts with quotes, and so on. I started missing pictures of my friends, of send memes to some of them and to laugh about it together.
But my willpower won out and I resisted the urge to do all those things every time.
It was difficult, but I made it.”
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“After deleting my personal Instagram account for a few days, it really started affecting mine Mental health. I experimented with new things and enjoyed it.
I also experienced a new sleep-wake cycle that wasn’t included stay until 3 scrolling through other people’s lives in the morning. I found myself then sleep earlier and better.
I’ve also found the time.
Suddenly I had free time to read, cook, do things Instagram posts told me to do They never gave me time to do them since I wasn’t always busy posting and started living in the moment. It was the start of something new and I liked it.”
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“Two weeks without social media and I was in heaven spiritually.
I didn’t want to enter my Instagram and mine anymore Mental health soared. I’ve learned to love Fomo and to be honest I just stopped caring about what people were doing.
I was no longer bothered with photos of People flying to Maldives or who had fun, got married, had children.
My insecurities about my appearance have also decreased. Nobody reminded me that I don’t have six packs or anything My face is not symmetrical and there is a filter that lets you see what it would look like if it were.
I slept too like a child every night and woke up like one the next day. I started using my free time to do things offline, like gossip with the bartender across the street and read again Paper magazine and paint. It was really amazing.
After deleting my Instagram, my sanity benefited, but so did my aura.
I would more positive and less asshole and judgmental.
I used to send posts and stories from different people to my friends to make fun of and judge who posted them: what is wearing, who is posting something like this, how awkward, had become part of my everyday jargon.
I’m not proud of it, but I was. But the cleaning I chose to do took away all that meanness and judgment. In fact, I realized how negative and problematic it was my online behavior. And it was a real hit: we’ve all become like that and I know now that I’m aware that I’m going to be more respectful. In short, eliminating Instagram has made me more positive, it improved my moodYes, really”.
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The benefits for data and privacy
“One of the best things that has come out of my decision it was the security implications: my privacy and my data was somehow more secure,” Andrea continues.
“After I stopped using Instagram magically I stopped receiving as well lots of spam messages and mails (I hardly use Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat so Instagram was my main data tracker).
While I know that deleting my Instagram account will make me feel better, I know it too it is not a permanent state. I will eventually return to the insta horse but in a healthier way.
I will limit my use of the app and unfollow any account that even makes me feel lonely a little unsure and I only stay on the app at certain intervals.
But it won’t happen anytime soon, I won’t be using it again anytime soon. At this moment I’m still having fun figure out what the detox has in store for me, and I’ll be doing that for at least another month or two.”
She is a journalist, author, feminist and LGBTQIA+ activist. She is a member and collaborates with several associations and organizations dedicated to gender equality and gender equality.