The first thing I do when I get somewhere is pull out my cell phone and immediately, I forget all that is going on around me. I am no longer present because I am plugged in on what is happening in the social media world. We (those my age) become consumed with how many likes we’ve received on a picture we just posted, who is looking at our snapchats, our insta stories and if that one certain person is still keeping up.
Social media consumes our attention daily and at times, we don’t even recognize it. It is the first thing I plug into when I wake up and the last thing I check before I go to bed. There have been multiple occasions that I have allowed something I’ve seen to completely disrupt my peace. It is toxic and emotionally draining at times.
After reading this article, I thought, could I challenge myself and step away from social media? I’ve thought about it before and never followed through with it. I decided to take the challenge and challenged myself to a week away from it all. And I deleted all of the apps on my phone so I would not be tempted to look. I will be the first one to say it is not as easy to unplug and I can also say it wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be.
