I stopped using FB about 5 years ago, because I found that it was actually making me sad. Once I put away FB, my mood got a lot better, and I'm rarely sad. 😉
I deactivated my Facebook and am deleting it for good soon and it’s life changing. I found it sad but funny that when I made my post announcing it and offering my phone number to anyone who wants it, people chose to say “thanks for the memories, I’ll miss you” acting like I was dying!!! It was such a waste of time and energy and my mental health is better
@@chuckhines459 that is so true! Most of the people on Facebook including old high school and college classmates and friends on it, are incredibly selfish attention-whores. That's not including social climbers. Since the time I joined Facebook going on 10 years ago, I automatically felt ostracized by so-called friends from high school. Originally, I joined Facebook mostly to get in contact with my old high school crush/secret admirer and a few friends to let them know I wasn't going to our 10-year reunion. I deactivated my Facebook account at least 3 or 4 t times. If I didn't have important social media contacts, I would leave Facebook again. I'm trapped with that site because it's the only way to get in contact with my book publisher and certain friends. Otherwise, there are too many rude, selfish, divisive, immature, and disrespectful people and pretentious showoffs on Facebook from all walks of life.
I recently went back on and I don't want to message certain people because rumors might start up so if I decide to either share to someone else and if people don't care then shame on some people. world of surveillance.
Yep !! Everything you’re saying is right on point. The final Facebook straw for me was when my niece posted a happy birthday to her 80 yr old grandma( My mom ) on Facebook last May and almost a year later my niece still hasn’t called or visited her ( My niece lives about 10 minutes down the road from her grandma )to see how’s she’s doing . The kicker is my mom does NOT have a Facebook account and never has . It was all for likes and nothing more . I tried the whole Facebook thing for a year and that was my limit .Never again!
I text my uncle , my dads brother, he wished me happy bday, and I said to him I wish more relatives would actually call or text and not the platform. sad in deed . good for you.
I deleted my Facebook last week. a week ago right now actually. I think it is great, I love how I don't have to live life this way anymore. I agree with everything in this video, very nicely said. People always have to "shoutout" people publicly, they have to post pics of everytime to they go out to eat, whenever they go to church, and it seems to be all for likes and attention. Striving for that type of attention is toxic to our mental health because it is addicting and it was meant to be addicting.
I deactivated my fb because there’s some online friends/acquaintances ask to borrow money or begging for gifts there, and when you ignore them, they will became angry and posting immature hateful posts. I pray that platform would be erased and deleted on this planet earth because the devil using it to destroy humanity and relationships.
best response as well. agreed. screw them, block them. actually no. you should have reposted what you commented and just share to your wall. sad and crazy.
I completely deleted Facebook, snapchat, and Twitter around 4 years and man I feel so much better! Although I'm spending more time on here 😂 definitely something I need to work on 🙂 great video!
So far I've gone 11 days without logging into Facebook or any other of the social media I use (UA-cam is the exception because I use it to watch educational/documentary videos and I don't use it like I do other social media), and it has been such a blessing to disconnect! I was using social media on average between 2-4 hours a day before I began my detox and it was so eye-opening to realize just how much time I was wasting on these platforms. Not only that, but I was really starting to lose my sense of self trying to keep up with updating people on my life and making an effort to maintain mostly superficial relationships with the vast majority of my friends/followers. It really is true that most of your followers on social media really will not be concerned about what is going on in your life. During my detox I've only communicated with my immediate family and close friends - while there aren't many of them, these are the people I know who genuinely take interest in keeping up with me and that I absolutely don't need social media to communicate with them. With that being said, I've made it a goal to go at least 30 days without it, but knowing how amazing I feel not using it, I'm going to stay off for as long as I possibly can!
This video was very helpful to me. Your reasons are almost the exact reasons I decided to quit recently. Nobody wants to talk, all they want to do is post stuff, and they don't care anything about the stuff you post, only what they post. I signed up for FB right after I retired 6 years ago, I thought it would be a good way to continue with some human contact since I was no longer working, but it has been a bust. Hardly anyone on my friends list (mostly people I know) would ever like what I post, seldom did they ever share any of my post, and seldom did they ever talk. So I finally got tired of being ignored and I'm just not doing anything on it. I'm keeping it because it's a good way for my sister to contact if anything is wrong or she needs something but I unfriended half the people I have on there who never ever talk to me, the rest are family and one or two friends who do talk to me. Kind of hurtful when people ignore you. So I will consider FB a failure for me, it did not live up to my expectations.
Love this video. You absolutely hit the nail on the head with it. I quit social media last year after 9 years of being on it and having a decline in mental health. I noticed a massive change after a month of being off it and now for the first time in probably about 6 or 7 years I am free of depression and anxiety. I don't even miss it and never once have I regretted my decision to quit it all completely.
So good! I've always wondered why people do that during Mother's day! I cringe every time I see that or parents who's posting about how proud they are of their kids. I'm glad my parents aren't like that. I'm in a verge of deleting it for good but since I live in a different country it's the only way I connect with family. Deactivating from time to time, it feels So good
Great video. I agree with you whole heartedly. I’m 26 and just deleted my Facebook today, for good. Been slowly weaning off social media over the past few years when I had the realization that this isn’t how life should be lived. It’s really been amazing to observe how over time, as you gradually decrease usage, you start to view social media with a different perspective. I want to spend my time adding more good to the world, which I think it needs most of right now. Take care
I quit Facebook 10 days ago and i did Weather Forecasts there as a Hobby. I had 1,084 “So called” Friends. Well after leaving, only 4 people out of 1,084 asked if i was Okay. So it shows me that most 99.1% do not give a rats 🐀 behind if i dropped dead etc. I have left before, and stupidly returned about 5 times in the past 3 years, but this one is the REAL deal and I’ll wait another week or so, but as you’ve said. No one cares. I am enjoying my time more away from the stress of fb and i don’t plan on ever returning this time. I’ll keep the messenger just solely for family but that’s it. I also quit twitter after being there sine 2008 and only one out of several hundred asked if i was okay. So, social media is FAKE, full of depressed people and as i suffer from depression and anxiety myself. It’s the best choice I’ve made in quite a while. Have a great day! Thanks for your video. -Bob
I really like this video. I do like youtube for the most part. I connected with a lot of the things you touched on. Facebook is cheap communication. I have been addicted to it so bad to the point it gives me anxiety. I check for likes, hearts, and notifications. If people don't like my post, I feel left out. But then when someone does like my post, it gives me a high. It shouldn't be that way. But Facebook invented it that way. So I'm trying hard now to not go on facebook very much. And you are right. Why are we posting all these things about someone when we can just give them a call? I think it's to get attention and get likes. Facebook is not a means to an end. It's a never ending platform designed to keep you coming back, checking for likes. It's not real life, but unfortunately it's how a lot of people live. They care about likes and artificial stuff. We have to take a step back and ask ourselves why we invest time into things like this. Your video is very informative!
The fakeness is unreal! Its allot of favoritism...I've deactivated several times and people that dont even acknowledge posts get to inboxing and texting why you delete me🤦🏽♂️
Just found your video and I totally agree with you on this. Never used facebook though - OK, once about 14 years ago for like 3 days and I just did not like it. I was a twitter user for over 4 and a half years and it was fun at the beginning, but in 2020 I have taken many detox months to recharge from it and it was great. In that time I was able to focus on things that mattered and I was generally happier. After reconnecting to it and facing the same amount of social anxiety I quickly realised that the problem is in the system itself... have deleted it completely just at the beginning of January 2021 and I don't even miss it! And you are right about people not caring... they don't, and I bet they don't even realise that you were gone from the platform. I have left a long message myself if they wanna reach me they can... no one bothered, and that was a reassurance that I have done the right thing and based on your story and experience, so did you! :)
I'm thinking about leaving FB because having to see posts of everyone else's good stuff and me having not so much has been making me feel sadder and sadder. I've been watching videos of people on here who have called it quits on social media and they do have good points. In March this year, I'm planning to call it quits on FB for the whole entire month and possibly for good!
I recently quit and I have put more time in some of my hobbies like golf etc. Such a time drain. Just relax and enjoy life! And yes put more effort on real relationships.
The reason why I'm here is because I also deleted all of my social media 1 month and 2 weeks ago. I even have this feeling of going back but everytime I go back I always get bored and just deactivate it again after 5 Minutes. I kept my messenger only for people I care about. I felt relax and less anxious. It's the hardest at first but once you get through it you wouldn't even think of going back. Facebook for me is also the hardest. You actually right on the part where you say most of our friends on social media are just acquaintances not friends
Permanently deleted all social media apps for more than one month now and really feeling like i have reboot myself😀 But it is what it is..and people will do reachout to you when they want to...so let it go and let flow❤️
I'm giving myself the end of the month and I'm deleting it. It seems to spark my manic symptoms from the likes and stuff. I have other things to focus on.
We all have goals we want to get to. I've never known anyone who got then accomplished by spending aot of time on Facebook. We all need to work and focus on ourselves. Go to the gym, read books not tweets, cook, and spend time with family offline
Buddy, you have such a pleasant voice. I have a few tabs open and collecting reasons to leave social media, but I stayed to just listen you talk! :D you should do something about it, some radio show job, narrate something... Good luck! Give it a try... maybe an idea for the next video.
Deleted my Facebook a month ago because I was addicted, and the negatives of using it outweigh the positives for me. I’ve noticed such a difference to my mental health, and I recommend deleting it to anyone who wants to improve their life and mental health.
Just watched the Netflix documentary called "The Social Dilemma" about how social medias like fb and instagram get you addicted and control you. Enlightening! Just what I needed as I quit social media just over 3 weeks ago!
Seriously nothing is embarassing here because what you say it happens with every one . I deleted fb long ago in 16 ... Fb is just all about memes now . I was thinking to get on there because my friends say get on it get on it . But thanks to you you remind me that reason why I quit too .
I did not even think of things you thought of! Thank you for sharing! Everything you said is true! I however needed Facebook because I was depressed out of my mind. It actually helped with the depression.
This is probably the best video I’ve come across on UA-cam regarding social media. I love UA-cam though, I learn so much on here. 😊😃 But I definitely agree with you on the other platforms that just takes up too much time.. and for what? I only have IG and I’m okay with it. 😃 I’ve been tracking my time and been looking for new hobbies. 😁
I decided to try not to open my facebook and instagram account for a month trial when my friend told me not to compare my life with others. Now I feel a little bit better.
Every occasion birthday, christmas, new year you are pressure that you also need to post it , Now I just use social media once a week, hope someday I can totally quit. I use it for business though and Im an introvert. I had narciisistic parents so they dont care about me too.. I only live with my son so my only interaction actually is online
@@jesurunblends I enjoyed the break. Reminded me to call people more and not only to have conversations and likes through social media. I took the Facebook app off my phone and I'm doing fine without it.
this is a good description.Now i choose to delete fb and offer the people to go onto whatsapp.then if u msge them u will know their interest if they reply etc.I am only interested in personal conversations and not what someone is doing or posting etc.
I just deactivated Facebook today, after realizing that I was wasting a lot of time on it and it was making me crave social validation where otherwise in life I don't care lol. At least with UA-cam you learn something.
I quit UA-cam posting videos. I quit facebook . I’ve been trying to quit with relapses since March. If it takes 21 days to break a habit guess what ive got what it takes to succeed now. I realize my limitations because of my mild autism and I’m done trying to train myself to conform then fail over and over again. Facebook and making UA-cam videos just isn’t for me abd by next fall everyone that knows about my Facebook and or UA-cam videos will see a new me. A me that realizes my limitations and isn’t trying to exspect herself to do it the right way. If it’s bad for those that do it the right way it’s bad for Asperger’s syndrome disorder people and if my family doesn’t exspect me to adapt niether should I. I want to do what makes me grow to become a kinder stronger version of myself.
I deleted mine on feb 3rd too. Almost a week since I deleted all of my profiles and apps. Almost done with a book and I’ve only been focusing on myself
Social media fucking sucks dude. It's so shallow. Wish it was never invented. Nobody lives in the moment anymore it's either on their phone or recording/picture taking like what the fuck
Yeah I get the embarrassing part I had a extra ticket for a concert and I asked on Facebook for anyone to come with me . Not one person answered and when I personally asked through messenger they all said no . That made me realize Facebook is fake-book no real connections just spying and being nosy .i love TikTok but it’s now banned so I tried facebook again this morning all negative posts . I took the app off again off my phone it’s not for me
I decided to use it only once a month, I mean if people want to know what I'm doing, I've got a blog and Messenger can be used on the desktop so it's not that much of a loss if it's gone for most of the year ^^
I went back on it, after 8 yrs, deleted different info, sad that people who are still on there and excuses. There are pics I was able to get rid of and a couple I can't because of being tagged in two or three. people and gratification of likes , ridiculous.
Dude this is unrelated to social media, but your speech sounds so much better and no glasses, so does that mean you’re like fully recovered from your PCS? I didn’t see any updates after OT.
ChrisBliss117 you should try neurofeedback therapy, it’s been helping me greatly with my cognitive short comings- each day it feels a little easier. But I mean if that’s the worst of it for you now, I’d call that a win for real. Are you still teaching?
~I deleted my account 2.3 years ago as I said to myself~what is this proving and why am I here?~there was no answer and I just deleted it~I will never regret it as the downloads they gave me I found out that I was a part of that Cambridge Analytic scheme~and also they never gave me the more current posts I wrote on there as I had so many words of wisdom and poems I wrote while being there~all I can say is that one day real son we will not know what a facebook is as we do not know of a myspace now as well~
I've been on fb since I think 2009-10sh and i actually plan on deleting it soon. for a few reasons 1. out of my 70 something friends or ''friends'' only 2 talk to me. and 2 it's making me idk how to word this but a like wannabe. like when I post something if I don't get any likes I delete it cause it makes me feel like no one cares about me. but I do agree with you like why post happy mothers day on FB? why not just call her and tell her.
I lived without social media for the last 10 years I am 27 .... but I just restarted .... it's like blah... because my husband and my kids are my bussiness... people r semi ...
When I was a finished school I cut from about 1000 to 160 friends now... And I am realizing that more and more people quitting it so I think to quit too we have Whatsapp and what else do we need? (More older people use it nowadays and for us, young people is not anymore using it that much)
Deleted FB from my phone and tablet a couple of years ago. Recently deactivated on my laptop. Concerned about personal privacy. Can't stand Zuckerberg. Hope to delete the app altogether by year's end.
FB blew up in 2006-07....I refused to use it, I finally conformed in late 2008...then I deleted it in 2010.....my only regret was making a facebook for those 2 years......I wish I never even used it so I didn't have any memories of it
I post a lot of deep science stuff about covid, politics and what not. Articles that take time to think about and read, which I know won't get many 'likes' because no one gives a shit 😅
Thanks I needed this, I'm quitting because I just got another 30 ban for making a joke about living in squalor, between all my accounts I've been in Facebook fascist jail over 18 months in the last year. I will not have my speech infringed on by the Joseph Gerbils at Facebook.
Hello @ChrissBliss117. I would love to invite you alongside other people who quitted social media to share their experience. Please let me know how to talk to you.
I did not even think of things you thought of! Thank you for sharing! Everything you said is true! I however needed Facebook because I was depressed out of my mind. It actually helped with the depression.
I stopped using FB about 5 years ago, because I found that it was actually making me sad.
Once I put away FB, my mood got a lot better, and I'm rarely sad. 😉
I deactivated my Facebook and am deleting it for good soon and it’s life changing. I found it sad but funny that when I made my post announcing it and offering my phone number to anyone who wants it, people chose to say “thanks for the memories, I’ll miss you” acting like I was dying!!! It was such a waste of time and energy and my mental health is better
Same with me. No one really cares
People don't care about other people they only care about themselves.
@@chuckhines459 that is so true! Most of the people on Facebook including old high school and college classmates and friends on it, are incredibly selfish attention-whores. That's not including social climbers.
Since the time I joined Facebook going on 10 years ago, I automatically felt ostracized by so-called friends from high school. Originally, I joined Facebook mostly to get in contact with my old high school crush/secret admirer and a few friends to let them know I wasn't going to our 10-year reunion.
I deactivated my Facebook account at least 3 or 4 t times. If I didn't have important social media contacts, I would leave Facebook again. I'm trapped with that site because it's the only way to get in contact with my book publisher and certain friends.
Otherwise, there are too many rude, selfish, divisive, immature, and disrespectful people and pretentious showoffs on Facebook from all walks of life.
I'm from India, and even I did the same.
I recently went back on and I don't want to message certain people because rumors might start up so if I decide to either share to someone else and if people don't care then shame on some people. world of surveillance.
I deleted my Facebook two days ago. Not missing it at all; I feel like I have one less thing to worry about.
Facts
Same here!
Just did the same
It’s all for attention - everything on FB is for attention
Yup
Yes. People want to portray a perfect life
Well said
another great response and will go in my notes. how about gratification of likes. horrible.
Unfortunately, sometimes family members also don't care.
Yes !
Agree!
agree
Nobody cares
Yes!!
Yep !! Everything you’re saying is right on point. The final Facebook straw for me was when my niece posted a happy birthday to her 80 yr old grandma( My mom ) on Facebook last May and almost a year later my niece still hasn’t called or visited her ( My niece lives about 10 minutes down the road from her grandma )to see how’s she’s doing . The kicker is my mom does NOT have a Facebook account and never has . It was all for likes and nothing more . I tried the whole Facebook thing for a year and that was my limit .Never again!
I text my uncle , my dads brother, he wished me happy bday, and I said to him I wish more relatives would actually call or text and not the platform. sad in deed . good for you.
I deleted my Facebook last week. a week ago right now actually. I think it is great, I love how I don't have to live life this way anymore. I agree with everything in this video, very nicely said. People always have to "shoutout" people publicly, they have to post pics of everytime to they go out to eat, whenever they go to church, and it seems to be all for likes and attention. Striving for that type of attention is toxic to our mental health because it is addicting and it was meant to be addicting.
yes it is. sad.
I deactivated my fb because there’s some online friends/acquaintances ask to borrow money or begging for gifts there, and when you ignore them, they will became angry and posting immature hateful posts. I pray that platform would be erased and deleted on this planet earth because the devil using it to destroy humanity and relationships.
best response as well. agreed. screw them, block them. actually no. you should have reposted what you commented and just share to your wall. sad and crazy.
I completely deleted Facebook, snapchat, and Twitter around 4 years and man I feel so much better! Although I'm spending more time on here 😂 definitely something I need to work on 🙂 great video!
So far I've gone 11 days without logging into Facebook or any other of the social media I use (UA-cam is the exception because I use it to watch educational/documentary videos and I don't use it like I do other social media), and it has been such a blessing to disconnect! I was using social media on average between 2-4 hours a day before I began my detox and it was so eye-opening to realize just how much time I was wasting on these platforms. Not only that, but I was really starting to lose my sense of self trying to keep up with updating people on my life and making an effort to maintain mostly superficial relationships with the vast majority of my friends/followers. It really is true that most of your followers on social media really will not be concerned about what is going on in your life. During my detox I've only communicated with my immediate family and close friends - while there aren't many of them, these are the people I know who genuinely take interest in keeping up with me and that I absolutely don't need social media to communicate with them. With that being said, I've made it a goal to go at least 30 days without it, but knowing how amazing I feel not using it, I'm going to stay off for as long as I possibly can!
How are you feeling? Are you still fb free?
How have you done so far? I want to get off fb
This video was very helpful to me. Your reasons are almost the exact reasons I decided to quit recently. Nobody wants to talk, all they want to do is post stuff, and they don't care anything about the stuff you post, only what they post. I signed up for FB right after I retired 6 years ago, I thought it would be a good way to continue with some human contact since I was no longer working, but it has been a bust. Hardly anyone on my friends list (mostly people I know) would ever like what I post, seldom did they ever share any of my post, and seldom did they ever talk. So I finally got tired of being ignored and I'm just not doing anything on it. I'm keeping it because it's a good way for my sister to contact if anything is wrong or she needs something but I unfriended half the people I have on there who never ever talk to me, the rest are family and one or two friends who do talk to me. Kind of hurtful when people ignore you. So I will consider FB a failure for me, it did not live up to my expectations.
Thank you for sharing. You're not alone in that experience. Glad you can enjoy life more now.
Love this video. You absolutely hit the nail on the head with it. I quit social media last year after 9 years of being on it and having a decline in mental health. I noticed a massive change after a month of being off it and now for the first time in probably about 6 or 7 years I am free of depression and anxiety. I don't even miss it and never once have I regretted my decision to quit it all completely.
mind control and sad. health is important. good for you
So good! I've always wondered why people do that during Mother's day! I cringe every time I see that or parents who's posting about how proud they are of their kids. I'm glad my parents aren't like that. I'm in a verge of deleting it for good but since I live in a different country it's the only way I connect with family. Deactivating from time to time, it feels So good
Great video. I agree with you whole heartedly. I’m 26 and just deleted my Facebook today, for good. Been slowly weaning off social media over the past few years when I had the realization that this isn’t how life should be lived. It’s really been amazing to observe how over time, as you gradually decrease usage, you start to view social media with a different perspective. I want to spend my time adding more good to the world, which I think it needs most of right now. Take care
I quit Facebook 10 days ago and i did Weather Forecasts there as a Hobby. I had 1,084 “So called” Friends. Well after leaving, only 4 people out of 1,084 asked if i was Okay. So it shows me that most 99.1% do not give a rats 🐀 behind if i dropped dead etc. I have left before, and stupidly returned about 5 times in the past 3 years, but this one is the REAL deal and I’ll wait another week or so, but as you’ve said. No one cares. I am enjoying my time more away from the stress of fb and i don’t plan on ever returning this time. I’ll keep the messenger just solely for family but that’s it. I also quit twitter after being there sine 2008 and only one out of several hundred asked if i was okay. So, social media is FAKE, full of depressed people and as i suffer from depression and anxiety myself. It’s the best choice I’ve made in quite a while. Have a great day! Thanks for your video. -Bob
I really like this video. I do like youtube for the most part. I connected with a lot of the things you touched on. Facebook is cheap communication. I have been addicted to it so bad to the point it gives me anxiety. I check for likes, hearts, and notifications. If people don't like my post, I feel left out. But then when someone does like my post, it gives me a high. It shouldn't be that way. But Facebook invented it that way.
So I'm trying hard now to not go on facebook very much. And you are right. Why are we posting all these things about someone when we can just give them a call? I think it's to get attention and get likes. Facebook is not a means to an end. It's a never ending platform designed to keep you coming back, checking for likes. It's not real life, but unfortunately it's how a lot of people live. They care about likes and artificial stuff. We have to take a step back and ask ourselves why we invest time into things like this. Your video is very informative!
The fakeness is unreal! Its allot of favoritism...I've deactivated several times and people that dont even acknowledge posts get to inboxing and texting why you delete me🤦🏽♂️
mind control.
Just found your video and I totally agree with you on this. Never used facebook though - OK, once about 14 years ago for like 3 days and I just did not like it. I was a twitter user for over 4 and a half years and it was fun at the beginning, but in 2020 I have taken many detox months to recharge from it and it was great. In that time I was able to focus on things that mattered and I was generally happier. After reconnecting to it and facing the same amount of social anxiety I quickly realised that the problem is in the system itself... have deleted it completely just at the beginning of January 2021 and I don't even miss it! And you are right about people not caring... they don't, and I bet they don't even realise that you were gone from the platform. I have left a long message myself if they wanna reach me they can... no one bothered, and that was a reassurance that I have done the right thing and based on your story and experience, so did you! :)
I'm thinking about leaving FB because having to see posts of everyone else's good stuff and me having not so much has been making me feel sadder and sadder. I've been watching videos of people on here who have called it quits on social media and they do have good points. In March this year, I'm planning to call it quits on FB for the whole entire month and possibly for good!
Nice honest video
I recently quit and I have put more time in some of my hobbies like golf etc. Such a time drain. Just relax and enjoy life! And yes put more effort on real relationships.
The reason why I'm here is because I also deleted all of my social media 1 month and 2 weeks ago. I even have this feeling of going back but everytime I go back I always get bored and just deactivate it again after 5 Minutes. I kept my messenger only for people I care about. I felt relax and less anxious. It's the hardest at first but once you get through it you wouldn't even think of going back. Facebook for me is also the hardest. You actually right on the part where you say most of our friends on social media are just acquaintances not friends
Permanently deleted all social media apps for more than one month now and really feeling like i have reboot myself😀
But it is what it is..and people will do reachout to you when they want to...so let it go and let flow❤️
I'm giving myself the end of the month and I'm deleting it. It seems to spark my manic symptoms from the likes and stuff. I have other things to focus on.
You should delete it now, giving yourself time might give you reason not to do it.
@@reymartcosme858 I actually deleted almost a month ago! Lol I couldn't take it anymore! 😂😂😂
I'm doing a lot better!
We all have goals we want to get to. I've never known anyone who got then accomplished by spending aot of time on Facebook.
We all need to work and focus on ourselves. Go to the gym, read books not tweets, cook, and spend time with family offline
Buddy, you have such a pleasant voice. I have a few tabs open and collecting reasons to leave social media, but I stayed to just listen you talk! :D you should do something about it, some radio show job, narrate something... Good luck! Give it a try... maybe an idea for the next video.
Wow thank you very much I love this video 😍
Deleted my Facebook a month ago because I was addicted, and the negatives of using it outweigh the positives for me. I’ve noticed such a difference to my mental health, and I recommend deleting it to anyone who wants to improve their life and mental health.
I agree 100%.
I'm slowly quitting social media.
Your situation is mine. At least you know where you're at, and actually I feel better knowing.
Don’t be embarrassed. I just found out that people don’t care. They only care about the numbers. They don’t even read your stories.
Just watched the Netflix documentary called "The Social Dilemma" about how social medias like fb and instagram get you addicted and control you. Enlightening! Just what I needed as I quit social media just over 3 weeks ago!
It looks pretty good, I'm going to have to watch it!
Im gonna watch that
Gonna watch it now. Thanks
So connected social media wise. So disconnected real life. Sad 😔
Seriously nothing is embarassing here because what you say it happens with every one . I deleted fb long ago in 16 ... Fb is just all about memes now . I was thinking to get on there because my friends say get on it get on it . But thanks to you you remind me that reason why I quit too .
Very true brother! Why waste your time on people who don't care about you anyway.
Brilliant.. well said 👍
😂 loved your story in the beginning of the video ❤️
You are 100% right brother.
Same here. Off of Facebook, no one contacted me. Lol
Facebook and other social media are really about feeding your pride.
Great video 😊
I did not even think of things you thought of! Thank you for sharing! Everything you said is true!
I however needed Facebook because I was depressed out of my mind. It actually helped with the depression.
I can understand you on this. I've been there. But now I think I'm at a point were it's more toxic than helping
I use Facebook but i dont add any friends. Only use to participate in interest groups. Fed up with ads though. Hope there is a paid option.
This is probably the best video I’ve come across on UA-cam regarding social media. I love UA-cam though, I learn so much on here. 😊😃 But I definitely agree with you on the other platforms that just takes up too much time.. and for what? I only have IG and I’m okay with it. 😃 I’ve been tracking my time and been looking for new hobbies. 😁
Everything is true. Happened to me. Life is good living in the moment.
I decided to try not to open my facebook and instagram account for a month trial when my friend told me not to compare my life with others. Now I feel a little bit better.
Every occasion birthday, christmas, new year you are pressure that you also need to post it , Now I just use social media once a week, hope someday I can totally quit. I use it for business though and Im an introvert. I had narciisistic parents so they dont care about me too.. I only live with my son so my only interaction actually is online
Facebook and Instagram. I've been off of Instagram for almost 3 weeks. I"m working on Facebook. Trying to take a week break now. Hope it works!
How are u so far with it?
@@jesurunblends I enjoyed the break. Reminded me to call people more and not only to have conversations and likes through social media. I took the Facebook app off my phone and I'm doing fine without it.
@@giraffe7983 more power to you man! Ty
@@jesurunblends Thanks Jeshurun. Best of luck!
this is a good description.Now i choose to delete fb and offer the people to go onto whatsapp.then if u msge them u will know their interest if they reply etc.I am only interested in personal conversations and not what someone is doing or posting etc.
It’s most likely the algo knew your intent and didn’t show your message to anyone... it’s smart!
I want to quit. But I only ever use it for marketplace. And NOTHING else
I deactivated my fb long time back without telling it to anyone. Nobody noticed that im gone out there😅
Fb means nothing to me since last year.
Same! My own mother didn’t even notice after several months. I’m not even mad about it. 😂
I’ve never had Facebook, I got it last year during summer , this morning I deleted it. It’s just a waste of my precious time.
I just deactivated Facebook today, after realizing that I was wasting a lot of time on it and it was making me crave social validation where otherwise in life I don't care lol. At least with UA-cam you learn something.
If you are na paying for the product, then you are the product - tristan harris
I quit UA-cam posting videos. I quit facebook . I’ve been trying to quit with relapses since March. If it takes 21 days to break a habit guess what ive got what it takes to succeed now. I realize my limitations because of my mild autism and I’m done trying to train myself to conform then fail over and over again. Facebook and making UA-cam videos just isn’t for me abd by next fall everyone that knows about my Facebook and or UA-cam videos will see a new me. A me that realizes my limitations and isn’t trying to exspect herself to do it the right way. If it’s bad for those that do it the right way it’s bad for Asperger’s syndrome disorder people and if my family doesn’t exspect me to adapt niether should I. I want to do what makes me grow to become a kinder stronger version of myself.
Totally agree
I just deleted my fb today. Feb 3, 2021. I feel so much more free psychologically!
I deleted mine on feb 3rd too. Almost a week since I deleted all of my profiles and apps. Almost done with a book and I’ve only been focusing on myself
Social media fucking sucks dude. It's so shallow. Wish it was never invented. Nobody lives in the moment anymore it's either on their phone or recording/picture taking like what the fuck
Yeah I get the embarrassing part I had a extra ticket for a concert and I asked on Facebook for anyone to come with me . Not one person answered and when I personally asked through messenger they all said no . That made me realize Facebook is fake-book no real connections just spying and being nosy .i love TikTok but it’s now banned so I tried facebook again this morning all negative posts . I took the app off again off my phone it’s not for me
Did the same thing last month. Posted I’m deleting my Instagram send me your numbers. No one responded.
People don’t embrace real life anymore
I been off the devil social media’s platform for 3 years an feel great an free an happy too be off that devilish shit
I decided to use it only once a month, I mean if people want to know what I'm doing, I've got a blog and Messenger can be used on the desktop so it's not that much of a loss if it's gone for most of the year ^^
I went back on it, after 8 yrs, deleted different info, sad that people who are still on there and excuses. There are pics I was able to get rid of and a couple I can't because of being tagged in two or three. people and gratification of likes , ridiculous.
Dude this is unrelated to social media, but your speech sounds so much better and no glasses, so does that mean you’re like fully recovered from your PCS? I didn’t see any updates after OT.
Yeah I'm basically recovered, but my memory is still my weakest area. If I don't write something down I'll probably forget.
ChrisBliss117 you should try neurofeedback therapy, it’s been helping me greatly with my cognitive short comings- each day it feels a little easier. But I mean if that’s the worst of it for you now, I’d call that a win for real. Are you still teaching?
So very true
9 hours on the phone with the same issue iam working on to reduce my phone usage.
~I deleted my account 2.3 years ago as I said to myself~what is this proving and why am I here?~there was no answer and I just deleted it~I will never regret it as the downloads they gave me I found out that I was a part of that Cambridge Analytic scheme~and also they never gave me the more current posts I wrote on there as I had so many words of wisdom and poems I wrote while being there~all I can say is that one day real son we will not know what a facebook is as we do not know of a myspace now as well~
Great observation an very true ditch the devil platform an get your lives back an living for the moment an god created us too
*I do not exist*
I've been on fb since I think 2009-10sh and i actually plan on deleting it soon. for a few reasons 1. out of my 70 something friends or ''friends'' only 2 talk to me. and 2 it's making me idk how to word this but a like wannabe. like when I post something if I don't get any likes I delete it cause it makes me feel like no one cares about me. but I do agree with you like why post happy mothers day on FB? why not just call her and tell her.
I lived without social media for the last 10 years I am 27 .... but I just restarted .... it's like blah... because my husband and my kids are my bussiness... people r semi ...
U can’t be weak let it go eventually your husband an kids going get the 💧 an get off that evil ass platform
my Facebook and Snapchat will be permanently deleted in October. I don’t miss them at all.
They're restricting accounts with no justifiable reason, so I deactivated mine.
When I was a finished school I cut from about 1000 to 160 friends now... And I am realizing that more and more people quitting it so I think to quit too we have Whatsapp and what else do we need? (More older people use it nowadays and for us, young people is not anymore using it that much)
Deleted FB from my phone and tablet a couple of years ago. Recently deactivated on my laptop. Concerned about personal privacy. Can't stand Zuckerberg. Hope to delete the app altogether by year's end.
FB blew up in 2006-07....I refused to use it, I finally conformed in late 2008...then I deleted it in 2010.....my only regret was making a facebook for those 2 years......I wish I never even used it so I didn't have any memories of it
I post a lot of deep science stuff about covid, politics and what not. Articles that take time to think about and read, which I know won't get many 'likes' because no one gives a shit 😅
Thanks I needed this, I'm quitting because I just got another 30 ban for making a joke about living in squalor, between all my accounts I've been in Facebook fascist jail over 18 months in the last year.
I will not have my speech infringed on by the Joseph Gerbils at Facebook.
#Truth
Fuck social media.
Facebook Sucks
Hello @ChrissBliss117. I would love to invite you alongside other people who quitted social media to share their experience. Please let me know how to talk to you.
I did not even think of things you thought of! Thank you for sharing! Everything you said is true!
I however needed Facebook because I was depressed out of my mind. It actually helped with the depression.