Detoxing from Social Media
by Kristin Battestella

Are there not enough hours in the day because social media is consuming every waking minute of your time? If you had to seriously take pause and ponder this often rhetorical and seemingly innocuous question, then this article is for you! Whether you grew up before the age of social media—and remember what life was like without it—or are of the younger generations who can’t imagine a state of being without instant interconnectivity, it’s important to give yourself a social media respite from time to time. Liberate yourself from technological negativity and other people’s drama with these sage considerations. It can be done!
Why are you on social media? Are you on each social media site for the right reasons? Are you communicating with friends and participating in worthwhile networking or is it all just endless hate-scrolling? Think about all the content you don’t like—the beauty obsessed, pictures of food, oversharing moms, oversharing couples, political extremists—and ask yourself if you are contributing to online negativity or a distorted image of who you are. If you’re stressing over
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