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Had a real talk with my brother about why I left Instagram
Last week my brother asked why I stopped posting and I told him it was because I was tired of feeling like I had to prove my life was interesting. He said 'so you quit because you were worried what people thought?' and it hit me hard because he was right. I was still caring about their opinions even after I left. I told him I deleted the apps 8 months ago for mental space but I wasn't actually free until I stopped checking who liked what. Has anyone else realized they were still hooked on the validation even after they quit posting?
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patriciap525mo ago
Eight months and you're still not free? That's brutal.
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the_margaret5mo ago
Eight months and still not free? Guess I'm a slow learner. Took me about a year to stop instinctively reaching for my phone to check if anyone liked my last post.
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danielmason4mo ago
Yeah, the 'instinctive reach' thing is real - my buddy Matt broke his phone screen twice before he finally kicked the habit.
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