This is just an observation let me know how you guys feel about this.
With being sober I have been very self aware and not just that I’ve become more aware of the world and how technology has such a strong hold over it.
Last year my uncle passed away from cancer, in his 40s then a childhood friend passed away in his 20s now this year another uncle is dying of cancer in his 60s
This lead me to thinking how fragile life is. When it is yout time its your time.
Something that has been crippling me since I was young was fear of death. Ive noticed lately how much facebook and instagram exposes us to the ugly side of the world and everytime I get on there it holds me back from happiness that day. Horrid comments and opinions, videos, articles you name it. I begin to fear everything, and that makes me want to drink.
I have taken it off my cellphone for the past week and hardly login my computer to get on. Im starting to think that I will be much happier and more sucessful in my sobriety without it.
Do whatever you need to stay of from negativity. Or bad influence. Love life its Worth living. As we all know we can not protect our self from the society. But we all have a choice
I totally agree, the old fashion way of just talking face to face to folks works for me mam.
@Oliverjava yeah its alot to take in on a day to day basis all the negative comments and opinions.It really brings you down and makes you feel hopeless.
I want to protect myself to from living that way. I want to soend my time on this earth happy and engaged with living in the present and trying to be happy.
@marty exactly, it feels good to be more in the moment instead of constantly into the news which is always the same sad stuff.
@Restlesssoul I think you’ve hit the nail on the head, when I decided to take my journey to sobriety I came off Facebook, Twitter and all the other social media apps too including snapchat ect. I felt I needed to cut myself off from that part and it has opened my eyes a hell of a lot. Like you say there is so much hate, negativity and all the scary stuff too on social media about the world it is enough to drive us into fear, depression and social anxiety/ anxiety.
Coming away from that I feel my journey has been a lot easier without all that scary stuff I also can’t see like my friends/family out drinking or just advertisements ect so it isn’t making me want to hit the bottle and go out ect.
It was the best decision I made, also it’s made me realise how much more interested I was in my phone and social media than I was on my actual surroundings and the things going on around me if that makes sense. Like my head was stuck in a virtual reality rather than living in the moment and appreciating the time I have.
Good luck in your journey and have a great day 
Do what you got to do @Nicolle. Off Facebook is a good thing .
@Nicolle yup thats exactly what Im talking about. Its good Im not alone in thinking about these things. I know what you meam its like our head it sucked into this virtual bubble and when we take it out we see everything going on in the real world.
Its amazing the difference.
I went on the other day for 10 min and immediately saw something that made me anxious I had to log out right away.
I told some friends that it was giving me anxiety and they just asked why?? Well maybe Im just an emotional person so I absorb alot emotionally, thats probably why I turn to drinking so easily. I want to stay away from the majority of apps out there because personally Im much happier without them
@Restlesssoul a lot of people have been puzzled to why I’ve come away from it like ‘jeeze it’s just social media I haven’t committed a felony’ they look at you so strangely. But I agree I’ve been alot better without. I agndndm just like you so emotional with everything I see and I absorb other people emotions so easily if that makes sense. And we have to do what makes ourselves happy and what makes our journey easier.
Everyone is different but if this works for you and and myself then that’s great!
We need to be present !!! Blossom wherever it is you’re planted.
@Nicolle haha yeah some people dont take in other peoples emotions, which is constantly all over fb. It drains me and I can never explain it to them .
Its a blessing and a curse.
Thanks for sharing with me that Im not the only one who feels this way about it😊