So the only social media I use is Facebook and I really just want to quit it. But at the same time I have a small side business of refinishing furniture that I sell in a few shops and I share pictures of my finished work there. Lately I have been feeling like I am fishing for compliments and the “likes” aren’t genuine. I have less than 50 followers and only about 5 friends/family that really interact. And to be honest if I didn’t post what I’m up to, my family would not know as they don’t bother to ask. I don’t know if I’m being spiteful about the family thing or what. I would still be able to sell items just fine without sharing. I want to try a break but I can not help the mindless scrolling, another addiction i guess… Well it feels good to get that off my chest but if anyone has insight I’m all ears!
A private group is something I hadn’t considered, I have my personal page and the settings are private, however the furniture page is public. Do you think a group is more interactive? I kind of want to try a blog but don’t know where to begin!
That’s a good point! I think I will keep it up for now and see what happens. Accepting praise is just something I need to work on.
Quit that bitch.
Seriously. Be done with it, you won’t regret it.
My friend, yes, delete that crap. I’m on facebook since 2007 and it has only gotten worse over the years. And it wasn’t even that good to start with. Mindless scrolling is my addiction too and I recently realized that I’m spending more time watching stupid reels than I ever did watching tv. I don’t watch tv since 2004, so why did I got so hooked up to this bs?? I know why, because it’s us that are the product, not the customers. We’re “being sold” to the algoritams that are ruling our lives, overwheing us with too much stupid info. We don’t need that. I keep forgetting what I was about to do and find myself scrolling to the eternity. Delete the crap, it’s totally useless, read books instead or stare blank, it’s more wholesome I promise you. I’m going to delete it too.
I logged out last night and deleted the app. So I didn’t completely delete yet but yes, it crap!
It’s so bad! It’s true most of what I see is reels and not fun pages or friends. I logged out last night and deleted the app from my phone. So I didn’t completely delete it but I have this week off of work and I’d like to actually take advantage of the time to deep clean my house and enjoy my kids! I’ll probably check in here to see if I can make it.
I understand keeping it for business. My workaround for that was hiring my sister in law to handle all our social media. You might not need to hire someone but is there someone to trust to handle it?
You got this. If a break is what you need. Just go ahead amd try it. Good luck friend!!!
After I got divorced over 6 years ago, I was encouraged to get on FB to meet new people, which I did. It made my depression worse than it was. It messed with my mental health. I got the hell off of it…it’s garbage! The same with dating apps in my case. If anything is a threat to my sobriety and mental health, it has to go. I recently quit my job for that exact reason…to protect my sobriety, mental health, and sanity. After struggling for most of my life with depression, anxiety, and alcohol, I have no choice but to change everything in my life, even if some things seem trivial. Protect your sanity and delete that trash.
My life has been much better since getting rid of FB. I should’ve just given my email address to the handful of people I wanted to stay in touch with and been done with it. Trust me, you will not miss it at all.
Good idea, just not sure who I’d have do that for me! Maybe a weekly photo drop rather than each time a project has been completed?
Logged out last night 
100% agree! I got off other social media apps and have stopped other activities because of how it messes with my head.
Quite a few of the people who I interact with most are co workers or family who have my cellphone number so if they want to reach out they can 
I was just thinking how silly it is that I was able to quit drinking like a boss but am being an absolute child about leaving Facebook!
I also have a business. I realized that none of my paying traffic was generated by fb and I quit over a year ago. It was the best thing I ever did for my mental health tbh. So if it’s not generating for your business and is just a time suck maybe try a break. If you delete your account you actually have 30 days to log back in before it’s really deleted.
I took all of my project photos and moved them over to an Instagram account. I don’t get a lot of traction there either but it’s kind of like a portfolio so that when people ask me what kind of things I make I can send them there and they can just scroll through the pictures.
To be honest I get most my sales on TikTok. But if you wanna talk about an addictive time suck THATS the place. Sheesh.
I took a step towards FB freedom by uninstalling the app from my phone. I still have an account that I use mainly for messenger.
Every now and then I’ll hop on FB when I am on my PC, mainly to promote my music to family & friends; after the first few posts, no one really seems to care to follow my musical journey, so I don’t know why I bother, actually.
I felt removing the app from my phone was a great first step because the less I use it, the less I want to. Now, many months later, I don’t even miss it, and by using only messenger, I am able to stay in contact with any one I am connected with.
Perhaps give that a try, see how it feels and go from there.
I gutted my social media. I deleted everyone I’m not in frequent contact with on FB. I unfollowed/unliked every person, page and group. I want to delete mine too but it’s got my daughters life so far on it so I think I’ll keep it just to document that. When memories pop up, I delete them all except ones about my daughter. I want her to have it, in case I die young.
1 full day down (yesterday) honestly a couple times I found myself grabbing my phone and looking for the app and I’m like oh yeah! It was pretty easy, I stayed busy. I’m going to create some boundaries for my business page usage.