Anyone else getting whatsapp burnout?

[CrotchBurn]

OK so it's been great during lockdown and it definitely feels like I need it since close family are in different countries.

But I am starting to get major whatsapp burnout. It's like an eternal game of tennis. Yiu smash out a message and then before you even have time to get the hell out of there someone has put the ball back in your court.

I'm so sick of seeing these notifications and being involved in groups and conversations that just keep on going. I'm thinking about just uninstalling it and going back to phone calls but then there's a feeling that I'm somehow missing out? It always feels like im behind and like I have to "deal with whatsapp" the way I would my work projects. It's crazy.

Does anybody else feel this way?

What I dont get is that I dont feel the same intensity with text messages or Messenger. It's a WhatsApp thing. But why is it? Those fucking ticks...

This is so ridiculous and sad because it's only an app but honest to God WhatsApp really is tiring me out. But can I really uninstall it? It feels like then I'd be out of the loop with my family.

I hate WhatsApp
Weirdly my notifications never show in my phone I have to go into the app but that means I do have to check it as most people use that rather than texting these days
Muting groups is ok but they still pop up on your chats and leaving an active group is a really harsh seeming thing to do
I'm on a couple of groups with one or two people I don't even like or want to message which is a right pain and I end up dreading those groups but they're often set up by people I like
I have thought about leaving but my husband thinks it would look like I was being really anti social as everyone seems to use it.

I despise the incessant pinging. I recently had to tell a friend to back off a bit after she started sending me her business marketing messages each morning via WhatsApp. It was so awkward. I hate the leaving etiquette too. What a minefield!