To delete all social media

[smarSarah]

Contemplating deleting everything, I only use Instagram but am wondering if life would be better without it at all. If you’ve done this can you tell me if it’s honestly made much of a difference to your life or if you end up feeling out of the loop with friends and family

Went no social media a year ago. First couple of weeks it felt like my hands were programmed to find the social media apps, but after that never worried about it again.

Delete the app. Improve discipline by respecting who you see in the mirror. Then delete anyone that doesn't respect your self loving soul 😘

I don't have social media at all....no Instagram, no Facebook, no LinkedIn, no Twitter (X) etc.
In fact I try to have as little as possible online.
I use Mumsnet sparingly, and only WhatsApp family (siblings, adult children, close friends)...no groups.

No I don't miss out. No-one to compare myself with or 'like' or 'dislike'. Not interested in anyone's updates. If I want to catch up with friends and family I 'phone them and have a good old chat....or even catch up personally over a coffee.

If I need information I use the laptop and go directly to a website (eg. booking a hotel, looking up medical research). I don't follow any so-called influencers, don't bother with reviews or comparison sites, don't watch endless YouTube videos.

I can't imagine how other people have all the free time for this stuff, I'm far too busy enjoying life and y'know, meeting real people in real life...!

If it's not making you happy then you should. I made a decision a while back that I wanted to follow different interests on instagram and post about my boring old hobbies/ interests without boring my friends so I now have lots of different insta accounts based on different things eg, we are doing a big home renovation and sharing that account with other home reno accounts and following others for inspiration waa great. I love looking back on where we started, it's basically a photo diary.

My life is remarkably better without social media. No more comparisons to others or waiting for validation with every like or story view, which I noticed was quite bad before. Anyone important can message or WhatsApp me!

Exactly this.

Go for it. I haven't logged into my social media for ages. I feel better. Your not missing anything. Just a load of adverts and people thinking they are little stars and needing validation.

I no longer have instagram or X but have kept FB mainly for school/extra curricular groups and activities. I don’t post anything to a personal account though as I exchange news and updates with friends and relatives via WhatsApp groups so don’t really see the point. All feels a bit competitive and I’m really not bothered by what other people are up to. Plus, I’m pretty sure very few people are genuinely interested in what’s going on for me either! Still have Mumsnet obviously!

I only follow inspiring accounts on Instagram. A lot of the stuff is about travel - not insta travel but organisations so I’m still happy with it.
I only pop into X every now and again to see what’s going on but it’s pretty awful and am happy without it.

how did you transition away from FB Messenger? did you just reach out to all your contacts on there and exchange details?