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Deactivated my Facebook account… don’t miss it at all

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TeacherLeaving · 12/10/2025 17:09

Going through a difficult time at work (username a clue) and have quite a lot of current and former colleagues as Facebook friends, rather than going through blocking/deleting individuals and worrying about who might be mutual friends with who, I decided to just deactivate my whole account. I wouldn’t say I was a prolific Facebooker, but I shared holiday snaps, days out with the kids, wished friends a happy birthday etc. It’s been six weeks now and I’m finding I don’t miss it at all. AIBU to not go back? Anyone else done this?

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xxreeldancerxx · 12/10/2025 17:12

I’ve just done the same but only 2 days ago …. Not sure if I will return but certainly not missing it …. Yet!

DreamyTealGuide · 12/10/2025 17:13

It's not mandatory, who cares?

You don't miss, then good for you? Why do you need to ask? who is going to tell you you MUST be on social media (on MN no less 😂)

Needmorelego · 12/10/2025 17:14

I enjoy Facebook personally.
I am on lots of hobby groups rather than looking at friends holiday pictures.

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TeacherLeaving · 12/10/2025 17:18

DreamyTealGuide · 12/10/2025 17:13

It's not mandatory, who cares?

You don't miss, then good for you? Why do you need to ask? who is going to tell you you MUST be on social media (on MN no less 😂)

I suppose I surprised myself, I thought I would miss it. I enjoyed sharing my posts/photos and seeing updates from others. I felt sad deactivating it and thought I’d find it hard. In the first few days I kept going for the app out of habit. I’ve been surprised at how quickly it’s fallen out of my mind though (although I accept it must still be on my mind to have started this thread!) But the reason I thought of it it because I used to be in a Facebook group for a club my DC does and when I deactivated my account I had to get DP to request to join the group as they often put reminders etc on there, and there was an event yesterday and he was just showing me some photos they’d uploaded from the event yesterday, that’s what made me think of it.

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Sagaciously · 12/10/2025 17:18

I have a Facebook account, but it’s years since I’ve posted on it and I rarely even look at it. None of my friends post on it either, apart from one (and she’s a bit weird).

HannahHamptonsGloves · 12/10/2025 17:19

I did it quite a few years ago. Don't miss it at all. Enjoy the peace and quiet!

I have a 'fake' account that I very, very occasionally use if I want to use buy and sell, and it's a bit easier to look at public pages if you are logged into an account (my kids' school page for example), but even then it's not necessary I don't think.

Problemhooves · 12/10/2025 17:19

I haven't had one for about 10 years. Do not miss it at all.

Editing as actually think it's more like 12 years!

feathermucker · 12/10/2025 17:19

Be on it. Don’t be on it. There will always be people that love it or hate it.

Personally, I love it

ComfortFoodCafe · 12/10/2025 17:20

Yanbu. I deleted mine a while back, dont miss it at all. Its just ads & random crappy reels. Have a few friends who still post, but its usually just nonsense quote rubbish.

catzrulz · 12/10/2025 17:21

I did too about 5 months ago, best thing I've done.
Apparently I was getting angry and too fixated on the utter rubbish some relatives put up. The batshittery and total lies about their lives, can feel myself getting annoyed just thinking about it, yes DN you're a single mother and people always say how well you're doing. That's because you're never seen with both kids, someone else always has one of them.
I do miss local things etc, but someone always knows what's happening!
That was a bit of a thread hijack, sorry.

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TeacherLeaving · 12/10/2025 17:21

feathermucker · 12/10/2025 17:19

Be on it. Don’t be on it. There will always be people that love it or hate it.

Personally, I love it

Have you ever tried taking a break from it? I thought I loved it, and that I’d miss it. I was sad deactivating it. That’s what I’m saying. I didn’t take the decision to deactivate because I didn’t want to be on Facebook anymore, I thought I’d miss it. I’ve been surprised by how little I do.

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QuickNameChange22 · 12/10/2025 17:21

I haven't deactivated but I did delete the app and I don't log on on a web browser. I haven't missed it at all, the only thing I have missed is seeing what pops up on my memories (especially pictures of the kids).

Also deleted Instagram and tiktok apps, don't miss those at all either.

BitOutOfPractice · 12/10/2025 17:22

I hardly see any friends’ content any more. The algorithm just gives me reels and more reels which makes it easy to get lost in doom scrolling.

I think you have inspired me to delete the app off my phone. Unfortunately I can’t deactivate my account as I manage a few business pages for work.

ItstheHRTpat · 12/10/2025 17:24

The only thing I keep it for is the local groups which all seem to only be on fb

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 13/10/2025 12:32

I did this a few weeks ago. I onky lasted about 3 weeks.

I missed that a road was closed due to a burst water main overnight, and buses were being diverted. Cue both teens late for school/college.
I missed that DD’s saturday activity had been cancelled.
I missed that somebody wanted to buy something I’d listed on Marketplace ages ago

I’ve reinstalled it. It’s how dd’s school sends out last minute news like non-blazer days.

GoldenPecker · 13/10/2025 13:16

I did this after increasingly becoming angry and frustrated at constantly seeing other people’s foul toxic comments online. Within a week I had also deactivated X, Instagram and TikTok. I thought I’d find it hard not being able to constantly browse, but I don’t miss any of it. On top of that, my whole mood shifted once I got rid of them all, and I’ve been much more positive and happy since. It’s been exactly two years since I deactivated and deleted all of those apps and I won’t ever go back to them now.

Mama2many73 · 13/10/2025 13:45

My sister has and doesn't miss it at all! Im seriously considering it. I rarely post and I have a few hobby sites which I love and would miss, but find so much is AI that I no longer trust anything I see/read and the down right nastiness on the majority of pages is pretty sole destroying and I really don't need that!

Parky04 · 13/10/2025 13:49

I solely use it for support groups. They have proved invaluable.

Uuuwy · 13/10/2025 13:52

I don’t have any friends on it, but I have a blank profile just for local groups, I couldn’t fully give it up, because a lot of local businesses and events tend to post on fb and nowhere else.

RedPony1 · 13/10/2025 13:57

I'd miss so many events if i didn't have Facebook!

bakebeans · 13/10/2025 21:45

I barely go ion it. It’s full of angry selfish wannabes. I’m only on it due to having family living in china, America and Germany. I like to see their adventures.

Onthemoooove · 13/10/2025 22:41

So tempted to do it as it's mostly full of ads & click bait "link in comments" stories which are invariably a load of rubbish, yet still I waste too much time scrolling. It's just the same few friends posting, the majority post rarely these days, myself included. Some have stopped altogether. A few things stop me deleting it:
I'm a member of several groups that I find useful - hobby groups, local community group, for example.
It's how I find out about events.
It's a good way of staying connected with distant friends & family
I use it like a diary and like it when the memories come up.

I just wish I could stop checking it so often but have massive fomo!

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