Last month, my Instagram account got hacked. Though everything was resolved in the next 2 hours, somehow, it created a sort of fear in my mind. For the last few months, I was either way planning on taking this one drastic step to quit social media. I am also a content creator and therefore, somehow, I was scared to take this step.
So finally, I decided to delete that one redundant Facebook account and Instagram account. Even though it just been only a month since I took this step, I realized, it is something that I should have taken ages ago.
Hereunder are a few drastic changes that I have observed in the last few days:
- I am much calmer now because I do not have unnecessary stress.
- I get more time because I am not unnecessarily scrolling Social Media, I am less exhausted.
- I can now focus on what I have at present in front of me, rather than comparing my life with others and experiencing FOMO.
- I now watch dance tutorials on YouTube, at every given opportunity, that just makes me happy all the time.
P.S. I still daydream and watch K drama, no compromise on that part.
Even though this may seem like a small step taking this one decision has helped me battle one of the prolonged problems that I have been facing for the last few years. One of them was being overweight. There have been several reasons why I have been overweight, over the last few years.
- PCOD
- Stress Eating
- Irregular Lifestyle
- Lack of physical activity/Workout
With no more social media in my life to interrupt my daily schedule, I have reduced stress eating and I try and spend more time sleeping than scrolling the phone mindlessly and being lost in my own la la land.
I started reading books again, which made me happy like anything. The pleasure of reading for hours is something that I need a separate post for. Watching the dance tutorials and doing Zumba Sessions with Dance with Deepti on YouTube, gave me the confidence that my body is still the same.
When I first started my Zumba Sessions, it was difficult to even move my legs. For the first week, I could dance for only 5 minutes, then one week there was a break. In the second week, I tried to gather some courage, but I could not do it. Slowly and steadily I tried again and started dancing for 5 mins every day. Doing something I have always loved and enjoyed, just made me happy to some other level. This helped me reduce stress in my life to a large extent.
Once I started dancing, I automatically lost the temptation to eat unnecessarily. My appetite reduced and I started focussing on eating healthy. I ensured that I walked those few extra steps, to compensate for the little excess eating. Long walks are something that I do enjoy and find it very relaxing.
Just deactivating Instagram and Facebook, gave me the courage to love myself and accept my imperfections. I stopped getting influenced by the so-called perfect life, that everyone portrays that they have. I am happy that I took this step and gave an opportunity to be less harsh on myself. Sometimes, it is important to be all about yourself, to be I, Me, and myself. Yes, social media is a part and parcel of our lives, but for me somehow, it was taking over my life.
My problem was not about my friends and families bullying me. My problem was FOMO on watching a lot of videos, by people who were not even related to me. Sometimes, it is important to break your previous ties, if you want to grow. It is not important that the burden or the ties are physical, sometimes, it is a bunch of problems woven by you yourself.
One thing I missed the most was GRWM videos during Navratri and amazing Garba Reels on Instagram. The first thing that I did on quitting Instagram was follow the Kurta Guy on YouTube. Just love his hilarious content and Dosa Reviews.
What is the small step that you have taken just for yourself?