Finally, more and more people are talking about the bad sides of social media.
If you’ve noticed that it started to affect you in a bad manner, read this article.
Social media channels can have a negative effect on your well-being, especially if you are prone to doom scrolling.
On our website, we already talked about why setting boundaries in general is crucial for your mental health, and today we will take a look at how you can do it on social media as well.
- Setting time limits – implement digital balance. If you’ve caught yourself being on the phone for hours, that means it’s finally time to take a look at your digital balance numbers. Did you know that you can set up your phone to remind you and even shut down if you are using it too much? You can find this in the settings of your smartphone.
- Privacy settings. Not everyone who follows you on social media wishes you well – evil eyes are all around us, so learn how to set those privacy settings correctly. Don’t everyone has to see your photos and your stories. Make a close group of friends, so social media becomes a place of joy, not stress.
- Think before you post something. Did you know that social media creates a feeling of urgency? Before you post something, wait for a few hours, and then decide.
- Be mysterious. People don’t need to know everything about you – they will respect you more if you are bit more mysterious and post less online. Some things should never be posted online – protect your privacy.
- Use that block option. Remind yourself that you can block, mute, or unfollow anything that isn’t serving you. Don’t fall into a trap to argue online.
