I noticed that instagram is making my mental health worse but only because I feel like I should be off of it. I have an OCD diagnosis along with my other diagnosis and keep having obsessive thoughts about how I should be off of social media because I read somewhere that it’s bad for you but I like it. It’s almost like I feel guilty for being there but I also feel like behind in life when I’m there. My mind can’t differentiate between the grey areas of it being ok to not like things sometimes but still be ok with it most of the time. It’s very black and white. What’s your experience with social media?
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I don’t do social media. I have no Instagram no fb no x nothing. It’s draining. Takes up time to do other stuff. Scary ■■■■ out there. Nothing wrong having them. Though.
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If that’s how you roll.
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I don’t really have any irl friends, just family, so there isn’t really any point in it for me. Anyone I want to talk to I can just call or text
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It is draining sometimes, I’ll give you that. I told my therapist that once. Maybe thats why she suggested stepping away.
Me either. There is one man I met at an art show who has nature walks every month. Thats why I keep it. I took a 4 month detox this summer and felt more fulfilled but im being called back to it for some reason. Unless I have an internet addiction. It could be that.
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I spend a lot of time on social media. It’s bad, I look at it while I’m trying to watch a movie sometimes.
Probably like Reddit the best, Twitter (x) is a cesspit and I don’t really use insta.
I really need to stop wasting time on it.
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I can’t stand it
But I am trying out blue sky
This site is technically social media. I use reddit and quora a fair bit. I dont get much of a great user experience from any site. I have no worldly connections.
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It’s a double edged sword. That’s how I view it.
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I like social media. Mostly. Get a bit tired of seeing 1000s of pairs of fit legs and boobs tho.
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I only use this forum.
i like social media but i find it can be triggering and no one really cares if you tell them that 
idk maybe i just have surveillance issues but i think it just makes me spiral most of the time
Yeah I spoke with my therapist, the onr I actually like, who prescribes my medication amf she saif to get off of it for a while abd journal about the anxiety I have around it.
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There was a time when i was really affected by social media and it hurt me to use it. Seeing other peoples lives and what not. But something changed and i no longer care. I now spend countless hours scrolling on fb mostly.
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I feel a bit isolated and alone on social media.
Like I’m not connecting with people or interacting with people.
I’m on Facebook and have friends (mostly strangers I requested as friends because they are vegan)
I appreciate seeing their posts on Facebook but I don’t interact etc
And they don’t like my posts.or maybe three do sometimes.
I’m only on this forum and Facebook really.
I tried x and blue sky but felt ignored and alone on those sites even more than Facebook.
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I like you @SacredNeigh7. You and I are very similar because we are both ostracized, social outcasts and we haven’t the foggiest idea why! Bless you.
DM me anytime.
Gina
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I just use this forum and reddit.
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This describes how I feel. When im on it i feel alone almost like im not sure why Im there. But i like it? Unless it’s like a dopamine hit in feeling. My 17 followers are outcasts like me but we don’t seem to connnect except for one girl who is also nuerodivergent but i don’t know her well enough. My twin is there but she also has a delusional disorder and we try to stay to ourselves. When im on it though i can’t help but feel off. Im really confused about my feelings there. They say when you feel confused about something it’s usually in your best interest to step away and regroup. Something is telling me it’s ok when I know it’s not. I took a 4 month detox earlier this year and it was fulfilling though. Maybe it’s because i miss the connection. I deleyed all my family members when i was on facebook and writing word salad all over my friends and family’s walls.
I wish that was the case for me. I tend to overshare and post excessively to the point tovwhere i got paranoid and deleted everybody because I was writing word salad. I can usually pin point now when i am about to have an episode