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Taking a Social Media Break

4/6/2022

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Hi everyone, Yvonne Heath here from Love Your Life to Death.

  I just wanted to share that a couple of weeks ago
I found myself very overwhelmed and overstimulated.
There's a lot going on in the world, and a lot going on in social media.
I decided to take a social media break…
like a weeklong vacation from social media!
 And I have to say, at first, I felt this weird sense of panic,
FOMO (fear of missing out) or I didn't want to miss saying
"happy birthday"to someone because it's meaningful.
I didn't want to miss someone who was struggling
and maybe needed me to reach out.

 
  I let that go. I took that break.

 I took a whole week off away from any social media. And I have to say that it was incredibly rejuvenating for my brain. It's something that I am going to continue to do maybe one day, during the week, on the weekends, whatever, to just not engage in social media, as wonderful a platform as it is. We all know we can go down the “rabbit hole” and spend so much time and get lost in the negativity-- which I do my very best to avoid. But it really is, it is good for our brains.
 
 We are overstimulated. 24/7.


 I just wanted to share that with you and I wanted to encourage you to think, "Hmm, where could I take breaks from social media?" 
We all can,we can survive without it.
It has become a part of our lives ,it's a wonderful part in many ways. 
I still believe we should take breaks every week, every day,
and putting your phone away before bed. Just have a quick look,
be more intentional, and pay more attention about how much time you spend on social media. Give yourself a break.
 Live in the now.
Just be present physically,it's just something to think about.
 
I'm really glad I did it.
I'm going to be incorporating that into my life even more.
Thanks for listening.
​I'd love to hear from anyone about their social media breaks.
 
Take care bye for now.





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4 Comments
Bonnie
4/7/2022 09:21:06 am

This is so true, I have had to take a few over the last 2 years and encourage my teenage nieces to do the same. I think detaching from social media and electronics is healthy and we need to encourage it more. Thanks for sharing. Bonnie

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Yvonne Heath
4/8/2022 10:07:58 am

HI Bonnie. You are most welcome and glad you are being an example and encouraging our youth to take breaks. Amazing how refreshing it can be! ;)

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Claudette Chartrand
4/7/2022 03:18:05 pm

Absolutely necessary for mental and and emotional health. Same with texting! We all simply need space in our Being for Creativity,
Intuition, Balance and just plain Rest ans Reconnection with ourselves! Great Vlog!

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Yvonne Heath
4/8/2022 10:09:04 am

Thank you and I could not agree more. We are over-stimulated 24/7, if we don't take breaks. We have to learn to just BE!

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