4 señales de que es hora de desintoxicarse de las redes sociales
¿Alguna vez te has levantado más cansado que la noche anterior?
Your eyes feel puffy and dry for no apparent reason, and just thinking about checking your phone suddenly makes you suspiciously nervous, but it’s still the first thing you’re about to do.
There are many possible reasons for this, but considering we’re living in this day and age, there’s a high chance you’re suffering from agotamiento de las redes sociales.
Yes, that exists. In fact, it’s proven to lead to anxiety, depression, and various types of trauma.
Scrolling through the feed whenever you’re bored, anxiously waiting for someone’s reply or checking their activity so many times throughout the day. We all do it.
Don’t ignore your feelings or obvious signs your body is showing you.
Si te reconoces en alguno de estos signos, hazte un favor y piensa en hacer una desintoxicación de las redes sociales.
1. You’re stressed out
You constantly feel like there’s always something more to do. You can’t relax even if you’re not doing anything.
Tu mente está llena de pensamientos acelerados y sólo quieres que paren.
Maybe in the back of your mind, you’re waiting for that one message. You keep eyeing the phone but nothing happens.
That’s where overthinking starts. Why didn’t he call? Is he mad? What is he doing right now?
You suddenly feel so bad and your whole day is ruined. And what’s worse, it was all in your head.
La otra cosa que puedes estar sintiendo es la llamada miedo a perderse algo. It’s a form of social anxiety many people are not aware of.
It’s characterized by a desire to stay continually connected with what others are doing.
It’s a pressure to stay updated on everything. And it often feels like a fear of regret.
Next time you scroll through your feed and start feeling panicky because everyone seems like they know what they’re doing, remember:
La gente sólo quiere que veas lo mejor de ellos.
Their life’s more than likely just as mundane or exciting as yours.
2. Dedicas demasiado tiempo a los perfiles equivocados
Let’s face it. Everyone is stalking their exes. If they say they’re not, they’re probably lying.
After all, whatever the circumstances, they were still a big part of your life and it’s possible you still have some strong feelings attached.
Sin embargo, volver sobre viejos traumas tan a menudo puede ser muy perjudicial. Sobre todo si lo haces con la intención equivocada.
Same goes for other things that make you feel bad (read: Facetuned Insta models in bikinis, endless how-to-videos you never actually use, and don’t let me start on food mania).
Te deja insatisfecho y decepcionado. Y ocurre en un abrir y cerrar de ojos. Basta una foto o una frase.
Pero puede durar días.
3. Se siente cansado todo el tiempo
It’s well known that receiving constant stimuli from our phones and other devices disrupts sleep.
El cerebro humano no está hecho para recibir información 24 horas al día, 7 días a la semana.
Si tiene problemas para dormir, le duelen los ojos o tiene dolores de cabeza nocturnos, ésta podría ser la causa.
Los patrones de sueño poco saludables tienden a disminuir su productividad y concentración.
Pruebe a dejar el teléfono en otra habitación antes de irse a dormir y vea qué ocurre en unos días.
4. Su confianza en sí mismo es baja
Keeping in mind what I said previously, it’s not hard to assume social media plays a big role in how we perceive ourselves.
Es la primera vez en la historia que la gente tiene acceso a asomarse a la vida privada de los demás todo el tiempo y en cualquier lugar.
And what’s more important to mention is we’re living in the age of augmented reality, which means not everything you see is real, even if it looks like it.
But that doesn’t stop us from comparing ourselves with obviously unrealistic images. It’s just how the human mind works.
We want attention and we want to feel wanted and accepted. There’s nothing wrong with that.
But next time we’re about to post another over-edited selfie after coming up with a perfect caption that took 20 minutes to think out:
Shouldn’t we try to check our priorities and ask ourselves are we taking life just a little too seriously?
