4 segni che è tempo di disintossicarsi dai social media

Vi capita mai di svegliarvi più stanchi della sera prima?

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 burnout da social media.

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.

Se vi riconoscete in uno di questi segnali, fatevi un favore e pensate di disintossicarvi dai social media.

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.

La vostra mente è piena di pensieri che corrono e volete solo che si fermino.

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.

Un'altra cosa che potreste sentire è la cosiddetta "crisi di astinenza". paura di perdersi. 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:

Le persone vogliono che tu veda solo il meglio di loro.

Their life’s more than likely just as mundane or exciting as yours.

2. Dedicate troppo tempo ai profili sbagliati

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.

Tuttavia, rivisitare così spesso i vecchi traumi può essere molto dannoso. Soprattutto se lo si fa con l'intenzione sbagliata.

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).

Vi fa sentire insoddisfatti e delusi. E succede in un batter d'occhio. Basta una foto o una piccola frase.

Ma può durare per giorni.

3. Ci si sente sempre stanchi

It’s well known that receiving constant stimuli from our phones and other devices disrupts sleep.

Ricevere informazioni 24 ore su 24, 7 giorni su 7, non è il modo in cui il cervello umano è destinato a funzionare.

Se avete problemi a dormire, vi fanno male gli occhi o avete mal di testa a tarda notte, questo potrebbe essere il motivo.

Un modello di sonno non sano tende a diminuire la produttività e la concentrazione.

Provate a lasciare il telefono in un'altra stanza prima di andare a dormire e vedete cosa succede dopo qualche giorno.

4. La fiducia in se stessi si sta esaurendo

Keeping in mind what I said previously, it’s not hard to assume social media plays a big role in how we perceive ourselves.

È la prima volta nella storia che le persone hanno accesso a sbirciare nella vita privata degli altri, sempre e ovunque.

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?