4 sinais de que é altura de fazer uma desintoxicação das redes sociais

Alguma vez acorda mais cansado do que na noite 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 esgotamento das redes sociais.

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 se reconhece em algum destes sinais, faça um favor a si próprio e pense em fazer uma desintoxicação das redes sociais.

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.

A sua mente está cheia de pensamentos acelerados e só quer que eles parem.

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.

A outra coisa que pode estar a sentir é o chamado medo de ficar de fora. 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:

As pessoas só querem que vejamos o melhor delas.

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

2. Passa demasiado tempo nos perfis errados

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.

No entanto, revisitar os velhos traumas com tanta frequência pode ser muito prejudicial. Especialmente se o fizermos com a intenção errada.

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).

Deixa-nos insatisfeitos e desiludidos. E isso acontece num piscar de olhos. Basta uma fotografia ou uma pequena frase.

Mas pode durar dias.

3. Sente-se cansado a toda a hora

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

Receber informação 24 horas por dia, 7 dias por semana, não é a forma como o cérebro humano deve funcionar.

Se tem dificuldade em dormir, se lhe doem os olhos ou se tem dores de cabeça nocturnas, esta pode ser a razão.

Padrões de sono pouco saudáveis tendem a diminuir a sua produtividade e concentração.

Experimente deixar o seu telemóvel numa divisão diferente antes de ir dormir e veja o que acontece dentro de alguns dias.

4. A sua auto-confiança está a diminuir

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

É a primeira vez na história que as pessoas têm acesso a espreitar a vida privada dos outros a toda a hora e em qualquer 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?