“Sometimes you don’t need to know about everyone else’s life. Sometimes you just need to focus on yours.”
Yes, I texted that to a friend Saturday. I decided I needed to unplug from social media for the weekend. I’ve been feeling super anxious. While work and an overflowing amount of doctors appointments are obvious triggers to my anxiety… they are nothing new. I’m also on Tamoxifen and a heart monitor which also, I feel, may be contributing to how I’m feeling.
My anxiety had been pretty under control since March, but the last two weeks I’ve found myself bursting into tears for no reason, completely exhausted and just full of unneeded nervousness.
On Saturday, as I woke to my phone pinging and beeping with alerts and messages I wondered, “Is it technology that’s, in part, giving me anxiety?” The first thing I typically do when I wake up is hit the social media apps. I asked myself why. I love seeing what others are doing but, maybe (I thought to myself) I need to focus on what I am doing. So, with that I decided I was unplugging from social media for the weekend. Now, I am extending that until I get to work. I have to be on Twitter for work. I do not need to be on Instagram.
Speaking of Instagram, I am banning the Insta-life world for the week. I found myself accidentally clicking on the app over the weekend and then quickly closing it! Could the Insta-life be contributing to my anxiety? Could all the continuous focus on seeing what others are up to be effecting my mental well-being? I’ve decided to find out. I am trying a little experiment. I will continue to not have my text alerts on. I will continue to avoid Instagram. I will get on Twitter only when I get to work. This is my challenge this week. Will this help with my anxiety? I have a feeling it might.
In closing, many of you know I send out Sending Smiles tweets in the morning to kick off your days with positivity. This week, I’ll be digging a little deeper as I continue to try and sprinkle light and love in the Twitterverse. I’ll be blogging about topics I’m personally dealing with in my life right now. Those blogs will be my Sending Smiles…
- In hopes that it shows you are not alone if you’re going through something similar
- To see if the morning writing eases my anxiety
- That it sparks some self-care when it comes to your life
So, thank you for helping me on this week-long journey. I hope, in turn, it helps someone else.
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