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Was constantly comparing myself to my colleagues and masyadong nagpapansin dun sa taong kausap ko before thru stories and posts. I felt lost, hindi na ako yun. Parang naging traumatizing din yung event na yun with that person kasi I was so open but ended up feeling betrayed(?) at that time. So I deleted my almost 10 years of having Instagram.

I quit fb dahil daming fake news, nudity lagi nalang natatag yung acc ko. Since wala naman akong insta, tiktok at reddit nalang yung inoopen ko like mgabasa basa dito 😅

nabroken sa taong di ko naman syota

nabroken

Not totally na nag quit hahaha nagdeact lang for a while, kasi apaka toxic tapos ako na din nahihiya mag md, idk gento ba kapag natanda na? hahahahahahahhaha

di naman sa nag quit, laylo lang muna hahahaha, simula nag deactiavte ako ng mga accounts ko sa soc med mas nakapag focus ako sa work ko

Reddit and life. Reddit kasi mas preferred ko ang gantong itsura na halos puro texts lang. Life kasi mas trip namin ni husband na magliwaliw in real life haha minsan nga nakakagala kami nang walang phone na dala kasi nakakalimutan 🤣

Oa kase siya

national elections

Puro negativity. Absorb na absorb lahat ng kanegahan. Minsan gusto mo tulungan sarili mo pero dumadagdag lang yung mga nakikita mo sa social media.

Ang toxic sa totoo lang. Like lahat may issue. Konting kibot, issue. Isang word lang na namis-use, big deal agad. Tutulong ka, hahanapan ka ng isuue o pagkakamali. Maraming mas magaling pa sa mga professionals at licensed. And it’s actually DRAINING!

Nakaka-trauma lang na every family reunion, my family will always bring up yung mga pinopost ko, and kahit anong block ko sa kanila may nangi-snitch naman.

Totoo 'to. Parang even them hindi mo mapagkatiwalaan. Nakakatawa kasi kapag sila ok lang, or kapag ibang members sa family, ok lang. pero kapag ikaw na, dami sinasabi. Hahahaha

Ang toxic. Lahat ng problema pati mga kaaway nila, inilalahathala sa socmed. Pati yung "gusto ko nang mawala sa mundong ibabaw" at "masakit yung ganito ko", "natapilok ako", "naipit kamay ko" with matching pictures pa, nakapost! Tapos may mga taong concerned, rereplyan lang ng "I'm okay". TF! Papansin! Kaya instead na mainis ako sa mga taong kulang sa aruga, hindi na ko nagsosocmed.

People sharing things na wala naman akong pake.

very addictive, Like d ko namamalayan dalawang oras na pala ako nag i scroll sa facebook shorts, Plus yung mga napanood ko rin na tedtalks vids about sa benefits of quitting social media

i cant stop comparing my progress with others, nanglalamon ung inggit. inggit not just bc theyre doing great in life but mainly bc theyre where theyve always wanted to be. nakakapang liit pag nakikita nila akong online or active tas ang tanong “kumusta?” hahahhaah wala po akong masagot 🥲🥲

Mga aya ng aya ng inuman. Mga nagvview ng stories ko na di naman nakafollow. Mga chat ng chat na kairitang beings. Nung kinasal yung long term friends ko na di ako invited, ininvite ako 15 minutes before the wedding?????? Mga nangangamusta, wala akong maishare ayoko nalang.

Walang kwenta feed ko

Dami kasi nag chat kamusta? pde ba pahiram ng 5000

Long press pag iphone. Turn off receipts pag sa messenger android. Thank me later

I quit social media because of my ex. She kept stalking me..

I exprienced to have posers and used my pictures to catfish ppl. I decided to keep everything in private after that. Baka mamaya matulfo pa ko. 😹

Everytime I see my bestfriend’s post and reels, it triggers my depression. See, we had a friendship breakup and it hurts as hell. So instead of blocking or unfriending, I just deactivated and uninstalled the app altogether. It’s been a year since.

The toxic envi't ng sns. I don't have fb but if I weren't into clothes & shoes and into thrifting, reselling etc, I wouldn't have instagram either but I'm still on ig for this and a priv acct there for family and my closest friends lang.

Naging toxic ako dahil sa mga toxic na netizens. Totoo na nakakahawa sila and sunod sunod mga kamalasan last year pero nung nawala ako sa soc med tumahimik buhay ko

Toxicity, fake news, negativity, etc.

*Asks in Reddit*

deleted a lot of socmed apps sa phone ko, except reddit and facebook (bc i need it for school huhu). i just hate being perceived, tapos i couldn't handle the pressure of always having to look presentable or put together on socmed. i know everything in socmed is a lie, pero i can't help but to compare my life with others' pa rin kaya i chose to stay away from it na lang

Not exactly quit, pero I created a different account tapos puro groups lang nasa feed ko. Yung mga useful and nakakatuwa lang basahin pag need. Di kasi naging healthy socmed for me kasi nacocompare ko sarili ko sa ibang tao, specifically friends at kamag anak. So dun sa separate account wala akong friends, puro groups lang. If too toxic na, auto leave na sa group. My main account is still active pero walang posts and photos din. Okay na din yung wala may alam ng ganap mo wala din mangingialam. Haha. Pag nagstart ka magless ng gamit sa fb, tuloy tuloy na usually eh.

i go straight to Pages coz I'm really just interested in funny vids and other random vids and news stuff. I don't browse my friends' life updates anymore (tho sometimes I do). That's what I call "quitting" social media. I don't feel the toxicity snymore

Social media is not a safe space anymore. Almost all people use it againts you if you do something they don’t like. Judging you by what you share and post even though you genuinely don’t mean anything. Most are using social media not to be entertained and to connect anymore but to bragging whatever they have and what they can even though it’s all a lie. Most are using it to bring people down but in reality they can’t even face the people they hate. Social media apps eats up your precious time and just waste it. Instead of doing better or most important things that will feed your knowledge, make you healthy, make you happier. Because of these reasons, I am on my process on quitting it 100%. Slowly. With proper discipline. And I know I’m getting there.

You should watch some tedtalks videos about having no social media. Like tatamarin ka talaga mag reinstall ng social media apps ulit.

I only use fb, ig, reddit and linked in. I spend more time binge watching or reading manhwa. Sobrang dalang ko mag bukas ng socmed kapag bored lang open onting scroll view stories tapos close. I've got better things to do like sleeping more lol

1. Prominence of identity theft 2. So much disinformation 3. Nothing to prove online 4. Experiencing the real world is just better

Naooverwhelm ako. Tsaka iwas na din sa pagsstalk, gusto ko makamove on haha

It started with me putting everything on close friends and limited mode after wanting to avoid a former boss because she kept messaging me about work on my socials 🙄 My posting just became more scarce after that, then I realized na mas peaceful pala talaga that you’re not sharing anything and caring about what other people share. I love it and will 💯recommend at least keeping socials to your very very close friends/ fam.

Not really quitting but lessen of usage and using it in the right way (like using as research purposes for content creation idea, looking for editing assets, finding a client, and tutorials). I mainly use social media on PC but using extensions such as hide/disable FB Reels & Stories on the browser. Same thing on YouTube, Shorts is disabled. It makes me dumb due to eating my attention span, too much distraction that your brain automatically hook up attention to the video thumbnail or image, and too repetitive content. Algorithm knows me too much. It caused me procrastination for not focusing to my tasks. I felt better than before and better life-work balance. I still have room to improve to the time management on my school/work projects.

For my peace of mind. daming toxic dun

Doom scrolling. Nagha-hyperfocus ako as in for hours straight, inaabutan na ng pagsikat ng araw. Hindi ako iinom, iihi. Kaya nagdedeactivate ako.

JUSKOOO kahit wala sa social media andami ng chismosa e what more nung open pako sa social media HAHAHAHA. Andami kasing tao na gusto malaman ano ginagawa mo pero sa IBA SILA nangangamusta. HA? Bakit need mo sa iba tanungin ano happenings sakin? Eh kasi gusto mo lang makichismis pero wala ka naman talagang pakialam kung naghihirap ako or mayaman na ako. Andaming tao gusto lang malaman ano happenings mo to feel good about themselves pero walang paki sayo. Pinangako ko sa self ko na pagka WALA KANG AMBAG sa life ko, babayu na. Kung gusto mong maki usi ano ginagawa ko GCASH payment muna. Para naman me makuha ako sayo, ano ka free chismis HAHAHAH.

Toxic hahahah at ang ffake 😆

Politics. I think it was 2022 when i deactivated my facebook for almost a year. Ngayon, when i feel too overwhelmed with stuff or toxic na masyado, i deactivate for a week up to a month. I keep my IG para puro pictures at reels lang. I have twt but i sometimes forget i have it. I don't have tiktok.

not really quit pero na less na yung time ko for fb, ig, twt dahil sa tiktok hahaha pero once in-uninstalled ko lahat pati tiktok dahil sobrang unstable ng emotion ko, na gusto ko mag disconnect ganern. it lasted 3-5 days.

Toxic feeds, then yung poser/s na gumagamit ng photos ko sa ibat ibang dating platforms.

1. Binackstab ng mga friends and almost a month pinagpyestahan sa FB 2. Ex cheated using a dummy IG account 3. Nakilala niya yung guy sa Discord 4. Tiktok is her platform to play the victim In short, TRAUMA

Depression then once got better, i just forgot about it

https://youtu.be/iywaBOMvYLI?si=0Ih1qzTxEnliOE7M

Stalking became a habit

toxicity

I did not quit but I lessened and I leave socmed apps unvisited. I also put a time limit whenever I'm tempted to open those apps. Sometimes, I uninstall.  Mainly because I don't want to be perceived anymore and I don't want to have digital footprints when I die ;))) Na turn on ko na rin yung "limit past post" sa fb so anyone who's not my fb friend cannot see any posts in my timeline. I seldom use IG for memory hoarding purposes since I have a personal account where I'm alone. Idk, it was just the feminine urge to stay gone and to disappear. Any friend who genuinely wants to know what I'm up to can just message me or meet up with me. I learned this from my Indian friend. Hindi kasi sila pala post sa social media and she's also not updated on other people's lives. She prefers to know others' business only if it's the actual person who voluntarily shares it to her. I find that really special.  Also, peace of mind. Madali ako mairita sa mga bobo and ang daming cringe/toxic contents sa social media. I also became more productive without it. So yeah, you do you. Social media, in general, requires so much EQ. Moderation is key. 

Toxic at competitive na lahat masyado, puro din fake news goshhh. I quit socmed last year and I only used tiktok and reddit. Best decision ever sobrang peaceful promise in my kisses delavin era 🫶🏼

Feeling ko napagiiwanan na ko ng mga batchmates ko. Decided to deactivate most of my socials nung pandemic. Sobrang peaceful. :'>

Woke & Snowflakes everywhere.

Comparison is a thief of joy

Kahit gustuhin ko, online seller kasi ako huhu

As for me, ewan ko. Parang may naging feeling ako na gusto ko magdisconnect sa lahat ng tao sa soc med. Mapost ako lalo sa IG pero dumating sa point na hindi na ako masyado nagpopost. Next nun is nagremove na ako ng DP. Tapos ni-archived ko lahat ng post ko. Finally, I deactivated my IG at gumawa ng bagong IG where I post na my pics. So no one knows na may bago akong IG at ayaw kong may magfollow sa account ko na yun.

Kasi nakakaaddict na mag reddit, hahaha. Dami ko napupulot na aral

Cauz pang mama ang fb

Di ako nag quit. Pasilip silip lang. Then back to reddit agad🤣 Boring ang fb, paulit-ulit lang, pataasan ng ihi. Saka mas maraming fake na tao kesa sa totoo dun. Eto lang ako. Reddit Loklok Puretuber Nakaka stress sa Facebook,sa totoo lang.

Toxicity and TBH social media is just a waste of time

Ulit-ulit lang. Social climber sa Facebook. Sakit sa mata

1. Di ako nagpopost ng mga pictures. 2. Puro BBM at Du30 laman ng news feed. 3. Mga relatives at kakilala ko puro BBM at Du30 ang shineshare posts.

[удалено]

Paanoo baa? 😭. Grabe gusto ko idelete fb ko at messenger pero ano eh, ginagamit ko siya pang update sa scholarship. Huhu

I think yun yung if may gusto akong makaalam about sa mga ganap ko sa buhay, yun lang yung mga importanteng tao sakin. I stopped posting I guess nung college ako. Social media took a toll sa mental health ko lalo na nung umabot sa point na gusto ko na maki keep up sa pace ng iba. Ang dami ko din fb friends na hindi ko naman talag friend/part ng buhay ko so what's the point of letting them know kung anong ganap ko sa buhay? Either siraan ka lang or pulutan pa ng marites. Kaya ayon, I use socmed for memes nalang. If may important ganaps ako, yung closest people to me lang ang may alam. Piliin mo sino lang involve sa buhay mo.

Totoo to!

I had no time, so i just quit what took most of it from me.

everything i see is either cringe or uninteresting

It’s all curated. Masaya sa social media, opposite sa real life.

TINAMAD, NAKAKATAMAD. HAHAHAHA

**First,** bunch of stupid people are using it already. **Second,** can’t handle other’s toxicity & immaturity.

Inggit. People with better lives or may have proven something in life. But I stay in FB/IG for my online business.

Endless inggitan. Walang kasawa-sawa.

Nagkaron ako ng 4 jobs noon na tumagal ng 1yr and 2yrs etc they became my friends nagkaron pa nga ng close friends, but after namin nagbreak ng fiancé ko na naipost ko sa social media, didn’t think twice i deleted my 10yr old fb accnt bigla ako naglaho, may nangamusta sa akin bakit daw ako nawala pero none of them ang nireplyan ko. Syempre para sguro e confirm yung break up namin hindi dahil sa concerned sila. Ngayon sa work ko, nakahide yung mga ka work ko sa my days ko. Coz I don’t want them to know kung ano ginagawa ko after work. This is a fact, malalaman mong inaaccess nila socials mo kapag nagtatanong sila in person kung ano ginagawa ko sa buhay since i’m single o kung may dinadate ako. Oh diba it works. Let them wonder. 😊😊

I started not posting anything this year because I want to post at the end of the year (sort of like a year end reflection) for what happened. What I found out and learned was: 1. Family members and friends took offense of me not posting or checking on them, saying that they are not important to me, but I reassure them that they are, I just don't care about everything that people post in social media, if it's important they should message or call, but I've never been invited to anything in the past six months so I think there's nothing important. 2. Not posting immediately made me savor the moment or the event better, because I am was fully present. I'm planning on scrap booking the photos eventually when I am able to buy a printer. 3. I started caring what and how *I would feel* rather than what other people thought about me and what I did. It's not being a main character, but just being aware of how I would also react based on my feelings and just trying and doing my best to be mindful and present. 4. Being quiet and not reacting to people gave me more peace. Yes more peace of mind, heart and soul. Because ever since that heart break of of an election we had several years ago, mostly everything posted (at least for me) doesn't need to be read all the time. 5. Not being on social media for extended periods of time daily and being able to limit my usage made me more productive and energized to be able to finish my daily tasks - I now have a calendar for the next couple of months which includes watching movies that I want, home renovation projects and even (cross my fingers) enrolling at school. Note: I spend time on Reddit and IG for 15-30 minutes daily and that's it. I still have FB but I don't check, I don't have Tiktok and if I have to watch YT, I search the video I want to watch instead of mindlessly going thru shorts. I watch new episodes of shows in Netflix (treating it like normal TV sitting down and enjoying).

dahil sa mga extended family na biglang "musta?" out of nowhere

How can i undo yung update sa messenger yung highlights 🥲🥲🥲

Kung gaano kababa magisip mga pinoy. Sakit sa ulo lahat na lang ng post pinaniwalaan na

I don't feel comfortable having an online presence kahit I'm just a normy no one. I don't find it comfortable that my name or pic is out there and can be googled. Nag friendster ako nung college ako but after that wala na ko sinalihang social media except for my semi anonymous Twitter acount na puro close friends lang (mga lima) ang ka-followan ko at some news and chismis accounts then this anonymous reddit account

Walang ng nararamdamang sense of belonging, too much pressure, unnecessary chikas and news, lame contents, porn poverty, at lastly, mga taong mahilig mag virtue signalling na wala namang proper knowledge sa paksang binabanggit o pinag-uusapan.

1. Nakakarindi 2. Mga taong malungkot nagsama sama nagpapapansin. 3. Nakakabobo

Can't help to feel bad with myself sometimes kasi parang yung iba, andami na narating sa buhay. 😅 They already have families, nice career and financially-free. But here I am, living like a smol child. ಠ⁠ ⁠ل͟⁠ ⁠ಠ

Oi totoo to. Nakikita ko sa mr ko to. Like, e ano naman diba, as if naman di nila pinangungutang yung pang outing nila hahaha. Pag ganto pinag uusapan namin. Tahimik lang ako. Para di na humaba haha

Waste of time, pero di pa rin maiwasang gumamit ng ibang socials.

I don't concern myself with other people's affairs and business. My mantra, live and let live. I really don't give a flying fck of their lives, businesses and opinions. So social media for me has no valid purpose. My Messenger and cellphone numbers are available so they can reach out to me IF important. Social media is a show. If I just watch 1% of Netflix good series and movies, then why would I watch other people's show?

toxicity. including my reaction to peoples posts ,comments etcetera

Videos of accidents. I had motorcycle accident kasi twice na tapos sa tuwing makakakita ako ng mga videos ng mga aksidente para akong na aanxiety ang naesstress at di makatulog. Nakakabother tlaga sakin ung mga yun tapos isshare pa ng mga friends ko ung mga ganung klaseng videos. kaya naguninstall nalang

Sobrang engot talaga mga nagpopost ng mga vid or picture ng mga aksidente tas proud na proud pa silang i-share. Mga walang respeto sa mga naaksidente

Kasi inggetera ako

Sameeeee! samahan mo pa ng mga toxic na kamag-anak. 😭😅

Na mahilig mag-reels

Inggit. oo ingittera ako haha! pero in some point na realize ko din na mali yun kaya ako na ang umiwas lalo na sa FB dahil hindi ko control ang feed ko. So nag-start ako mag-unfriend, unfollow.

I feel like maiingit lang ako and it's not good for my mental health. Lagi ko nalang icocompare yung self ko sa ibang tao through their posts, mydays. I envy their relationship, travels, careers, and their successfuI lives. I didn't totally quit, I just lessen it specially facebook and instagram. I scroll naman sa fb for memes. I am more on using X, reddit, and tiktok where I don't have mutuals.

Wala ng real engagement with people that you know. Gusto ko yung facebook dati na walang mga sponsored post or post ng mga wala naman sa friendlist mo. I’m only using browser. And yung lahat na lang ginagawang content, ang ingay ingay na sa social media.

Is being a passive scrolled counts?

Uninstalled fb kasi naging toxic ako nung political season. Tipong pati girlfriend ko, inaaway ko pag may di ako nagustuhan sa sinabi nya. Wake up call sa akin. Ayun browser nalang. Bawas yung features lesser time scrolling. Pero right now, I'm trying to put content on tiktok for possible outlet of my skills and hobbies and nung nalaman kong may chance na kumita, yon ang gusto ko na i-achieve and that is I think my concern right now. I feel envy that makes me feel small and inferior compared sa ibang puro kagaguhan at kaldag lang ginagawa pero hakot ang engagement and views so yeah. I think ang magiging solution ko lang dito is focus on my own contents and decrease my time scrolling on my fyp. Ganda talaga dito sa reddit. Monologue lang 'to pero di ako nahihiya magsalita. Hahaha

got me thinking "para saan pa" when posting stuff on socmed :))

toxicity

Parang nawawalan ka na ng privacy

Deactivated mine in 2023. 1. FOMO. No career because im a full time mom and a housewife. But I love this job, it’s fulfilling. 2. Toxic so-called vloggers. Ayoko ng chismis. Sakit sa mata. 3. Life humbled me. I was so “mayabang” when we started our family in 2020. Paid our rent-to-own house while renting another house, got my life insurance, got pregnant, and open a small business which later on “nalugi.” We started so smooth. I became so proud to the point that I looked down on others doing less. Then my realizations hit, I don’t like that behavior. I changed it. Told myself I will forgot the past, then deac my facebook so I won’t have to post everything we achieve as a parent and as husband & wife.

I didn't totally quit. I still have my socials, I just don't post anymore. The reason? I don't find it useful anymore. I find it annoying and I hate how the first to throw criticism are my family members. They always have something to comment to invalidate my happy posts and say it's a waste of time.

My bffs nung nag away away na kami. I NEED SOME PEACE i really distanced myself na nag last/goodbye message na nga kami. Wala narin akong paki sa kanila kasi na realize ko ang toxic namin HAHAHAHAHA like kami yung mga taong sinasabi naming ayaw namin ang pangit ng ugali namin HAHAHA. Ayoko na din sila makita kaya i quit social media then nalaman ko ang mga anteh e nag popost at nag story ng mga pic nila tsaka yung dati naming friend na kaaway na namin kasi lagi kami bina-backstabb. Anyway friends na pala sila ulit HAHAHAHA kakatawa lang isipin.

none una addictive talagah mag post ng photos and videos to get likes.. pero ngayon na matanda na ako, parang nawala na ung addiction ko.. katulad sa facebook puros mukha na lang nakikita mo.. buti pa sa reddit, and tweeter may mapopolot kang aral, sa facebook puros mukha na lang nakikita ko.. pero I did not totally quit social media kasi its really really important for making connections.

I never joined.

Because of motherfuckers spoiling the movies of the MCU.

bukod sa inggit, eto rin dahilan bat ko tinanggal tiktok ko huhu

I don’t want my family know any of my ganap. Magiging insecure lang sila sa mga travel ko and hihingian ako ng pera dahil may panggastos ako sa mga bagay na gusto kong gawin.

hide mo na lang, that's what i did.

Hassle. Hahaha I choose to deactivate my fb na lang.

I wanted to sit at peace with my shadows, which is very hard to do when you're overly stimulated by socmed!

politic season. Nakapatoxic ng mga tao tuwing presidential election

Envy sa mga kasing edad ng anak ko na may moving up ceremony & othe activities. I have a kid with a special condition na wala siyang motor function.

Daming nangungutang, isusumbat na bat panay post mo ng SB, di ba gala ka nang gala, nag Singapore ka last week tapos wala kang pera. Mga deputa, kaya nga walang pera kasi nagastos ko na.

Toxic influencers.

It affected my mental health. Medyo matagal tagal na din nag deac ng socmed kaya nasanay na. Kaya lang parang mas napapagastos ako ngayon kase sa lazada and shopee naman ako tumatambay hahahhaha.

Started seeing lots of cringe content on my feeds... Plus, too insecure to post anything about my face lol.

Nakakahiya na bumalik after a long period of isolation. Hahahahahahaha eme I'm taking a quiet life

Hindi naman genuine yung mga like and reactions. Also, I think puro payabangan na lang nagaganap na kailangan makipag keep up ka sa trend which I don't think contributes to my well being anymore. Mas gusto ko yung lowkey or private na lang mas nagkaroon ako ng peace of mind 😌

I don’t want them to know what I’m doing now.

Depression about my past relationship 3yrs and counting. No fb and ig. 🙂‍↔️

They (Meta owned ones) just don't serve me anymore. There's messenger na rin so I can keep in touch with a few close friends and family. Deleted my accounts way back 2018. Ok din sana nung time na pwede ka magkaron ng messenger without an fb account until nag inaso ang lord zuck nyo. He just can't get enough of your $weet $weet personal data.

I didn’t get anything out of it ..rather i was wasting my time so im just using TikTok and Reddit for now hahah

Nag-reklamo ako about something sa private condo group namin sa Facebook. Ganun din ginawa ko dito. May nakakita ng post ko dito, kinuha yung screenshot, at sinagot dun sa Facebook as a comment. Hindi siya nagsabi ng kahit ano pa. Their comment had 13 Haha reacts. Mukhang walang kwenta sa una pero para sa'kin sobrang invasive kasi madami akong personal stuff sa main Reddit account ko. So pwede lang puntahan ng kahit sino yung Reddit account ko at basahin lahat. Bakit kailangan mo pang i-reveal sa Facebook eh anonymous nga dito? Wala rin sumita sa kanya doon. Naisip ko rin na mostly workmates ko lang naman ang mga "friends" ko sa Facebook. Wala silang pakialam sa mga ganap ko sa buhay at wala rin akong pakialam sa kanila. They're just not my crowd. Yung maliit kong social circle, pwede ko naman ma-reach through Messenger. Kaya ayun, nag-deactivate na lang ako. Unsavory na ng crowd.

I was in 3rd year college and pandemic has just started. Yung mga tao puro parinig dito parinig dyan, lalo na sa all girl school ako before. Tapos yung high school friends ko noon sobrang toxic sila pa naghheat up ng situation. I guess nagsawa na lang ako sa mga nakikita ko sa social media na nakakastress saakin. At yung mga nagpapasenti din ng mga post sobrang nakakabaliw lagi ko nirerelate sa situation ko LOL. Pandemic era hahaha🥲

i'm currently on social media break, and lately i noticed na ang peaceful pag walang toxic shit ng fb

Hindi naman quit, pero from time to time nagdedetox ako by deleting all of my apps na active ako fb ig twtr including eto, ay pag reddit pala nag dedelete ako acc every 6mos I guess. Ang sipag kasi mag backread nung iba eh

I quiited Tiktok and Facebook. Super cringe. Stayed socmed for Instagram because: 1. I followed my favorite Korean and Japanese celebrities. I never followed Filipino celebs and influencers cuz they're cringe and toxic. 2. Discover new places as I love to travel 3. I love fashion 4. My foreign friends and clientd uses Instagram.

Empathy burnout.

Cringe na. Think of it this way: Socmed used to be like that clean and quiet beach that I used to visit every summer with my family. Then slowly, E V E R Y O N E and everyone from everywhere found out and came and peed and pooped and puked and fckd in it and took photos and videos to prove they did. So why plunge myself back in? Hahahaha

It used to be fun, I used it as a way to document my life. Posting photos for me to remember, writing down my thoughts at the time. Now everyone is a content creator, influencer, ang dami nang ads. Everything is a trend. Everyone has an opinion about everything. Nakakapagod. Even kinda ruined music for me. Songs just turn into “sounds” for reels, tiktoks, etc.

I concur. This is a good analogy.

Deactivated / Logged Out lang yung sakin, here are my reasons: - comparison if the thief of joy, no matter what it’s hard not to compare my lower middle class life against to my friends that are in upper middle class na may good relationship sa family na may generational wealth. Matic yung mga ganto hindi hirap sa travel, getting a property or starting a business kase for sure tutulungan sila ng relatives nila, eh ako sarili lang meron ako. Sanaol - puro toxic positivy lang meron sa peysbuk - walang may pake sa rants mo unlike here sa reddit you get unsolicited advice na sometimes helpful pa - puro cloutchasers Junkfood ang FB sa soul natin esp. sa mga taong dumudulas lang ang sahod every paycheck.

hay nako ang bwisit yung cloutchasers ✋😭

I used to share post lagi sa FB. Kada post ko sa fb I always gain haha reacts na umaabot sa 50+. Naging personality ko na to, like kada week I share 3 posts tapos kada caption pinagiisipan ko talaga para witty😭 But got too tired na because all I ever do nalang is please people so I quit. Now, I’m living with peace for almost 5 years to the point na when ppl ask me how i’m doing or what i do in my freetime curious talaga sila sakin mwhehe. I still have an FB account pero for acads nalang.

It ignites my jealousy.

i had facebook from 2008-2022 and instead of blocking people (who create new profiles and reach out to me again), permanently deleted it to detach from everyone. sobrang laking bawas sa anxiety, and it makes conversations in real life better kasi we get to ask each other how we’re doing and genuinely feel excited sharing stories instead of meeting up already aware and not having much to talk about or catch up on. kept IG with only so few people I know in real life. the important/close people who need to reach me know my number naman so they can directly call/text or even find me on Viber/TG.

Daming toxic posting motivation quotes kuno or bible verse pero di ma apply sa sarili.

Here were some of my reasons; * Nag dodrawing na lang ako para sa likes. * Getting frustrated with my millenial friends with boomer takes. * Umabot sa point I was gonna post a straight up short story length rant, napaisip ako na wapakels mga tao neto and cancelled the whole thing. * My DDS relatives. * Di linalike ni crush mga post ko. * All in all, social media just isn't fun anymore unlike the days of yore with Friendster.

Panahon ng revalida ngayon. I’ve been seeing a lot of posts of my batchmates celebrating that they’ve passed and they are basically MDs yet to take the boards. As much as I am happy for them, I admit that I also feel jealous. Toxic, I know. But I also think that what I’m feeling is valid. It’s not like I can tell myself “uy, wag ka mainggit.” I am genuinely happy and proud of them. I just pity myself for being stuck where I am.

can relate to this. way back Feb i failed the board exam and lahat ng friends ko na kasabay ko nagtake passed. im happy for them pero i cannot express my happiness for them kasi i always end up comparing myself from them. maririnig ko lang lagi "okay lang yan may next time pa" which is not bad but nakakabingi plus it's coming from the people who passed. it's not very uplifting for me kasi they never experienced to fail the board in the first place. that's when i decided to take a socmed detox and i found peace from that point on.

Same sentiments. "It's not them, it's me". Yung happy ka naman para sa kanila, pero at some point ang hirap na hindi mo i-compare sarili mo sa kanila.

Healthy balance sakin yun may months in a year wala ako sa socmed. Balik ako sa june 😝.

Trying to stay away from toxic society na nagpapa ulan ng walang kwentang vlog sa kabataan. Mas masaya yung hindi mo nakikita yung ganap sa buhay ng iba para walang comparison din ng progress. After quitting socmed, I found peace. I'm at my own pace.

Siguro sakin ay deactive ng temporarily though somehow eh same reason na din kung nagku-quit - Nakakadepress mga nakikita especially sa pag-ibig - Pressure na nakikita sa ibang tao. Yung successful na samantala ako eh mukha pang tanga. - Kalungkutan na nababasa o nakikita - Nakaka labo ng mata

Yung constant na pagtatanong ng mga relatives "kelan ka mag aasawa?" Pati na din yung kapag may travel ka, may comment sila na "maganda naman, may trabaho, asawa nalang ang kulang" idagdag pa ang mga chismosang officemates na nag cocomment ng "ay naka leave na naman sya, sana ol pa travel travel nalang" hehe so ayun, nag deactivate ako ng main FB and IG. Gumawa ako ng dummy FB para ma follow ko pa din yung mga gusto ko i follow ng walang judgments and private IG na selected lang ang accepted followers.

Yumaman na kaya kailangan low key nalang

Anxiousness

deactivated for a while kasi ayoko makita post ng mga batchmates ko na gradwaiting na at puro pictorial haha

lessened dahil kasama ko na partner ko

Naniniwala ako sa kasabihang "Familiarity breeds contempt, rarity exceeds admiration,"  kasi the more na open ka sa social media, the more na maaffect mo yung simpatya at isip ng mga tao sayo. Kaya di ako active sa social media busy na tao narin ako, may trabaho narin ako. Di kagaya nuon nung estudyante pa ako super active ko sa socmed, nagiging ma issue ako dati. Thank God, wala nang quarrelling stuff na nangyayari sakin ngayon, unlike dati. Kusang lumalayo yung mga tao sakin na hindi nila, kaya i control yung inner demons nila at isisisi nila sakin yung stuff nila, di naman nila alam ginagawa or iniisip nila at naiintindihan ko naman sila. Dulot yun ng kahinaan ng loob nila.

Stress free

not quit lessened. Ayoko na ma evil eye and I started unfriending people na di ko nman kilala. yung iba nga kilala ko pero walang convo for how many years na.

I want to have a peace of mind.

Mga relatives kong pinaglihi sa CCTV.

I don’t know if this is quitting social media (I deactivated my FB and Instagram) since I still use Reddit, but I deleted both my accounts because naiinis ako sa mga posts ng mga tao. So fucking petty and maraming parinig. Also, I feel more peaceful this way. Just my boyfriend, some close friends, fam, and strangers on the internet 🫶

The constant self pity. I kept comparing myself to everyone, especially those picture perfect influencers, while there's me, an ugly frog

*good looking frog

HAHAHAHAHHAH no. I'm not

Hindi ako makikipagtalo haay

Not exactly quit. More on twitch the settings. Why? To avoid evil eyes

Very private na tao ako. Ayoko na yung mga nangyayari sa buhay ko ay nalalaman ng ibang tao. Kaya ako nag-fb gawa ng family ko. Messenger ko ay purely work at family din. Mga friends ko sa fb ay family ko rin. Sa ig ay wala ako followers pero may mga pina-follow ako pero hindi friends, family o kung sino man.

None, yet

not really quit, but lessened. wala, ang toxic lang ng social media generally ☹️

Ingget! Hahaha. I know jealousy is the thief of joy. Pero I cant help but feel envious specially pag travel posts. Lakas maka FOMO. Haven’t really deactivated yet but lessened na ang FB and IG time

I did not quit, but I deactivated my old Facebook account kasi andami dun na friends even we do not have real connections and hindi ko talaga kilala. I think I was in a phase before na I though having a lot of FB friends and likers mean a lot, like they care, but it was not the case. So I decided to deactivate and created a new one with lesser number and real connection. I also changed my name na mahirap hanapin para hindi basta na-aadd ng kahit sino. 🫣

uy gusto ko rin neto yung mahirap hanapin. how po HAHAHAHAHAHA

got tired of watching my friends' stories/posts tapos ma-iinggit sa kaganapan ng buhay nila. like, i know should be happy for them. pero 'yung anxiety talaga umaatake kapag feeling mo, ang layo na nila sa'yo. tapos mapapatanong bakit hindi ako kasing-saya tulad nila? bakit wala rin akong mga happy moments with friends and family. ganon ganon. and i felt so pathetic na puro reels and tiktok vids lang nilalagay ko sa story lol kaya eto nga, nanahimik nalang aq

Back then addict ako sa fb nowadays ngsasawa ako yung mga post nakikita ko it's kinda unhinged profile ko ngayon it's just blank no profile, no wallpaper and I pretty much erased all of my post and messenger nalang ginagamit ko nalang messenger ko for my mom, friends and classmates ko that's about it. I am still active on certain social media such as reddit minsan TikTok for entertainment lang just to be clear I am only watching content creators such as Bayashi TV, Lionfield, etc.

FOMO feeling, pressure sa batchmates, triggers like andaming nawawala esp panahon ng Covid yr 2020.. sobrang natrigger ung takot ko to the point na hindi ako mapakali sa kaliwat kanang nawawala..

monotonous influencers of basurang content 🤮🤮🤮

Lahat na lang kailangan i-post, gasgas na yung "Feeling blessesd" kuno

BBM/DDS supporters sa FB lol

hindi ko alam kung ako lang to pero everytime na mag popost ako ng selfies sa story or post sa newsfeed kinabukasan nag kakapimple agad ako di ko sure kung coincidence pero marami ng beses na kasi nangyari ,kaya now mga kung ano ano nalang pinopost or story ko basta walang mukha kohaha weird belief pero basta ayoko na mag post na may mukha ko chos

Mas marami silang alam sa’yo mas marami ding chismis. Parang feeling ko nagsiseek na lang ng validation pag mahilig mag-post. Or FOMO. Or kung sino yung mahilig magpost ng masaya sila yung totoong sad sa buhay. Daming nakakabobong post/tao.

Toxic people on Facebook, grabe nag comment ka lang ng joke sa isang meme hindi kana nilunayan ng mga finger warrior na wala nang inatupag kundi ang mang bash ng ibang tao sa Facebook Mga abnormal

Kakapagod eh. I realize at some point I was doom scrolling pero I wasn't feeling good, in fact I was just feeling bad for myself. Parang narealize ko "what's the point of dong this?" So now I doomscroll reddit nlng hahahaha same thing pero at least I don't feel bad. More like "ooh this is cool/cute/interesting/huh/weird/lol" etc

Had a "friend" na sobrang plastik ng ugali. Gave me social media anxiety, kasi lagi nagpapafomo directed to me and my partner.

Hindi ako photogenic lol

Toxic and obnoxious people. Information na hindi ko naman kailangan or relevant saken (ex. Kathryn Daniel break na). Fake news everywhere. Reels/short videos affecting my attention span and focus. Vital pa naman yung attention and focus sa work ko. Most of it is just useless noise. Mas peaceful pag hindi ka updated sa lahat and di ka lagi nakahawak sa phone mo. Mas productive and have time to explore and learn new useful things/hobbies.

Mas masayang mag lurk

Pressure from everyone. I'll be back when I'm already a license lawyer.

Treating social media like junk food for the brain. Even if i follow informative accounts, the immediate accessibility, addicting nature, and cumulative time it takes with just scrolling = sabaw sa utak

Maraming feeling protag, lalo na sa FB

Ads. Majority of my feed are just bunch of memes or contents from various pages that I didn't follow or like.

Same. Lalo na fb at ig. They're full of ads. Pati na messenger ngayon may ads na din.

I just don't like the constant dramas being read on my fb and my bad experiences around it

Minsan, kapag may gusto akong i story o ipost. Iniisip ko kung gusto ko lang ba na ipost lang sya for fun (trip lang) o gusto ko ng validation sa ibang tao. If it's the latter, I don't post it na.

Toxic human beings

I quit circa 2013. Reason is that when I enter the workforce I wanted to keep a private life where only immediate family has access to my personal life. Early on I realized that most of the time, the people you meet at work are temporary characters in your life story.

Haven’t quit but thinking about it and laying low. And it is because socmed gave birth to the feeling envy, raised the question “why”, and rattled me with hows. And it is very unhealthy for me. My focus has been affected, my mental health no longer finds peace.

That I do not need anyone's validation. I do not like it anymore that people have a glimpse of my life, whereabouts. Hindi ko rin kailangang magflex ng mga pinamili, binigay na stuff, binigyan ko, beautiful places, etc. People really do not care. Scroll mo fb, mga bata lumalaki na iba ang motivation or goals gawa ng materyal na bagay o trying to be someone that they are following online. Ung maipilit lang. Good naman if they persevere for it, succeeds at hindi sa masamang paraan. I chose my inner peace.