I Keep Trying to Quit Social Media. Why Is It So Hard to Stay Away?

by Dory MescriolaSeptember 19, 2026

Every now and then, I get the urge to disappear from social media completely. Deactivate everything. Stop scrolling. Stop checking what everyone else is doing. Get my attention back and return to some peaceful version of life where my phone isn’t constantly asking me to look at something. I’ve done it several times. And eventually, I come back. 😅 For a while, I thought that meant I just wasn’t disciplined enough. If I really wanted to quit these platforms, surely...

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