how social media destroyed my confidence (& how i gained it back 💖)

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from a life free from social media to a living life consumed by it, i share my story as a young teen, being one of the first generations to transition into this endless digital hole.
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Timestamps:
0:00-00:27 welcome
00:28-00:44 brief “about me”
00:45-1:41 my first social media account, who i was
1:42-2:39 facebook: a teenager enters the world of social media
2:40-4:50 instagram: the unfortunate beginning of The “Perfect” Era
4:51-5:23 using FaceTune & comparison
5:24-6:08 Snapchat filter addicition, when real confidence left me
6:09-6:57 fear of running into people in public
6:58-9:00 how it all affected my personal relationships/mental health
9:01-9:42 STEP 1 of reversing social media addiction
9:43-11:47 STEP 2: look at your “explore” page (what mine looks like now)
11:48-12:36 STEP 3: why are you following them? why i seldom watch stories/look at people’s posts
12:37- 13:41 STEP 4: lets get intentional
13:42-14:10 tbh, i love social media
14:11-14:38 til next week :)
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[@ziapatoir42]

Such a beautifully vulnerable & honest video. Thankyou for this 🙏🏾 never thought of “teaching” my algorithm what I want to see! A couple things I do in my life: 1. My husband & I sleep with our phones outside the room so we go to sleep and wake up with each other being the last thing we interact with instead of our phones. 2. I set time limits on the apps I use the most to make sure I don’t mindlessly scroll for hours. 3. I’ll “incentivize” my use of social media (ie. completing several tasks before opening up IG). :)

[@ellie-jane]

thank you so much for listening and sharing your methods! 🤎 I’ve been thinking about getting a traditional alarm clock so that I don’t have to use my phone to wake up in the morning, so I love that idea :) and yessss time-limits are such a lifechanger! really makes you aware of how quick 15 minutes on an app goes by

[@_kt]

So much value here. Your transparency and honesty is truly commendable 🙏

[@ellie-jane]

You’ve been so supportive of my journey 🧡🥺 thank you my love

[@AaronTesf]

You so real

[@ellie-jane]

appreciate the constant love n support 🙏🏽