Yesterday I told my Facebook friends and followers that I was taking a break from the platform again.
Nothing dramatic happened, I had just had enough. Being on Facebook and scrolling though a feed of hateful, negative stories can overwhelm the brain so much, I just want out.
I know I'm not alone in this feeling, others have described having the exact same feelings towards it. Friends commented that they felt the same and were only there to check their messages and notifications then they hightail it out again.
On the one hand, it feels like we need to gain this knowledge, to know what's happening in the world so it doesn't go unnoticed or unchecked. At the same time, the feeling of uselessness once you know what's happening can consume you.
Feeling like I cannot help or control what's happening is something that gives me anxiety. Big time.
I get outraged at the horrible instances of animal cruelty, human abuses and war mongering from our governments. The poison in our food, water and air, the willingness to push through projects that make it worse and the lobbyists that make it happen.
And really, I'm not helping anyone or anything by knowing who was killed the day before, what atrocities took place, or what stupid, asinine thing Trump did.
When I get up in the morning and check my accounts, the last thing I need to be bombarded with is that kind of negativity. It sets the stage for my anxiety and stress to take over.
I decided to attempt to be more present on steemit, basically because, being so introverted and isolated, if I don't express myself enough through social media I feel as though I may explode! 🤣 And at least here I can have a fresh feed full of inspiring and thoughtful humans, with art and gardening, poems and songs, it's a pretty beautiful thing!
So here I am, with probably the most "real" post so far. Hopefully I'll feel inspired to write more often!
Thanks for reading!
~TheNeoHippy