I quit social media and now I'm addicted to videos of people talking about quitting social media

Deleted Facebook and Twitter, and never had Instagram, Snapchat and all the others; I only have WhatsApp. Now all I need to do is stop reading the comments on KZfaq.

"We are killing ourselves just to fit in" 👏

You can’t be on social media in moderation Moderation doesn’t happen on social media You’re on it ! You’re hooked You’re addicted

Life without social media is peaceful. When you stop eyeing everything on what your friends do, what they are upto, what's going on in some random celebrity's life, it just wastes our time and we grow restless with time. Reserving ourselves upto us is worthy. It is peaceful.

I deleted social media cold turkey. I highly recommend it to anyone.

This dude looks genuinely happy and his words are convincing. Imma try it.

People don't live how they live on social media

People lived without social media before they were invented. You can do it too

Once I deleted all social media accounts, I suddenly realized how much more time I actually have everyday. I started playing guitar again, reading books, and got lot more productive and also a lot more happy and peaceful.

I was addicted to Instagram, the constant scrolling everyday and the sleepless nights. One day, I just deleted it and now I hardly go on my phone nowadays. I feel free and my mind feels refreshed.

I hardly like to be around people anymore because they don’t live in the moment they are constantly on their social media. I would rather be alone at the lake enjoying beautiful Mother Nature

Just this past week, I deleted Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat. I’ve felt soooo much better(mentally and emotionally). I’ve been focusing on my current and future goals. Just now, I have decided to permanently deleted my Facebook profile(it takes about 30 days to delete which is very unfortunate). I no longer want to compare myself/relationships/life with anyone else. I’m going to continue to build my brand/goals without it.

I hope that everyone leaves social media because it’s only filled with judgement, envy, gossip, lost time , no productivity what so ever and unfulfilling life.. and the worst of all, people fighting and arguing online 😫

You will never realize that you're addicted until you quite. I left my whole social medias and yeah my life is getting better and better. I do even have more time to do the things I like: reading more books, meditating, having more time with family and friends, also meeting new people. And Im really thankful that I left that addiction ❤

I am watching Friends currently and what struck me the most is how they all spend so much time together hanging out, going to movies, games, etc. Had this been 20 years later, most of them would have been glued to phones.

I DELETED MY FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM TODAY...I'M TIRED OF FEELING LIKE I'M NOT ENOUGH AND WHOLE....I AM WHOLE AND ITS TIME FOR SELF AWARENESS AND IMPROVEMENT

i deleted social media last week! I don't miss it as much as I thought I would

" The most happy people on this earth were who don't seek validation for their happiness "

I love how nervous this guy is in the start, it feels really human.

UGh... I hate it when these guys/girls try to qualify everything by saying, "I'm not saying social media is bad," when they are challenging you to leave it. Don't leave a foot in the door. Go out all the way. It *IS* bad.

I grew up in the 70s..80s.. without social media. I miss those days. So many picture taking of ourselves these days! Why? To polish out the bad parts, "post" it on a page and show the world how pretty we are...with filters? And why do we have to be reminded NOT to " Post" while sitting in the movie theater waiting for the movie to start? We have become so SELF ABSORBED ..we as a society used to care about each other more, ask each other how they felt, reach out...I'm very sad.

I noticed myself doing things or buying things just so that I could show them on social media to get compliments or attention, and thus I deleted all my social media and immediately I started feeling like I was living my own life. Now I REALLY feel like I can be my own person!!

I've never had Fb or Snapchat. When I see someone that I haven't see in a while or meet new friends, always asked me if I Fb or Snapchat, or Instagram. I told them no, and they are always surprise. They never called or text me as if we shouldn't call or text any more. I personally would like to get together with friends. Just chatting or go for a walk. Oh well, that's all fine with me. I don't need to feel accepted and no peer pressure for me. They only want to connect through social media.

This is sad, but true. I am an old soul and I get off and on. It’s like I try to get with it, but I really can’t. Time is so precious and making memories in REAL LIFE is so much more important.

I don't mess with social media with the exception of KZfaq. When I travel or go somewhere that is visually pleasing I take it in and remember. I'll snap 1 pic for personal gain but it doesn't hit any social platform.

Life without social media is peaceful.. deactivated my instagram was the right choice ive ever made.. Not choices that are just healthy for your body, but healthy for your mind.

i can live without those social media but oh please, youtube is my life.

i was addicted to facebook for close to 8 years. i would deactivate then activate. it started becoming like a hamster wheel. till you finally say to yourself. why do i have to express my life or show off my life to other people. strangers even just for attention. social media brings out the inner childhood of grown ppl who never got attention when they were children. so now you seek it as adults. mind you in the most precarious of ways! happy to say i’ve been off of it now for almost 2 years and have no earthly intentions of returning.

Today is my 22nd day without social media and oh my is life great.( I'm 18 and this was not an easy decision but it's absolutely worth it, I have so much time and my anxiety lessened too.)

Every time I've deleted facebook I've felt such a sense of relief, the constant content of negativity and fighting really has an effect on your mind. After I deleted facebook I felt a day of separation anxiety and then I didn't miss it at all, I went outside and got busy doing other things, going to museums, joining meet up groups, hanging out at the dog park, I actually realized the entire time I was offline I was thinking about being online.. right there is a sign theres a problem. Get outside and look at nature, get back to basics. It will change your life.

Come on we know that people's real purpose in using social media is not like they want to share their life with their friends and socializing. They real purpose is make others jealous and get attention like "Heey look I'm having so much fun I'm very happy look how cool is my new car " (sitting at home cries and eat mcdonalds) " fake people ew

I remember the late 90s and early 2000s when you had to sit on a computer and connect through a telephone to the internet. At that time we had a real notion of online and offline. We really missed that separation.

I deleted social media too. More time to do things with feeling less sadness because I was seeing on social media what others had that I didn't. Invest that time in better things that actually lead to accomplishing your goals.

This is why I deleted all the social media apps on my phone.

I can see the honesty in his eyes, perfect!

I Quit social media bkz I felt like im addicted to social media, over using it and feeling anxiety and depressed often, and i want to live my life and be happy in real , protect my mental health and peace....❤

Once you delete your social media apps, you kinda end up deleting the editing apps as well because, well, what's the use?💀

I quit social media after my life became consumed with politics and debates about racism and negativity. Times were definitely better without so much information. We need more interaction with people

"try going a week without social media and it will change your life" - I'm 44 years without social media and I can attest to the accuracy of that statement.

I quit Facebook and Instagram about 6 years ago. I love that my life and that of my family is private.

I haven't opened social media in 3 days and I feel a big change in my life

GREAT VIDEO. I quit social media around 4 or 5 years ago, and let me tell you... BEST THING I EVER DID. Less stress, more time and you can be more focussed, more present, less pressure on yourself to keep up with the trend. It's truly great. Thank the Lord.

I've deleted all social media from my phone except KZfaq for almost two months, I feel good. Now I'm thinking limiting my KZfaq and smartphone time, for me to feel even better👍🏻 Highly recommend!

I think we can all agree that social media has weakened us individually and collectively as a society. We should all be embarrassed.

I have also found my passion and peace after quitting social media. Thank you for the beautiful talk.👍

I also quit all social media....now i live a peaceful life.

I quit instagram for more than 3 months now. Feels like the winner 💙

For inner pleasure , I depended on social media. But there comes a point in life where when we are depressed with our life , social media is not gonna make you feel better. At that moment its your true hobbies like excercise, reading, journaling, cold shower, your job etc which is gonna make you feel better.

in the 90s and every generation before that when internet wasnt as ubiquitous, no one was comparing lives to each other, and look how happy and confident we were

I deleted my social media 2 months ago and have never felt so much peace. I’m finally living free of FOMO.

I quit social media just a half year ago. I am so happy to find out people like me here.

I have an app that tells me how long I've been on my phone on a daily and weekly basis... the week after I deleted Instagram I spent almost 24 hours less on my phone... I actually gained a whole day to do things that are better for me, like reading, painting, meditating, etc... The funny thing is that my excuse to use Instagram so much was to get inspired by other people's accomplishments, and it was actually taking me time away from going and doing those things myself

I had a few people get mad At me because i don’t have a Snapchat or fb and call me lame. I told them i may have something you don’t have. They said what? I said Facebook and Snapchat stocks. Although i dont use the app i have shares. They quietly shut the f up. No response then. I laughed 😂. Told them to stop living society’s life

Lovely speech :) I deleted Facebook a few months back, it is full of drama and negativity and made me feel anxious. Now I'm slightly addicted to Netflix and KZfaq but it's a start! Least there's inspirational things to watch :)

"We are killing ourselves, just to fit in"

Deleted fb 1.5 years ago, best thing I ever did! Anxiety and depression vanished, I now talk to my friends in real life, and spend quality time with family

I am SO tempted to buy a flip phone and this video justifies it

as an introvert i can tell you i suffered so much trying to follow the norms and be like everyone else. i was constantly drained and didnt feel good what so everl. finally i started thinking about myself and delete everything and now i feel a sense of self. as an introvert ive never been intrested in other peoples lifes ive always liked deep talks, not the usual plain talk. today only three months later i can assure that my lifes soooo much better. im actually happy now. still going, learning everyday

1 year social media free. It does get better. Life is too short to live online.

Deleted Snapchat and Instagram 3 days ago and I’m honestly upset it took me until now to do so. Thinking about all of those moments I stared at my screen instead of where I was. Thinking about taking pictures of my perfectly assembled meal, OOTD, and “having fun” when I truly wasn’t. Social media is a controlling monster that has a way of controlling us mentally, behaviorally, and physically yet we don’t realize this until helpful videos like this or an epiphany hits us.

A like cannot replace a smile....so true. I agree with the many points you have shared. Thanks for these beautiful ripples ❤ May we truly learn to live in the present moment.

Been off social media (except KZfaq) for over a year now. Absolutely no regrets and I'm so happy 😊 Its sad to see so many people living through their phones.

I have not been using Instagram for roughly 5 years now, and that has led me to shape the way I use other social media. I used to have twitter, snapchat, etc. Now I only use Line, Whatsapp, to contact my dearest people, and youtube as a news and thought source. No more than that, and I thank to myself how I can fight for my own ego to not be eaten by itself. Keep being thoughtful guys!

And, unfortunately, 2020 locking us all in our houses has greatly increased this social media use. But I hope that people are understanding these addictions during these times and seeing what social media is doing to them and what it has been to doing to me for so many years.

I'm on social media break now. And what Ryan said in his video is a hundred percent true. I've experienced it myself that being constantly on social media means leaving yourself to turn into a judgemental individual and lead you to a feel of inadequate. I learned that the hard way especially with ig. I was literally too caught up with instagram. But, thank God I could recognise my problem right away so further bad impacts wouldn't harm me anymore

I used to use Facebook a lot and i was kinda addicted to it. then i went to a boarding school, where we were not allowed to keep mobile phones. and as my faded addiction away, i started enjoying life more than ever before

Watching this on social media to quit social media !!

Today marks the beginning of my journey to free myself from constant comparison and lack of self awareness, a numbness, a box that has taken over every aspect of my life, has stopped and prolonged me from reaching my goals, has made me sad, anxious, mad at myself. I no longer want to rely on social media to “give me something to do” when I have “nothing to do” because I do have things to do, I need to live my life. Maybe one day I’ll be able to manage both but for now I’m ready for a total reset. Good luck to all you can do this!

Is there anyone who has gone through depression because of this social media ?

A genuine and heartfelt message. Thanks Ryan, for being so genuine

No Facebook for 5 years , no Twitter or Instagram for over a year, never had Snapchat

Social media agreed is a biggest waste of time. And it's more socially isolating then being alone. People aren't really social they're all they care about is posting their content getting likes they don't care about really making friends

I started disabling my notifications for the social media apps, it helped me in decreasing my gratification and only checking it without any outer stimulation.

This is unbelievably true. Just do the maths, your free time your valuable time is owned by social media.

I can listen to this guy the whole day, such a smooth voice he has.

I know for many it feels tough to do the final step. I did it once and came back after some time which was a big mistake. I wanna focus on my life and especially on my family. Life is beautiful and even if it will be hard sometimes, then we should lift our heads and do something about it instead of lowering our heads to look at a screen which doesn't makes us feel better. We live only once and we live now. Be strong, folks.

"A Like can't replace a smile or a compliment" Beautiful line there ❤

though I cant rid off social media, ur words deeply effective on me

This guy is a really sweet soul

So many good points in this. And such a humble speech.

I grew up on social media, now I’ve completely deleted each one of them.

I employee 20 employees mostly millennials and Generation Y. 40 years in business and I cannot believe how I cannot train anyone to do the job anymore as a WAIT STAFF. They cannot focus on guests needs. They look lost and have Big issues if someone has any issues with anything. They hate going back to a table to offer desserts, soups, specials, they don’t want to talk more then they have to. I am trying to learn more and more about what the issues are by researching and finding out this is Everywhere not just in my diner. I try and teach them how wonderful the experience to have “REAL PEOPLE” give you HIGH PRAISE. That Good Feeling inside. It’s Real not fake. I can’t get through. I am lucky in the fact each employee has lasted a long time and the ones applying can’t hold work more than 3 months. If they worked 10 places in 1 year they think they are Very Experienced. I also know they are taught Don’t do something where you don’t make a difference and not contribute. So I word my Help wanted ads how they contribute to the public’s daily life and have a chance to make it a much better day. They like that and jump on my ads. But no Experience. I could train someone in 2010 and earlier the job in 2 days. You learn by paying attention. Now every little thing with a CHECK OFF list and still can;t turn off lights lock doors, shut off appliances, etc. sad. I am seriously thinking of closing because it’s not fun anymore and losing my passion due to constant baby sitting.

I deleted my Facebook a few days ago and I feel so free and don’t even miss it . I feel more private and less on edge .

Been off of Social media since 2014.....so much more happy. People don't realize they are being programmed to addicted.

I deleted my social media 2 months ago, I am 19 years old and people think I am weird. The reality is that I have never been this happy, I learned who are my real friends and I have more time to live my real life. Never going back to my old life!

Social media gave you more stress than real life Now i am focus on my goal well Thankyou universe

Why are knowledge,self awareness and intelligence so freaking attractive?😤😪 This ted talk seriously turned me on a bit🤦🏾‍♀️. Smart man.👏🏾🤔

You are about to change my life , ur words are precious and u r so handsome . Thank you from now

I love it that the comments on a video about quitting social media are so positive and supportive. Clearly once you are out, you are better :)

It’s my 11th day without social media I purposely erased the apps because I realized I was addicted and I’ve been doing so much more productive stuff , I love these type of videos ! And I don’t plan to get it back until August 6th. I challenged myself to not have social media for a month , Ik sounds insane but it’s been amazing so far , you guys should try it it’s a life changer

Just deleted my socials 🥺 can't wait to see how it goes ❤

awesome! this is the truth everyone should understand 2 live in real life!

Everyone is living an artificial life because of social media. I like it too much, its mind blowing.

A couple of days ago I just got so mad about how much power Instagram, Facebook even tiktok had about me. It would determine my days, happiness and self-worth. A few days ago I just started slowly by deactivating all my accounts I hope I can soon completely delete them. And I feel so much better and lighter already, I see more now what truly matters for me in my life. I still sometimes catch myself how I just want to check on it and just have one look. But I try to see is as an addiction and just read a book instead I’ve also noticed that being on my phone is actually quiet boring and I became a lot more mindful. It’s very beautiful!

There can be a withdrawal period after deleting social media.. Just like withdrawal from a drug. I'm going through that right now and for me it is matter of creating goals and following through with them without needing any social media high to help me become motivated.

Smart young man. I keep going on and off & when I am off, I’m without a doubt happier and more calm, less intrusive thoughts. The stimulation isn’t healthy for me. Definitely motivated me to keep off.

This guy knows what is he talking. I understand him. I had the same peace in my mind deleting social media and without for more then one year. Now I have Facebook. But not using that much. Maybe just a minute a day and I log off

I have quit facebook for 9 days and I am happier, less depressed, have less anxiety, no more panic attacks. I am seeing now how much time I was spending on it and how addicted I was to it.

Such a refreshing watch.