after 17 days away from facebook, I've decided not to read my feed any more

[belenen]

icon: "distance (two hands (from a brown person and a white person) just barely apart, facing each other palm to palm)"Last night I ended my 17 days of not looking at facebook, and I feel pretty good about it. Initially I had only intended a week, but at the end of that week I got nervous about logging back on to a flood of notifications (since I

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[ragnarok_08]

Taking a break from Facebook is a good idea, and I'm glad that it's helped you.

[belenen]

thanks!!

[diabological]

I have a newsfeed blocker on fb so that if I want to see what someone is up to I have to actually check their page or message them, and can't mindlessly scroll. I feel some guilt that people feel "ignored" by me, but that is my projection and no one has complained.

[belenen]

what a good idea! I hadn't thought of uaing a feed-specific blocker before.

[hana_broom]

I haven't tried snapchat as yet... I can relate to what you've said about FB. I don't post a whole lot on there but I read it almost every day and I've thought about taking a break from it for a while. Anyways, welcome back to LJ :) xxx

[belenen]

LJ forever! fb could never hope to be as lovely.

[belenen]

LJ is definitely a better place for writers!! I'm really glad it helps you heal and clear your mind. * hearts*

[belenen]

I feel you so much on allllll of this! very glad you have come "home" *smiles*