I Quit Social Media for 365 Days To Improve My Mental Health — Here’s What Happened

A comprehensive overview of my journey, lessons learned, and best practices

Alexa V.S.
In Fitness And In Health
12 min readJan 29, 2024

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Person Holding Smartphone Taking Picture of Bridge during Daytime. One of the perks of deleting Instagram was eliminating the desperate need to ‘capture’ moments so I could share them later. I Quit Social Media for 365 Days To Improve My Mental Health — Here’s What Happened
One of the perks of deleting Instagram was eliminating the desperate need to ‘capture’ moments so I could share them. Photo by Jeremy Levin on Pexels

One year ago, I quit social media.

I was tired of wasting so much time, mental space, and energy. Tired of how inadequate and isolated it made me feel.

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Alexa V.S.
In Fitness And In Health

Certified INFJ. Health & Fitness enthusiast. Fellow writer.