Deleted Facebook for about a month last year. I already didn't do much in the way of physically meeting people, so trying to cut that outlet for interaction off made me even more depressed than I already was, because now I wasn't just shut out from physical social interaction, I was also shutting myself out from the digital social interaction I had relied on to stay sane.

While the overwhelming majority of this thread is success stories about how cutting off social media is akin to removing a festering tumor, it's not the answer for everyone, and can actually just make you feel worse sometimes.

I also think it heavily relies on the type of person you and your friends on Facebook are. Obviously, seeing a bunch of drama queens herding together every week will be exhausting. Seeing a bunch of news you don't agree with or care about will bore you to tears or disgust you, and feeling obligated to interact with people you just don't want to interact with is not going to be enjoyable. My friends mostly just chatter about fun nonsense, share interests and memes and either don't bother with politics or have views close to my own. They don't do anything that makes me feel like I need to cut myself off from them...so there's no need unless I get seriously addicted, which I'm not. I just enjoy it when I feel like I want to chat.

Having separate accounts for family and friends (and work if you need it) helps so much, though. My family account is collecting dust because I don't like most of my family, and I don't like having to be careful to post PG content all the time because my 7 year old cousin uses my aunt's Facebook or whatever. It's basically just there so family can be satisfied keeping me added, while I spend my time on my friends account enjoying myself since I can be infinitely more free in what I post and picky about who stays on my timeline without causing drama.

All this to say -- social media isn't always a vice. Sometimes it's great. It's great other people have had improvements from removing it from their lives, but you can have a healthy relationship with it and enjoy it if you adjust it to be enjoyable.