3. Is it weird to not have an Instagram?

Is it weird to not have an Instagram?

I haven’t had Instagram/Snapchat for 3 years now and I’m very very happy without it! I use to feel pressure to keep up, depressed that my life wasn’t going as smoothly as others, and felt like I had to be out every night having the time of my life [which because of social anxiety lead me to develop and unhealthy relationships with alcohol] Now it seems so silly that I put so much energy into it, im happy not sharing my life on socials and can live more in the present, i was able to fix my alcohol dependency and put more energy into doing things I actually want to do then to do it and post it on socials. After a while the feeling that I was ‘missing something’ on the apps went away. I think it’s amazing you got rid of it! And the time you use to spend on Instagram could go to something healthier like learning a new hobby!

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