Quiting Social Networks

I've tried quiting Social networking sites. Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, all of them. Just not Whatsapp because of obvious reasons. 

To be honest for the first two to three weeks it felt miserable, because of an urge to get back and check the social feeds or may be an urge to upload something.

But it soothes up as the time goes by not because you understand the fact that why quiting is important but because you don't remember anymore. You get used to not checking your newsfeed every now and then, not uploading pictures every now and then. All of it is good, you lead a simple life all in all. But there are certain downsides which I think exists. 

One, you start to feel, lonely, depressed and most of the times I cry because for a guy like me who doesn't have much of an emotional support from anyone around (not even parents)

It is quiet obvious that I'll cry, and I cry. 

Second, I am not totally against the idea of taking selfies, just that I don't click many. But I click a lot of photos. Landscape photos and photos when I travel to new places. Then I edit them and I post this on Instagram. Slowly Instagram became a reason why I was traveling to new places just to click pictures and explore. I watched travel videos on YouTube sometimes and that gave me a kick to travel and document it somewhere. Make a video or click pictures may be. So while I quit Instagram I also quit the urge to go out, travel or explore. 

Third, I play guitar. At first I didn't used to tell anyone that I play guitar or for that matter I even have one. But lately I got a little better in it and I also sing, not nicely, but I sing. So I started posting my videos playing guitar and singing. So now I had an audience and even if no one appreciated the efforts, I knew they were watching and that too gave me a kick. Kick because I knew I have made an effort to change, and to try something new. May be at first I may get teased and made fun of but slowly the feeling that the guy does what he does would sink into their minds, and things which would be surprising to them about me would become a casual thing. That makes me happy. Because I know after sometime, the future me would have this particular skill. 

But leaving instagram may also put this down a little bit, not entirely but a little bit..

Fourth, whatever I do.  A part of me is an artist. I draw, I write, I sing, I dance and most importantly I create stuff and for an artist, an audience​ is necessary. 

Leaving social network would make the audience fade away. 

It is only because of Instagram that people know me that I sing and play Guitar.

So, there is this solution I have came up with.

I would post stuff which is important and needs to be posted. 

But I won't scroll around and see the other things happening around the socials.

I won't disappear from all of the socials but would limit the use of it. 

Use it only if I have something to post or share to the people around. Other than that I decide to refrain from scrollling.