Anyone else out there a victim of comparison? I know I am! As much as I love Instagram, I oftentimes find myself getting seriously upset when I spend too much time on the platform. Comparing my life or my circumstances with people that I follow can be seriously depressing. It shouldn't be that way, I know, but it is.
There was a point in time during the last year that I had to take a break from Instagram. I was still on the app and posting, but I had to downsize who I was following and limit how much time I spent looking at others' photos. I know it sounds terrible, but it was something I had to do for my own sanity. It should be something I can switch off. Things like that shouldn't bother me, I know. Don't get me wrong, I am incredibly happy that all of these people are living such wonderful lives and I know that life is so much more than the happy moments shared on social media, but that does not necessarily make it easier.
When I got back into the Instagram game, I promised myself to take a step back from it all. I wanted to get involved with people's feeds without constant comparison. Comparison really is a thief of joy and life is SO much easier when you don't concern yourself with what everyone else is doing. You do you, I do me. There is nothing simple about it, but at the same time it is as simple as that.
There was a point in time during the last year that I had to take a break from Instagram. I was still on the app and posting, but I had to downsize who I was following and limit how much time I spent looking at others' photos. I know it sounds terrible, but it was something I had to do for my own sanity. It should be something I can switch off. Things like that shouldn't bother me, I know. Don't get me wrong, I am incredibly happy that all of these people are living such wonderful lives and I know that life is so much more than the happy moments shared on social media, but that does not necessarily make it easier.
When I got back into the Instagram game, I promised myself to take a step back from it all. I wanted to get involved with people's feeds without constant comparison. Comparison really is a thief of joy and life is SO much easier when you don't concern yourself with what everyone else is doing. You do you, I do me. There is nothing simple about it, but at the same time it is as simple as that.
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