I’ll admit it—I’ve been there. The constant urge to keep up, to buy what everyone else has, or to prove my life is just as exciting. But when I take a break from social media, it’s like a fog lifts. The things I once obsessed over seem irrelevant, and I start to feel grateful for what I already have. Without the constant pressure of comparison, I realize: many of these desires weren’t even mine to begin with.
The Social Media Detox: A Game Changer
Every now and then, I completely unplug—deleting Instagram, disabling TikTok—and in those moments, I discover something powerful: my cravings for status symbols, like the latest designer bags or the perfect relationship, fade away. The truth hits me hard: I didn’t really want those things. I just wanted to show off that I had them.
