Scrolling through Facebook and Instagram only adds to my anxiety. Suddenly I'm comparing myself to friends and strangers, and if I'm already feeling edgy, their perfectly-curated images feed into my false narrative that I'm struggling, while others are breezing through life. This isn't true, of course, but it's easy to fall into that way of thinking. I find that it's healthier for me to focus on myself, and not what others are doing, so social media is no longer a part of my daily life. Instead, I'll visit these sites once in a while, and only for a short period of time. If I start feeling icky, I shut it down.
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