Social Media: Why I’m Happier Using Facebook Today
I currently have multiple social media outlets, such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. However, my preferred platform to engage is Facebook. It was the first social networking platform I used after LinkedIn, and it is the platform that I am most familiar and comfortable using.
In the beginning, Facebook was fun and entertaining for me. However, over time, the site began to negatively affect my mood. Whenever I would go on Facebook, I often found myself displeased by the content people were posting or sharing. Such content would make me feel depress, irritated, or envious.
Eventually, I decided that it was time for me to do a social media cleanse. Because of the decisions I made, I rarely experience those negative emotions I experienced previously. So what did I do?
Unfollow Facebook Friends
Currently, I have over 270 Facebook friends. However, I follow less than 80 people. I used to follow everyone on Facebook. But in time, I realized that a lot of people I followed were posting or sharing content that upset me. So I decided to start unfollowing (not unfriending) people on my account. When you unfollow someone on Facebook, you’re still friends with them, but you won’t see their posts on your timeline.
I decided to unfollowed people gradually rather than all at once. If I noticed someone consistently posting or sharing content I did not like, I would simply unfollow them. As weeks passed, my follow count decreased significantly. As a result, I noticed a positive change in my mood when I would go on Facebook. Today, I follow people who post and share content I enjoy, such as entertaining TikTok videos, amusing Twitter posts, and funny memes.
Follow Facebook Pages
Since I was unfollowing a lot of people, I knew I was limiting the content I would see on my timeline. I didn’t want to see the same posts repeatedly from the people I was following. So, I decided to start following Facebook pages that interest me.
Facebook often recommends me pages to follow based on my activity on the site. Currently, I follow multiple Facebook pages relating to Disney, memes, cats, and other things I like. So not only do I see posts from people I follow, but I also see posts from pages I follow too.
Because of the decisions I made on Facebook, I’m a lot happier whenever I visit the site. Sometimes you have to filter what you can see on social media to avoid or limit content that may trigger you. I certainly did, and I don’t have any regrets.
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