Compassion fatigue, activism fatigue, secondary trauma, all of those are very real things. Being burned out doesn't mean you're a bad person, or that you don't care. It means your brain needs a break, because it's meant to deal with stress in short bursts, not a constant, nonstop deluge of stress. (And that's true no matter how privileged you are/aren't. That's just how human brains work.) Don't ever feel guilty for feeling burned out; it does not reflect on you as a person. You have nothing to be guilty about.

And, don't ever feel guilty about taking some time to rest, taking a step back from the news cycle, social media, filtering certain tags, etc. etc. You can always come back to it. You need to give yourself a break, or you'll have some kind of breakdown, be it mental, physical, or both. And there is a difference between staying informed and doomscrolling. There is a difference between "selfishness" or "self-indulgence" and self-care. There is a difference between "not caring" and taking a step back for the sake of your mental health. And yes, there is a difference between "I don't care," and "I just don't have the mental/physical/emotional/etc. bandwidth to deal with this right now." (It should also be noted that just because someone isn't posting about current events or what have you, doesn't mean they don't care about them or aren't doing anything. They could be doing stuff you can't see, or maybe they feel they have nothing to say that hasn't already been said, or maybe blorboposting is what's keeping their mental health okay. You don't know, so just be kind.)

They are taking a break from social media

Photo from Joker Out Official

Does it even count as social media if you only share something with your ~600k closest Tiktok/Instagram followers friends?

I am, as I’ve often been, torn about my internet usage. I do love things about tumblr of course, but one thing I’ve been thinking about is this urge to scroll. Even when I’m not really in the mood for tumblr or hardly paying attention, I just physically crave scrolling. This'll continue even when I’m caught up on posts; I’ll go to reddit or the news to keep scrolling somewhere and that’s even worse lol. I know FOMO is a part of it for sure, but I also feel like I’m searching for something... I guess just distraction, entertainment, anything to get that dopamine hit one gets when scrolling upon something that sparks interest in any way (even negatively). But I’m not thinking about that stuff in the moment really, or even if I am, the urge of “well, I’m just going to go check real quick...” seems so harmless and logical, regardless of how recently I’ve checked or other things I need/want to be doing.

I always think about what if the time I spent online each day was spent reading instead; I’d actually be the bookworm I envision myself to be! Or even just life in general - so many things could be different. Hell, even if I just switched my internet time to TV/movie time, I’d be enjoying tons of shows/movies I’ve always wanted to watch that have been on a perennial list. I wish it were that simple though.

The media ruined all the excitement 💀 I was planning to write a short story based on that family picture but right now I feel so angry and sad simultaneously that I've lost all the inspiration..

I will be taking a social media break for the next 2-3 weeks. Two new chapters of "Crazy for this girl" are in the queue so you're free to check when they are published..

Take care ❤️‍🩹 xx

I'm setting myself time limits on certain apps because I've caught myself getting sucked in and spiralling and fearing a bit for my mental health. So if I'm not responding, re-blogging or engaging a lot in the next time = this is good.

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Helloo, everyone! Thank you for the 125 followers! I know I pretty much JUST joined the community and created this account, but I need a social media break. So I'll be gone for a bit. Tootles! ☺️

Taking a Tumblr break for an unknown amount of time. Need to clear my brain. 💚

I have decided it's time for another break so email me at [email protected] if you want to get ahold of me pls! idk how long this one will last (I may come back this evening if I have particularly bad self control) so see y'all later ^^

I'm back!

Well, the social media break was a roaring success for me personally. I've felt much better in myself and used my time a lot more productively! I've read a lot more of what I've actually wanted to get to, as well as started sewing, knitting, and drawing much more regularly.

Saying this, I don't think I'm leaving permanently. I have missed seeing what my mutuals are up to and the odd random conversation here and there. I am going to be around less than I was (and setting a timer on the app!) but I'm going to potter around every now and again. In short, I'm establishing some serious boundaries for myself in the name of my mental health.

Taking a break from social media :)

I’m not okay.

I’m struggling and I don’t know why.

I can’t. I don’t know how else to say it except to say I just can’t.

I’m taking a break from social media. Not sure when I’ll be back.

An important annoucement!

I'm noticing tumblr in general and fandom discourses are affecting my mental health like really, really badly. Lately I'm even losing sleep because I'm waking up at 3 am and check tumblr, see some discourse and engage and it makes me either angry or sometimes when the things are positive overly excited and I'm losing sleep (yeah i can't sleep from happiness or excitement sometimes as well lol)

So yeah, I decided to take a week long social media break (or at least try to if I survive that long haha) and touch grass a little :PPP so yeah for about a week you might not see any posts (or the one that do show up would be queued)

Idk if I'm gonna play DDS during that week or not, i'm not sure maybe I'll take a break from megaten fandom during this week as well, but yeah logically I won't be liveblogging during that week :P

So yeah, see y'all next week! If we are mutuals/tumblr friends and you want to stay in touch with me during this week, feel free to ask for my discord and I'll DM you with my username (i'll be only active there for this week) :)