Facebook free

So two days ago... I finally did it.  I deactivated my Facebook account.
Let me tell you that this is a really big deal for me.  I moved to Australia from the UK ten years ago and I keep in touch with all my friends and family on there.  I also love to share cool posts in particularly science and there is some great science pages with interesting information on.  BUT, I personally was sick of having a cyber 'social life'.  

I was spending way too long on it and it was taking over actually physically catching up with friends or even speaking with them on the phone.  I was also concerned about the security issues.. ok, you can set your personal security settings, however people can still see a lot of what you are doing and I wasn't really happy about that.  Another thing I found that was my main reason for leaving is that, well, this may sound dramatic but it can be rather psychologically damaging too.  You can scroll onto others profiles and their lives can seem oh so brilliant that you question your own life negatively.  Really, what you are reading about other people may not be as good as it seems, but you interpret it your own way and usually come to the conclusion that they are having a better life than you! One group photo on a beach in Spain may have been a two second snap with strangers for them but for you, they are having the time of their lives away with beautiful people on a beautiful beach having a great time.... It isn't something that I think is good for someone who suffers general anxiety issues and depression.  I think it was doing me more harm than good.

I am naturally a people pleaser - and through my posts I tried to make people happy by telling jokes, posting interesting stuff and sharing photos... but yet most of the time I was using precious time away from actually going 'out' into the world and doing this physically with people who 'would' benefit, not those that 'may' benefit (if they even looked at the posts).  

I tried about six times before and never went through with it, however each time I said I was going to and didn't, I did get a step closer.  I have finally done it and in all honesty, I am not missing it at all.  It has freed up time and also the pressure of "Oh I must post my daily awesomeness today for my friends" has gone... phew! 

This is a HUGE step for me and I wanted to share it on here :)