Shifting Focus : Trying my own version of Social Media Detox

Good Evening, Everyone,

After a warm bowl of stew and rice, I am full. I don’t necessarily have anything important to share, yet I feel like I have so much on my heart. Between endlessly scrolling to understand why the election turned out the way it did and receiving hate messages (possibly from bots) for voicing my discontent with the presidential election, I was TIRED! So, I had to ask myself again: Why am I doing this? Why am I on social media when it’s not bringing me joy but rather serving me a heavy dose of anxiety, anger, and confusion?

So, on Thursday, after a psychological battle, I deleted all social media apps from my phone. Now, if I need to access them, I have to either download them again or access them on my laptop, which, honestly, I don’t feel like doing. At the moment, my only source of news about the United States and the world is The New York Times, which, in a bizarre way, feels good—not knowing everything is somehow a relief to my brain.

I feel like I’ve always been on social media, and strangely, I don’t miss it. I will admit, though, that I’m keeping my YouTube account. So, this post is basically to let you all know that apart from posting sponsored content on Instagram, I won’t be active there. You can catch me on YouTube and at my Virtual Studio.

Take care of yourselves, and see you on the mat soon.

Lots of love,

Ritu N.

Here’s my Youtube