Deleted TikTok for Mental Health

Dec 31, 2021 32 Comments

I got addicted to Tik Tok and was constantly on it, I would waste 2-5 hours a day just looking at stupid videos because it helped me not think about how unhappy and dissatisfied I am with other things in my life. I thought it was an escape, but I noticed it made me more depressed.

Anyone else with similar experiences? Are you still on social media? How do you cope? I’m glad I recognized it with my husbands help.

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  • Amazon
    WiRJ38

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    WiRJ38
    Now you’ll get addicted to Blind 🀣
    Dec 31, 2021 1
    • Hahah I hope not. I’ve been in blind for quite a while and I don’t check it so much to be honest. I think it’s a different form of entertainment and I guess it doesn’t have as bad of an effect on me.
      Dec 31, 2021
  • Google
    Sappiraja

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    Sappiraja
    Why are u unhappy though
    Dec 31, 2021 2
    • Pandemic did it for me, I’m working on it. Work is good, marriage is good, it’s me. I need to take care of myself and my needs better instead of deffering to social media so that I don’t think about it, because taking care of yourself is hard.
      Dec 31, 2021
    • Google
      Sappiraja

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      Sappiraja
      Ah ok super cool! Yes taking care of yourself is hard, my wife literally drags me to hikes and outdoors activities
      Dec 31, 2021
  • Yelp / Eng
    B.Obama

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    B.Obama
    I notice online dating apps are even worse for mental health than the social media ones.
    Dec 31, 2021 3
    • Yelp / Eng
      B.Obama

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      Those things existed before social media. Vanity magazines, TV shows etc. Yes social media has taken it to a new level but the concept is the same. Everyone is an celebrity unlike the past.

      Online dating is a different beast. Women have 1000x more options. As a man, you have deal with ghosting, insults about things that are out of your control, racism, and straight up not getting matches which causes self-esteem issues. Women have their own concerns.
      Dec 31, 2021
    • True, maybe what I'm saying is more like "there's upside to online dating" and there's literally no upside to social media (except a 0.00001% chance that you become an influencer)
      Dec 31, 2021
  • I deleted Facebook and Instagram for the same reason! Feeling very happy mentally!
    Dec 31, 2021 1
    • I would like that, but I do still communicate on both with my family abroad so I’m keeping those. I don’t scroll FB anymore though. It’s become such a shit show.
      Dec 31, 2021
  • Adobe
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    YyNY23
    Haha. I deleted tiktok too for the same reason. It was way too addictive for me
    Dec 31, 2021 1