One Month WITHOUT SOCIAL MEDIA | My Thoughts 

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Yeahhhhh the fact that we can't even remember what was on all those IG Stories we watched yesterday *should be* sign enough that social media is gettin' out of hand!

After deleting social media my phone's battery life has increased lol

I've deleted social media for 30 days and it was the most productive month of my life

I think your video was successful because most people are always on social media, but they are there because of addiction and not because they love being there, and they know it

You know that thing in movies where someone pulls a book out of a bookshelf and a door opens with a secret room behind it? That room is called free time and the book you pulled is deleting social media.

youtube is not at all like other social media. it takes a lot of effort to create successful youtube content, and a lot of the content is much more useful than anything on tiktok or instagram.

I think that if more people do not use social media, or put a very low time limit for use, there will be a huge change in our society, and people will have a lot more mental health, and they will be much more present in their real life.

Have a great day everyone :)

When you realize that what you see on social media from others is mostly projecting of what they want there life to look like, it helps you see that almost everyone is struggling in similar ways. So don’t be discouraged by thinking everyone has amazing lives. They are just glimpses of a moment.

this is truly a sign from the universe. I was literally JUST thinking about taking a hiatus.

I took the plunge just a week ago, and, honestly, I don't miss it. I have the numbers of those who I care about, and I don't get depressed seeing random people that I barely know do random stuff. Thanks for the nudge, Lucy!

I deleted a year ago and it’s probably the healthiest thing I’ve done for my mental health.

I permanently deleted social media a week ago and honestly it’s been super hard for me. i haven’t heard from any of my friends for the entire week & i gave them my number to text me so it’s been upsetting realising this!

Back in September, after my dad died, I deleted all my socials and i fucking loved it. I recently redownloaded them and wow do i feel miserable going back on them. I feel like a robot and just wasting my time and life away on pointless shit. Everyone really does need to take a BIG step back from it all and start living in the moment cause i feel like life gets better without it and stuff starts finally happening!

Older guy here! Deleted social media 4 years ago. It just feels like life before social media. Interesting to hear from the perspective of someone younger.

Social media is a great way to stay in contact with friends but it's so fake..it really triggers me sometimes 😅 !! In 2019 I stopped uploading photos of myself on Instagram and my mental help improved sooo much!

"I feel more human" -Lucy

Here's a quote I love: “The secret of a full life is to live and relate to others as if they might not be there tomorrow, as if you might not be there tomorrow. This feeling has become a rarity, and rarer every day now that we believe we are in touch with a greater amount of people. This is the illusion which might cheat us of being in touch deeply with the one breathing next to us." We think we're keeping in touch with people via Instagram, but I realized that my friends and I were scrolling through the feed while we were physically together. It's scary.

I made my first social media account when I was 9 years old. Yesterday, as an 18 year old, I finally deleted my last social media account (I wasn’t active on it but I decided to take the plunge and get rid of it permanently). I was on social media for half of my life. I can’t help but wonder how different I would have been without it. I think social media ruined my mental health & fucked up my development - but now I’m taking the steps to recover. I’m going to college next year as a psychology major; I want to get a PhD in social psych and study how social media has impacted all of us. Yesterday, when I went to delete my account, I saw the most maddening shit and realized how completely out of touch with reality so many people are because of their social media use. I can’t imagine going back to that.

I love your accent. I had to check your bio bc at first I thought it was a scandinavian accent, and then I thought just a scottish accent. Now I see! x

I fasted from social media for lent this year (because I'm Catholic) and I definitely had the intention of going right back to it after the 40 days were over. But during that time I realized that I hate social media. I felt insecure all the time and couldn't stop checking my own body in the mirror comparing it to all the other girls on social media. I felt miserable all the time. I went back to Instagram anyways and posted a photo of myself. I let my self-esteem depend on the number of likes I got. I deleted the photo after an hour because I didn't want the likes to get to me. After that I saw your video and I deleted my social media. Best decision of my life. I am not hyper focused on my body anymore and I don't feel the constant need to buy more stuff because I saw it on Instagram. Thanks for giving me that last push I needed to delete my social media forever!

RU-vid is not a social media because with RU-vid you can actually learn something

leaving social media sounds like a dream but there’s also this whole idea of networking and employers/people probably looking at you weird if you don’t have social media, idk how to deal with that

What I think is toxic about social media is absorbing everything at a fast pace. I think the more we consume grounded longform content the better. It's all about moving towards mindfulness and focusing our attention rather than scrambling our brain with quick hits. My experience anyway

I’m glad I’m not the only one who views RU-vid totally differently. Far less toxic.

RU-vid would be more like Netflix without comments/likes/views, but engagement creates the same room for toxicity, addiction, change of perception, overstimulation, mood fluctuation, and loss of time. I also deleted most of my social media except for RU-vid, but I see now how I need to let go of RU-vid to feel entirely separated from SM.

i’m planning on switching to a flip phone in the next year or at least to a phone where i can only have spotify, clock, google maps and text/call! also deleted my main instagram that i’ve had for 10 years in october where i followed my entire town, don’t miss it at all!

Just wanna say how we’re all so proud of you for doing it, especially as a content creator

You are ONE SMART SPECIAL COOKIE. I've been awake to the evils in this world for 10 years now and you give me hope for the next generation coming up. Making new friends at 48, my clue is, if they say I've deleted social media....instant respect and probably will be a real relationship going forward. Thank you for being you!

I feel like deleting social media would free up so much time and help be a lot more productive with your days. Cool hearing your experience so far!

Instead of deleting Instagram, I unfollowed all accounts that are irrelevant and won't help me grow as a person, people I barely know irl, etc. I turned off notifications, and decided to open it a few times a week. Thank you for posting that video :)

Much respect for not wanting to see how much you can squeeze out of the successful videos just because you know it's a more "sure" way you know you can be successful, but doing it because a-your audience but also b-more importantly, because you want to. Because ultimately that's the most important, you and how you want your channel to be :)

what a coincidence, i deleted twitter and instagram on march 26th as you did. it's been a month i only using whatsapp and youtube. i feel better that i could live to the fullest instead of stuck thinking and watching on a little part of somebody else's life.

here! 10 months without social media and i can confirm that you make yourself more productive and 0% toxic with people!

Your first video on this seriously made me consider deleting it for the first time, this has only encouraged the notion. Just trying to work out how removing myself from social media may impact my work and future career aspects, it’s tricky and I think a lot of people this age are in the same mindset

if i want to use social media i have my laptop and i can spend an hour using it and then i simply turn it off and live my life as a normal human being, it is actually very exciting to be absent from social media for more than 10 hours, i feel so free when i am outside walking without carrying a smart phone, social media is stealing your life don't be stupid and spend your priceless time on it, be smarter than your smart phone and control it and never let it control you.

you even look much happier and healthier

I have had this experiment on for 3 weeks now, I will hit one month without social media next month and honestly it has been refreshing and mind opening, I can now focus on the present moment. Keep doing what you're doing, great content!

When I deleted my social media in 2016, I discovered that people didn't consider me a "friend" necessarily, but their audience. These were relationships that began in the analog world, but became parasocial relationships over time. The only people who have reached out to me, were trying to sell me something. No regrets after deleting social media. It's hard to discover that I had been engaging in parasocial relationships with people who I thought were IRL friends. They just wanted my clicks, likes and shares. There was no two way street to those relationships once they became 100% online.

I did the same thing to stay focused completing undergrad. I noticed that I was getting addicted in high school and I knew it would be a big distraction so I focused on building my LinkedIn network. Great decision in hindsight. Graduated last year with an engineering degree🥳5yrs, 3 Instagram posts.

You’re such brave girl doing that, I’ve tried deactivating my social media apps multiple times and I always end redownloading them. My anxiety level has never been this high, because I constantly compare myself with my peers.

I haven’t had social media for like two years now I think. Honestly hasn’t made too much of a difference 😂you just find new ways to procrastinate. Maybe it’s been too long to remember what life was like when I had social media

i’ve deleted most of my social media apps except for tumblr, pinterest, discord, and whatsapp, and i’m currently on day five or six. it’s difficult since i talk with most of my friends through there, but it’s getting a little better. since deleting a majority of my social media apps, i’ve found myself being more productive, and i’ve been reflecting how social media’s turned me into someone i don’t recognize anymore. it’s a difficult truth i need to swallow, but i’ll be the person i once was before. on the bright side, i have more time for my creative hobbies like writing (i’m finally writing a story that i enjoy!) and crocheting. i’ve never been more thankful to have time freed up that was occupied by apps.

I love taking a break from social media for few days. So productive & I find I’m more creative again

I gave up all my social media three years ago. I thought it would be hard but, it turns out it was the best thing I could have do for my mental health.

since deleting social media ive been having some trouble with fomo but you inspire me to keep it up !! also other the fomo that it’s been so refreshing and ive been so much more productive

RU-vid , Spotify and WhatsApp for me are the ones that i wanna keep .

I've always wanted to delete social media but then i had this feeling that i might get irrelevant (aka fomo). But over a month ago i had the guts to do it and i have to say, its the best thing i've done for myself.

You really inspired me to quit social media too, I really can tell a difference when I'm off and on. Thank you!

Haven’t used social media for little over 2 months now and it’s been very weird experience. I feel like that I’m not living the exact same life as all of my peers. They share memes to each other and have those little inside jokes that I can’t understand cause all of them have come from the social media. My social life also isn’t as active as it used to be. But at the same time this all feels like an enlightenment. I’ve found things that really matter to me and ways to develop myself. I view the world in a completely different way than my friends who use the social media and it’s very confusing but also fascinating. I finally really know which way I want to go in life. All this would be easier if I knew someone close to me that lives their life the same way I do. Maybe and hopefully more people will realize that there’s more to life than the social media. Your videos have made me feel like I’m not alone! Someone is really sharing the same views. Thank you for sharing all this with us! ❤️

I believe there are to kinds of social media realities: the first one is when it gets control over you. I mean, when you lose the power to decide when to start nor when to stop using it, when it's taking hours of your day and impacts long term projects of your life because of instant reward (dopamine adiction). The second reality is when you use it in your favor. For instance, twitter is a good tool to learn about politics or scientific achievements. RU-vid is great to teach you about personal development, business and other stuff like that. And, sure there is no problem in watching funny videos or meaningless videos once in a while. It is not bad to have fun or disconnect from the day-to-day problems, but it is healthy only when it's not preventing you from doing things that matter the most.

Hey Lucy, thank you for making this video! I'm glad that our generation is starting to take a stance against social media, this will be really good for our future generation!

I was going through a hard time mentally due to social media, and I was in a dilemma. I wanted to delete my social media, but at the same time I was afraid, I had that fear of missing out. Luckily your other video showed up in my recommended list and it gave me the push which I needed. It has been 2 weeks without social media and I am feeling so much better now. Also, I have not deleted youtube and whatsapp as well because these are the apps I need. I watch educational videos on youtube and use whatsapp to keep in touch with my friends. Thank you so much. I am so happy to have discovered your channel. P.s I'm sorry if my english is not good.

I have one major reason for keep using social media: my girlfriend. A long distance relationship between two people who's not the biggest fans of phonecalls would be a lot more tricky without Snapchat and Instagram. As soon as we've worked some things out and built up a more stable economic situation we'll move in together and I'll have no use for social media any more

I was most struck by the fact that at the beginning you said you felt "indifferent", but at the end you said "I feel more human." I would say that is a HUGE improvement in the quality of your life. I'm so happy for you that you see more upside than downside to not having social media. I have always felt that the most destructive part of SM is the approval aspect. It creates a situation where both the content creator and the viewer have to have an opinion about something and the nature of e platform almost demands that you share your opinion. If I watched a video now I must decide what I think about it and I need to comment about it. Nothing necessarily wrong with that, but where it all goes wrong is that the simple act of leaving a comment leads one to look for approval on their opinion. Sometimes one may even read the existing comments BEFORE they will chime in to judge how popular their own opinion may be! And we all know the algorithm favors discourse so many seem to argue with EVERYTHING LOL It is a fascinating psychological phenomenon right!

I left for a month and decided to try and go by on and honestly it just feels anxious, like the energy of it is anxious

I haven't been on social media unless it's related to my RU-vid Channel or related to business. I totally agree on being more productive and having more time for yourself!!! You are super inspiring by the way!! I would agree, RU-vid isn't the same as Facebook, TikTok or Instagram, it isn't as addicting. :)

i did this two years ago and it was the best time, i even resorted to barely using my phone and putting it in my cupboard and using an ipod/my laptop/xbox for youtube and music. it removed my anxiety and lazying around, aware of society

Gosh this is amazing to watch! The only thing that sucks about deleting social media is that all my real world friends are still stuck on the networks, so I don't have people to relate to about it. you're doing a great thing for society by promoting life without social media.

I deleted mine a long time ago. I wasn't missing out on anything.

i remember commenting on your previous video that Ig made me depressed. but just before i got your video recommended i deleted it. my only social media would be yt cuz its the only app that has an option for setting a timer for taking a break. i dont care anymore whats trending rn cuz there are more important and interesting things to pay attention to

RU-vid is a search engine, and it's kind of a social media as you said ! But people are most of the time searching for something, not like all the other platforms where they just show you things ! I love your videos, so simple and the wa you talk is soooo relaxing !

I’ve been deleting snap and Instagram for as long as I remember because I always feel drained when I use it, but I always find myself back on them cause in a way I can’t explain, I feel guilty without being on it. I need to reflect more on that. Great video 👍🏼

i have been off for social media for about 6 months now and it’s truly refreshing

Its been a long time since I quit social media....it feels so good to be in solitude. 💫

Love this video! I deleted my socials too and it honestly feels so refreshing. Keep up the great content!

“ he who have a why, can bear almost any how”

I hadn't thought about how much I wanted & needed to delete social media until I saw your video! You inspired me to do it. Thank you so much!

After 13 years, all the way from 2008 when it started, today after watching your first video I came home and delete all my social media accounts. You are inspiring young woman. Thank you.

I've been thinking about deleting some of my social medias too but I haven't deleted any of them yet. Thank you for making these videos, especially when you say that we don't have to be so extreme and delete all of them, it's okay to not delete the important one(s). And I know this is kinda random, but your eyes are so pretty

I have not deleted social media but im using less and less. It makes me anxious af

i saw your initial video a week ago and ended up deactivating my twitter a day or two later. i had been considering it for WEEKS and your video helped add the push i needed. i don't miss it which was one reason i kept pushing it off, because i thought i would, but it's been so freeing on my headspace

I just deleted my social media and am filming a video about it too!! then your videos popped up on my RU-vid with perfect timing, its cool to see people on the same wavelength it's been like a day and I'm already ahead with schoolwork and feeling calmer. I'm just taking a 1 month break but I'm hoping to use it wayyy less when I do return:))

earlier ago i was really addicted to instagram watching reels all-day aesthetic videos new trends. Unnecessary news ,memes. Then when my exams came i thought of deleting it. but i couldn't resist to use it . Use social media to impact on others not to impress others !

i never understood why i wasn't allowed to have social media as a kid, but as a college student i totally understand!! it's so freeing, now i just have to work on my RU-vid addiction haha😂 lovely video, sometimes i feel like the only person out there like this, but videos like these remind me other people have done this too✨

Thank you so much for encouraging us and I am feeling much way better now 🙏🏻

Because of your video, I set 15-30min timers on all my social media except for tiktok (2h on tiktok, still a lot but I'm coming from 5h so its a huge improvement)

Really enjoyed watching this video and it came at a good time, so thanks! I've tried to limit my social media use to only 30-minutes a day but have regressed since making that promise. Watching this reminded me of the things that I'd like to capture more of (creativity, calm, etc) and definitely something I'll be more intentional about again! Just like you said, it's not a 0 to 100 thing for everyone, we all are different and just hearing you say that helped lessen the pressure. Thanks!

I love your energy! i feel like you explained everything the way my mind thinks of it which as really helped me with the processing of deleting everything

Honestly, girl, don't mind people thinking about how you do your social media detox, shut them out, and do how you'd like it. I don't care if you still use youtube for personal, business, or any reason, just go use it and have fun with it! What matters is that without social media, you're now contented with your life, and you've improved to be the best person that you needed to be.

I definitely agree that RU-vid is very very different from social media such as instagram or TikTok. There is so much information on here, and I actually look forward to eating while relaxing and watching a RU-vid video. With instagram it's more of an urge to scroll through it, it's not enjoyable but easy, fast and gives a serotonin boost, I suppose. Sometimes Instagram can be nice, e.g. when you want to look for gifts via small businesses, but the "for you page" on there often just makes me feel annoyed and makes me lose a lot of time! I wish I could just delete that part of instagram hehe, guess I'll have to control myself! Sometimes, however, I also get on a bad side of youtube, where most of all the comments make me feel upset. It's important to keep your recommended page under control by only watching things that actually contribute to your day. Great video! you're also very beautiful!!

I also deleted my social media except youtube. At least here I have control of the content I'm watching contrary to the other platforms which choose for you.

Good on you girl! I've been gradually getting off of social media and I feel a lot more present & mindful.

Love how you approach the subject with a lot of care for everyone's individual situation. I've been contemplating deleting social media but I run a food blog on IG and it really does connect me with a lot of other people that share my passion, even if that is mixed in with other junk. I've learned to just be conscious, stop myself from "scrolling", and try to use my social media productively. Still, there's a lot of reasons to delete it. The data harvesting, the toxicity, etc. Glad I don't use twitter.

your videos inspires me sm!! i just deleted all my social media today bc my mental health is sucks (and im kinda addicted to them ngl 💀). anyways, i hope i can get as far as i can without using any social media. THANK YOU!!

deleted all my social media accounts last week and today youtube recommended me this video. Believe me social is media is full of toxic content now. I've similar story to you lucy .. also from 2000 ,began using when i was 12, and in last 2 years it was more of a addiction than a funn activity. Dont know about others but but my life has been completely changed in last 2 years due to this pendemic. im becoming more and more reclusive day by day.

I stopped using social media for 9 straight months because of a breakup and the creeping toxicity of it all. I just got back to delete all my photos, status and tagged photos but I relapsed started using again for 3 straight days and just like that it messed up my mind once again. one of the reasons I didn't delete my account because its the only easy way to communicate with my high school friends . Im 32 years old now and they are busy and mostly working abroad. Im planning to not use facebook again beggining today. What you are doing at a young age is admirable I didn't have the audacity to try this when I was your age and I can say this from experience that social media will not help you grow. be the best you can be without vneeding the validation of any. some of your friends and colleagues will try to makebfun of you because you are trying to so something different but deep inside they will respect you and admire you for doing it.

Love this

Just want to say thank you. You’re inspirational and love your videos!

I deactivated all my social media. Its been about 2 weeks and my mental health already feels like it's in a wayy better place

just met your channel and your vibe really got me and this video is an inspiration!!

You're growing sooo muchhh omg I'm so happy for your success, totally deserve it!

I saw the other video just yesterday and decided to delete my all social media except for Insta (i have a photography & art account) on June 1st. I'm 30 and I'm pretty sure I've been addicted to all kinds of Internet stuff since age 11. I've felt exactly like you described it, so sad about the lost time and creativity. My mental health isn't good at the moment. I hope it'll improve. Twitter is the hardest one for me, it's like my second home. I did give my friends on there my phone number, so that should be ok. Watching videos on RU-vid will be a problem though. I'll see if there's a way to decrease the time spent on here. Thanks for the very interesting update and all the best for you! ♡

Proud of you!! I really want to delete mine. I’ve deleted Snapchat, it’s been a week. And I deleted insta today !! Tiktok is impossible for me to delete ☹️☹️. I’ll get there though

You inspired me to try at least giving it up for a month instead of just brushing it off for later like I always do!

Thanks to your video on deleting social media I deleted the Facebook app (not my account though) and I've limited my Twitter use to 10 min a day. Now in my phone I only have Instagram (which I'm using less) and RU-vid. That's progress at least! Love to see your progress after a month! Hugs from Argentina

I quit tiktok and Instagram yesterday and I feel great! I'm already seeing the changes, I had a great day today. Your videos convinced me haha, thank you :))

I'm 18 years old and i stopped social media 4 days ago and i don't plan on coming back. I feel like this is is a turning point in my life. It's like getting out of the matrix. I truly believe that people who are not addicted to social media will have an advantage in life than those who are. Especially for this génération who grew up with it. I also vowed not to do weed and porn anymore but these things don't really compare to social média as i didn't do these things nearly as much as i did social media. I feel like my emotions are more present like i'm less numb to things. Which can definitely be tough at times but it's worth it in the end.

Once you go back you realize you didn’t miss out on anything substantial at all, videos and pics of people eating food and going on walks?? Most things on social media really have no substance at all. Detoxing yourself from social media is a real eye opener because it’s hard to see how much you’re wasting your life on unimportant things when you’re so wrapped up in it. It would be nice for everyone to do what you did and go without social media for a little bit just to see how they feel. I believe most people will find themselves living more fulfilling lives if they do, I know I have and that FOMO eventually fades away.