SOCİAL MEDİA DİET EXPERİENCE

Merve Tekinel

I could only do 12 hours…

First of all, it was a good experience because it made me realise the some effects of social media on my life also I have a thesis about social media, but before let’s look at my feelings without social media step by step.

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I felt like I am in a space dark and quiet, no joke!

11:00- I always check my social media accounts when I wake up. That is a kind of rule for me, but this morning ?

I cannot.

When I woke up, I reached out my hand to my mobile phone then I said ” It’s gonna be hard”..

12:00- I have never watched TV for 1 year, until today. Actually I hate TV , but it is like my boyfriend right now.

13:00- I just forgat the diet and I reached out my hand to my mobile phone again. My fingers want keyboard. I miss you WhatsApp.

It is hard to have fun without social media. I can go out with my friends , but I will not do that because I wonder that what will I do in the house through the all day. 🙂

14:00- I am still watching TV . I feel like a stupid. It is so limited and pretended.

I miss the social media’s freedom and diversity.

15:00- Before editing my blog, I note my phone all the details and, when I got my phone to note this hour, I got into WhatsApp unconsciously. I guess I am a social media addict.

16:00-17:00-18:00- I decided that I will do this diet once a month. I feel like I am meditating. My brain, my soul is getting relax. I am not bored anymore. I am painting , I am reading a book and I am studying.

I just miss the Youtube little bit..

19:00-20:00- I realized that when I use social media in a day, it does not matter how much I used, it makes me tired mentally and I cannot get efficiency from my lessons and studies because my brain is full of news, videos,messages, images on social media. That is why I cannot get efficiency from my studies..

21:00-22:00- These hours were hard for me because I dreamed social media again. There is nothing to do in my house to spend free time..

23:00- Mood: ”I am back”. I got into social media saying ”Here I am”. There were a lat of notifications and I was shocked. I feel like I have not use social media for years.

What is happening ? ?

I only checked emergency ones (including my e-mails because I did not use anything that needs Internet connections) then I got into Youtube and watched some videos.

Briefly, My first social media diet experiment was quite difficult, but it is not going to be last. My mind and soul are got relax, I feel like I am purified. I decided that I am at ease without social media.