As lock down continues have you, like many others, found yourself scrolling through your phone more than ever? Are you experiencing envy of other people’s so called lock down lifestyle?
If you’re seeing stuff online which makes you feel angry, sad, worried, stressed, or annoyed, this can build up and start having a negative impact on your life.
Maybe it’s time for you to clean up your Insta feed? Declutter the stream of information you’re viewing each day and reclaim some brain space for the information you really want.
The mute feature on Instagram is a great way to clean up your feed. To use the feature, press and hold your finger on the profile photo of any account. A window will pop up giving you the option to mute the account in your stories feed, or to mute the account in both stories and the regular feed. It’s a great way of removing content you don’t want to see from friends you simply can’t unfollow for social/personal reasons.
Unfollow accounts that post too often, or are super repetitive.
Big brands and some professional bloggers are often guilty of this, and they definitely won’t notice if you experiment with unfollowing them.
Ask yourself this simple question: do I need to see this? Don’t be afraid to edit your feed — now with the mute feature you can do this without hurting anyone’s feelings. Your time is your time and you have the choice to decide how to use it, what you want to see and double tap some stuff you really LOVE!
Remember, you can’t control what others post, but you can control what you choose to see.
For more information visit
https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/looking-after-yourself/social-media-and-mental-health/
