u/Other_Noise964

I left social media a couple of months ago. I had a couple of reasons for doing this:

1. I wanted to decrease the amount of time I spent scrolling
2. I recognised the negative influence it had on my mood and self-esteem
3. I realised that the value that I once got out of social media had disappeared. It was no longer a space for me to connect with my friends and it increasingly felt like an advertisement board I carried around in my pocket.

I have no regrets. I also didn't de-activate my accounts first. I deleted them, changed my passwords to something I would definitely forget, and didn't save it in my phone's password manager.

I feel like I've seen a lot of posts praising the decision, and while I agree that it was probably one of the best decisions I've ever made I do miss it sometimes. I miss it in the same way you can miss an ex: You reminisce about the good times while recognising that you'd never go back. Sometimes I get the feeling that I want to join again, thinking it would be like the first time I joined when everyhting felt so exciting. I need to remind myself that that version of social media is gone.

Has anyone else felt like this, and what do you do to refocus yourself on your commitment to leave social media?

Hi everyone,

I recently joined Yaga to sell some of my old clothing (as most people do). I don't have many profile followers, but pretty quickly I noticed a few profiles that follow my store belong to older men - around a 3rd of my total followers now consist of this demographic. I am a female in my 20s. I suppose people can buy whatever they want to, but I seriously doubt any of these profiles are interested in making a purchase.

Has anyone else had the same experience? I have read that even if you block a profile, they can still see your store. Is this correct?

For anyone wondering, some of the pictures are of me wearing the item as I know this gives people more information of the fit than a picture of the item lying flat. I don't post anything with my face in it and I don't use my real name.

Edit: Any suggestions/ advice is appreciated - even just general online safety tips that you have noticed a lot of people miss.