Why a Social Media "Cleanse" Didn't Help Me
A lot of people (myself included, at one point) have endorsed the idea of taking a break from social media, or a “cleanse” as many people call it. For the month of August, I deleted all of my social media (with the exception of Snapchat). I got rid of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Tumblr for the whole month. Let me start by saying there wasn’t a particular reason I was doing this. I wasn’t feeling insecure or discouraged. I simply didn’t want to be on my phone all day. I