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After today taking a break from Lemmy (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by Fredselfish@lemmy.world to c/mentalhealth@lemmy.world

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I have decided for my mental health to take a break from Lemmy and go touch grass instead. I enjoy my time here, but it is taking away from things I should be doing, and things I want to do. I find myself doomscrolling for hours on here and I know that's not healthy.

So I am going go finish reading a lot of books.

Going finishing writing a lot of books.

And going start going on long walks.

Starting a new job Monday and it will be work from home. I am excited and nervous, but ready for the new chapter of my life. And I need to do something productive and unplug for a few weeks from all the negative shit going on in the world.

Besides October is coming up soon my favorite time of the year, so want to enjoy the real world for a bit and hop off social media. I'll be back but hopefully I can do better than scrolling for hours on end.

Hope you all have great rest of the month, and also a wonderful Halloween.

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[–] ShyFae@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago

I also have needed to take breaks before, it is definitly needed sometimes.
Something that really help with doomscrolllung was moving anything doomscroll related to my "favorits" and removing them from my "subriptions"

This way I have a feed of upliftong and interestinng content if I want, and if o'm feeling daring I'll check out how some political commuities are or I'll just look at "all"

In any case have a pleasent break to heal yourself♥