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I've felt this so hard the past few days. I would often post on Reddit and never get noticed or find myself just wading through a sea of garbage. Here, it's a lot less noisy but the interactions I do have are noticeably more genuine and that feels great.
I didn't notice it until recently, but I whole-heartedly believe that Reddit was bad for my health.
100% this. I ended every day doomscrolling until I got bored or the feed accidentally refreshed and sent me back to the top. Now I'm starting to see how bad that was for me.
I haven't been on reddit since Sunday and today I took a peek at the front page and was instantly angry and defensive. I am glad to have a do over here. I too doom scrolled all day looking for things that confirm my bias and make me agitated. It will take some time for me to get past that mentality.
I have a new addiction now. ๐คฃ
The past few days have shown me how absolutely addicted I am to reddit. It was actually scary being able to physically feel my brain screaming for some easy hits of dopamine.
Honestly the 48 hour blackout was probably one of the best things to happen to my mental health in a very long time.