My Experience After Quitting Social Media for Over Six Months

After more than six months without social media, I share how this decision has impacted my mental clarity and overall well-being, addressing the reasons behind my break and the benefits I've noticed.

My Experience After Quitting Social Media for Over Six Months
That Practical Mom
64.3K views • Nov 2, 2025
My Experience After Quitting Social Media for Over Six Months

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This video idea has been rattling around in me for awhile now, but once I passed 6 months without social media I wanted to share my experience. As someone who spent a decade posting pretty much every aspect of my life online as a content creator. Then, this April I deleted Instagram. The plan was ā€œjust to stop scrolling.ā€ One week turned into six months, and my brain (and life) changed in ways I didn’t expect. In this video I share 6 shifts I noticed like clearer focus, less stress and comparison, a happier baseline, and stronger real-world community. And as always, some data, facts, and a little history lesson.
If you’ve wondered what time away might do for your attention, mood, and relationships, here’s my honest before/after.

Resources mentioned: Stolen Focus (Johann Hari), The Chaos Machine (Max Fisher)

Chapters:
0:00 Why I quit social media
0:34 The attention hijack of social media
3:49 Stress & comparison
5:17 Changing me happier baseline
6:41 ā€œSocialā€ vs entertainment platforms
9:30 Looking UP again
10:51 Finding real-life community
13:00 Final thoughts

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