Do you feel like unfollowing everyone on Instagram?

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So as the title says, I want to unfollow most of the people on Instagram.

I have stayed away from Instagram now for around half a year without posting anything or interacting with anyone. And I have realised I don’t feel like sharing anything with these people I follow, most of them to be honest.

Others are cool, some of them are so cool they went to NASA. I want to follow people like these. I want people like me to follow me.

But most I follow are just weirdos who showcase cringe like posting themselves without any sense or memes without anything cool in it (tbh the definition of cool in India is being racist ig or making fun of each other). The reason I followed them was I was new to Instagram and they were my school and college friends but in these 4 years that I was on Instagram I have realised what type of people I really want to follow.

So I will unfollow 90% of the people.

My last part is a question, wondering has anyone else had the same feeling lately? Any advice if you have ever done the same?

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I’m not sure if you should. I’m saying this as someone who did it. Burning bridges is not always a great idea.

If they’re actively being a hindrance in your growth as a person, you can go ahead. However, if that’s not the case and it’s just a matter of misalignment of values and interests, you can always create a new account and connect with like minded people. Let the old one just sit in the background, perhaps pause the account if there’s such a feature.

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Was an Instagram addict during covid.

Same, I used to follow around 1k+ people that time bcoz I was so addicted to cheap dopamine that time.

@Awaken_one Don’t use Instagram. If you use it only follow your friends, no more than that. Because once u open Instagram for simply checking, you know when you loose track of time.

Also Instagram now is a marketplace for who gets the most likes for comments, flexing their life like it’s some flex, liking random girls post and most of soft ■■■■.

Using Instagram puts you in a place where you fell you are inferior etc and you start cursing yourself and comparing.

I have deactivated my Instagram, I have 0 posts in my account, only followed very few self improvement channels.
Honestly, Instagram is an time wasting app no matter what anyone says to me.

Short to say:
Using instagram: :chart_with_downwards_trend: ur mental health
Not using instagram: :chart_with_upwards_trend: ur mental health

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Another chapri version of instagram is You-Tube shorts now

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The thing is, Instagram can be really useful once you know how to use it. I want to follow like minded people, who code, go to gym, can talk like nerds about not instagram models but mathematical models.

Instagram helped me grow I would say before when I had an alt account, because there was no one who made me feel like I am an anomaly.

I know right, it is non distractive, but the thing is I want to post to people I like to feel confident, It gives me motivation to improve but I don’t post because 90% of the people I don’t want to share with them neither do they have similar interest as mine.

Btw, don’t you feel like you should follow people that challenge you to move forward similar to rewire.

Those who I want to follow and still follow with my current account, I would have to ask them to follow me on my new account and that’s weird. Even then, I guess that’s something I can do that probably.

Have you been able to find your people though? Like burning bridges gives you the opportunity to find likeminded people.

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Oow, ok my bad. I mean if it helped you then ok, but what I meant was if it didn’t helped u.

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What about this.

Yups, there are many cool people you can actually learn from and admire I think, I have just never found them because I was bound by people of my past.

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Yes yes, now is the time for your comeback

These, 1 of these are enough. Do any of these with full dedication and belief you will make a comeback and it will be good.

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To master something we ought to follow only one thing, its true.

Lets see what this action has to follow as results. Thank you for the advice.

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Yea, you can say that. My circle is now extremely small. I’ve reconnected with some old friends who I lost contact with because of all the social media clutter.

But I’m also not particularly inclined to find like minded individuals. Always good to have people who challenge your views.

Although, by “like-minded” you probably meant those with common interests who are willing to learn, grow and take up new challenges. In that case, we’re in agreement.

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I understand that, don’t want people who just says yes to whatever you say. It doesn’t add value.

Yups this, those who can challenge you in your own field

Thanks for advicing me to create another account. I just realised that’s a good decision.

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I used to have this feeling earlier
Then I unfollowed all of my old friends and all the girls in a single day :mask: . I used to have this feeling for long , mostly when I had more mood swings .

But now I feel that maybe I shouldn’t have done that . I killed contact with most of the people from my past . Even though , I didn’t like what they posted and hated most of them , now I don’t feel so . I still have very less people but if doesn’t affect me much . Its just for a temporary period of time but if you feel like doing it for the the sake of your mental health you can do it .
Well I don’t even use insta much for other purposes like you , I only use it for reading messages and seeing some people’s posts .

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I want to acknowledge those I follow are not my friends, mostly acquaintances.

Now there is a conflicting emotion of either unfollowing them or creating a new account.

You intend to become active later on?

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Yes , after I go to college and when I will have to socialize more . Thats the only reason I have not deleted the account instead I disable it

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Wise decision there. You can improve until then!

P.S. I am gonna socialise with like-minded people with a new account. Original account will be disabled.

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