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When quitting social media feels like social suicide

I deleted Instagram two weeks ago because it was making me miserable but now I feel completely invisible and disconnected from everyone I know.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Digital platforms become so central to social existence that stepping away feels like choosing isolation over belonging.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Social media and adolescent mental health?”

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