Hey guys! I have a question to y’all Im a phone Addict, More like Social Media (tiktok,Instagram) Im a dancer and I find it really difficult to find a balance I get so much inspo from both but then I find myself scrolling for hours not sleeping because I can’t stop scrolling. The typical loop. And I also really relate to the fear of missing out thing, I’m a really homestay person and it’s really hard to see everyone else living their best live while I am lying in my bed doing noting, but when I do go out I have to take pictures and have to post it. There is like this urgency feeling I just can’t describe.. Sorry English isn’t my first language if there are any grammatical mistakes I apologise😭 I hope I’m not the only person with this problem Does somebody have recommendations? Like how I can find that balance?

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omg u did ur big one. THANK YOU!!!!! 9mm looks the best to me & on me too slay ⭐️

As someone from a generation who didn't grow up with social media, your video was great insight into that experience. I appreciate how you listed both the upsides and downsides to quitting, and I'm glad doing so has really benefitted you! Thank you for sharing.

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I want to delete TikTok but people want me to stay

is youtube is social media? i quite from facebook,instagram and others

everything you're describing in the beginning is literally me right now

please call it what it is: it’s not a rut, it’s a depressive episode

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I feel this so much, Last year was the biggest rut of my life, I almost gave up on life multiple times. I was dealing with legal issues, abusive relationships and environments. The most hardest thing was the death of my first cat, losing him felt unruly painful I never cared about anyone in my life as much as him, I truly loved him so losing him felt like the world had just crushed underneath me. While also the fact that i had no dreams and dropped out of grade 11. I felt like i failed my future before i even began the journey to it. Everyday felt like hell but at the same time empty. I was only alive because i was too afraid to die. Now im starting my nursing degree next year, it started out from a place of spite but now i actually found real passion in health. Im on break rn so those negative feelings are coming back I dont like free time, staying busy keeps me sane.

thank you for this <3

this actually helped a lot tyyy

i'm at this point currently. taking a gap year after unexpected exam results and getting rejected from my dream university. i wanna do more, travel, achieve my dreams but i can't, and it's so fustrating, like i'm living through others, watching films and youtube videos of people achieving what i want and jsut feeling so envious and stuck in a dream. hopefully i can get out of it soon because its been 5 months and reading, watching films and analysing myself is getting boring and repetitive

Maybe get a photo album or scrapbook so you can print your photos out and then store them

I had the worst summer of my life this year major falling out with one of my closest friends and feeling a lot of guilt surrounding it. I wasn’t able to do anything and genuinely felt like I deserved to die. I’m finally starting to work through these things and am feeling better but I am now realizing just how out of it I was for months and still kind of am

I was in that position for the past 3 months, I lost the hope felt so lonely. And I sleept very late woke up very late. I kind lost my self tbh. I don’t even know how I went from super motivated productive to this. But now I’m recovering from that. I start to get my life together and my goals straight. It get better y’all! Hang on stay consistent. Give yourself the time and don’t be to harsh to yourself

You won't 'lose' anybody. True friends will find you very easily. What you'll 'lose' is photos and videos of people you don't know, doing things that don't represent their real life.

I am so glad to find this video. I have felt exactly the same. I feel like everything is going wrong in my life, and have started to feel is it Karma? Because it’s been the same feeling, losses and little winnings.. it sucks. I lost my 13 year old dog a few weeks ago and it’s just hit me like a ton of bricks, it was the tipping point after a bad few months. I’m 100% in a rut. I have thankfully found a really good job that I think suits me and my personality, so I have that glimmer of hope that things will start to change for me, but I’m being patient with myself. Thank you so much for sharing… it’s good to know us girls are going through similar things. Don’t give up girls! Stay strong we will win again and get our spark back. ✨

Hard decision. Wish you all the best.

2023 was a hard year for me too. Breakup, multiple falling out with friends, no one was there for me, I felt unhealthy, there was an earthquake that affected my family and my living situation for months, etc. We are now almost at 2024 and I can honestly say I'm doing so much better. Everything that I went through is leading me to where I'm going now... even though it still left a mark.

9:08 is literally me right now. felt do disappointed/frustrated in myself

This honestly sounds more like clinical depression than just a rut. Im glad you're doing better.

How do you keep a job

Losing people, losing pets, losing relationships have torn me apart over time. I started to become very depressed and empty. Those things were very much a part of me, and losing them meant a part of me died.

I’m stuck in this exact same situation. The past 1/2 years I was so eager to catch up in high school and work towards the education I deserve, and then from mid 2023 to the beginning of 2024 everything just went downhill. These past few months I’ve felt so drained, doing nothing but lay in bed all day leaving all my goals and ambitions unnourished. Now 2025 is right around the corner and I feel like I’ve wasted this entire year; time that I will never get back. The worst part about being in a rut is that ( at least for me) you don’t even realize how much time has passed. You start to loose your concept of time and it becomes hard to distinguish day and night. Next May-August will mark my last year of HS and I should be graduating. just hope I pull myself together for this last year so that I can move on to the next chapter in my life.

Finally I found everyday makeup tutorials on real skin not the perfect one.. you are super beautiful even without makeup. Thanks 😍

Thank you for this.

This video is what I needed to hear this entire year. Your authenticity is refreshing, I relate on every level. Keep doing you.

I’m working through it as well glad your feeling better! When’s your birthday?

I dropped out before freshman year ended in 2007 and I'm still paying for less than a year of college. Without a degree, i got a temp desk job for a large travel company and worked my way up from data entry to a senior business analyst. It can be done folks.

Thank you for making this video. Sending you lots of love and strength ❤

I know it’s a good day when michelle uploads 🙏🏿 god bless

So true! Mediation is excellent for training you to be in the moment. When we are in the moment magical things happen

You are very wise beyond your years! Thanks for your honesty. I just recently took a break from social media. I can relate, I missed seeing family and close friends. I just went back on. But decided to only post pics of importance very occasionally. I also uninstalled the apps so I don't get notifications.

Oh siiis, I’m passing through the same 🥺🥺🥺

I love watching this video- it is ethereal.

"not every hobby needs to be monetized" ............. unsure if video is a personal attack or a divine message sent directly to my inbox by jesus christ himself 🧐🤔

wow you looks like kim tae-ri who is korean actress

this is the first video about this i’ve seen that doesn’t make me feel like i’m crazy, thank you

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Great video!You have new subscriber 🙂 I deleted instagram before 5 months and these days i am going to delete facebook also!

Michelle!! You are truly for the people - how do you always hit the nail on what I am always feeling or thinking at the moment? I feel like it’s hard to sometimes to start a new hobby, and be bad/ a beginner. Maybe the fear of failing, or being stupid stops us, but it’s actually holding us back from having fun and enjoying something just for the sake of it. Really loved this video! Thank you for sharing this piece of art and wisdom.

I love this so so much I feel like tearing up actually

I cant even focus on this video. I am so used to watching reels and switching between apps. I am gonna try detoxing for a month and will continue if it works well for me.

Amazing video

Thank you for sharing! I needed this reminder!