how deleting social media changed my life as gen z | my one year update ♥ axnagraea

helllooooo, my name is AH-nuh-GRAY-uh ♥ disclaimer: I don't consider KZbin as social media ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (neither does clicking a link sent by a friend every blue moon count, hehe)
I hope you enjoy my one year update after being off of instagram, snapchat, twitter, etc... as gen z. in this video, I talk about my experience, pros, and cons of a social media hiatus and how it has impacted my life.
I hope this inspires someone to either take on this journey of deleting all social media, or maybe give some insight if you are contemplating logging off all apps because there are definitely both negatives and positives to both.
thank you so much for watching, I hope you enjoy ♥ I used to upload every sunday, but now that I'm back in school, working, etc... I am just uploading as I can ♥
xoxo,
‪@axnagraea‬
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[@kristinkinchla1470]

I just deleted all my social media because I am getting married in four weeks and want to be in the moment more than anything. Love this video!!

[@axnagraea]

ahh congratulations on your marriage, hope you have the best wedding day 🫶

[@NatashaReign]

I quit socials about 3 months ago. Best thing I ever did but I will say the cons do really hit at times 😭 Particularly the feeling out of loop and lonely sometimes. All in all though it’s helped me so much in so many aspects of my life. For instance I love myself a lot more ever since I left, didn’t realise how much I was comparing myself to other people before I left and I’m also way more focused and I’ve stopped procrastinating so much. I’m also just so much happier. But that thing about noticing who your real friends are is REAL. I had 3 friends left after leaving social media 😭 but even they don’t communicate as much.

[@axnagraea]

omg thank you sm for sharing 💛 that’s awesome that you’ve been off for 3 months, not many ppl can say that 👏 i’m happy you’re happier, despite the cons that come along with it… even though the negatives suck at times, it’s worth it in my opinion if it means more self love 💁‍♀️

[@mintchoco_2558]

I feel like it’s good to be out of the loop though because you don’t have to keep up with everything all the time, i think it helps prevent burnout. As for the friends thing…. so true! People will show their true colors. Some people just want to be associated with you online and not real life. The pros outweigh the cons :)

[@marmor19]

I'm currently 2 days without social media and this is so inspiring thank you for this 🙏

[@axnagraea]

congratulations 🎊 + thank you for watching!!

[@luzmariamina7005]

You’ll never regret it, trust me. As Aunagraea (hope it’s correct) said, at the beginning it’s weird to tell people you don’t have social media anymore, because it’s so unusual nowadays. You’ll even feel embarrassed and re-think if it was a good idea, because you’ll feel judged by other people. But guess what? Feeling judged was the reason why you left social media. So just don’t care about what other people think, go on, and live your life. You’ll never have the time you waste on your phone back, so enjoy it in a better way. Good luck with your journey, and if you want, reply to this comment in a few months and let’s update each other 😊

[@savageornah7696]

Im 1 year without social media and I just get to know myself and living my life not truh others on insta ect. Life feels better.

[@axnagraea]

congratulations, love that!!! 🫶

[@muffin7803]

this is so well made omg! i enjoyed watching every part of this

[@axnagraea]

omg thank you so much, that means a lot 🥰🫶

[@cassiahluvsmatcha]

This video helped me so much thank you ! I deactivated tiktok and logged out of my instagram. I used social media for male validation and just validation in general. I want to work on myself and do better for myself

[@axnagraea]

accountability is everything 👏 congratulations, wish you the very best 🎉

[@anastasiaogorodnik923]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience! I desperately want to leave social media cause I'm soo addicted to it, I can fry my brain all day and afterall I don't want to do anything or even think. My mind feels emty and full at the same time. Without socials I am quite creative, I'm thriving witj my hobbies. All of this is the reason I want to leave, but at this moment I can't. I feel like all people related to a wedding are working only by using Instagram. At least this is true in my country. So currently I'm watching videos about leaving sm to get inspired. And I want to say that your video helps so much! Thank you❤

[@axnagraea]

couldn’t agree more! thank you for sharing 🥰 i feel that way with social events, too… social media can be a good way to stay in the loop, but the benefits of being without it out weigh it for me 😅 especially because people can just text you if they really need to communicate with you

[@JS-nh7vm]

This is so inspiring! Thank you for sharing.

[@axnagraea]

ahhh thank you 🙈🫶 happy you enjoyed it!!

[@yasminerakestraw2033]

I love you! Definitely makes me want to step away from social media a little or just use my phone less.

[@axnagraea]

I love you too 😚 and yayyy, happy this was somewhat helpful 🫶💕

[@blunttalks94]

I honestly feel it's been the best decision...I do have fb insta but with no content and that's for professional purpose ..no personal use

[@axnagraea]

congratulations!!! 🎉 excited for your journey for you 🫶

[@blunttalks94]

@@axnagraea 🥰🥰

[@mintchoco_2558]

Thank you for sharing your experience❤

[@axnagraea]

thank you so much for listening 🫶💕

[@dessysday6506]

This was a good video !!❤❤Thanks for sharing with us I’ve also been off social media for almost 2 months now it’s been cool I can’t wait to share my experience too.

[@axnagraea]

thank you so much 🙈 congratulations on your social media hiatus 🎊

[@husseinabade9259]

This video has inspired me a lot.

[@axnagraea]

that makes me happy for you 💕 thank you so much!

[@jadecrystal4205]

I've made the decision of giving a friend full access to my social media account.I asked her to change my password, so only she has access to the account. As a yoga teacher I use instagram as a tool to help advertise my classes, but overtime I definitely became too invested in consuming too much content (many of them were not even yoga related). I've always had an off-and-on relationship with social media, but this time I'm doing it for 6 months. I really want to see how it goes. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. Watching this definitely helps me feel less alone in this journey.

[@axnagraea]

ahh thank you for sharing! i can see a social media cleanse being more difficult when you depend on it for business/etc. regardless, congratulations on the start of your social media hiatus journey 🥳

[@u_thierry]

Thanks cause your video is really amazing

[@axnagraea]

ahh thank you for watching!! 🫶

[@luzmariamina7005]

Left on January 1st. Best decision of my life. Thank you for this video.

[@axnagraea]

congratulations 🎊 and thank you for watching 🙈

[@luzmariamina7005]

@@axnagraea Let’s keep going with our wonderful lives without any worry 😊

[@luzmariamina7005]

@@axnagraea Thank you, you too! Great video, really

[@charliedurie3013]

Some of your Cons are actually a Pro 😄

[@axnagraea]

ahh, which ones 🙈

[@rahaf.lawatii]

I love your videos so much and I deleted social media too but I have online friends and it is kind of hard to leave the so I don't know what to do :(

[@axnagraea]

ahh thank you 🙈 + I felt that way too! i felt like my social time with my online friends was where i’d communicate with them most! but at the same time, if they’re your REAL friends then it shouldn’t matter if you’re offline or not 🙂‍↔️ there’s so many ways to communicate with people nowadays, they could just text you 💁‍♀️

[@VictoriaMbewe-wi7yb]

Is WhatsApp also one of the socials you left?

[@axnagraea]

ooooh girl, i think i left whatsapp in like 2021 😅 i wouldn’t really consider it social media though, i would consider it like an alternative messaging app

[@linilou]

@@axnagraeawhat are you using instead of it?

[@Reanieee]

I’m starting now, thank you!!🥺🫶🏼

[@axnagraea]

ahhh congratulations + good luck 💕💕