Putting Things in Perspective-Getting Away From Facebook

Yes, I have to admit if only to myself that I'm a little bit addicted to Facebook. I have checked it at least three times a day, spent hours I probably shouldn't have spent and let myself get sucked in emotionally. It isn't hard to do. Seeing all the pictures and feeling just a little bit important is addictive. I get it.

I recently had a very bad experience that my mind still keeps playing over and over. I have tried to put things in perspective and take everything I see with a "grain of salt" but it's difficult. I can't seem to get away from the facts that I've allowed myself to get lured in.

Facebook does have some good qualities. I can touch base with friends that I haven't talked to in a very long time. I can pray for those who are sick and share the joy with those who are rejoicing. Unfortunately, I did allow myself to overreact and not check my facts before posting them. I got burned big time. It was only when someone actually threatened me that I realized that I was heading down the wrong path. Facebook was putting the ugliness that I wanted to hide out there for everyone to see. I couldn't blame the users who depended on me for accurate information. They used Facebook as a sort of tool.

I didn't completely understand the damage I'd done. I was right, wasn't I? Yet I would have to admit that I may have stretched the truth a bit. I know I've written some things that couldn't be verified but that I thought were true. I let social media dictate what I believed for a time. I can't do that anymore. I do have to get away from Facebook before it takes over my life.

I have started to discipline myself to only get on Facebook for an hour or less every day except for the weekends. I really never go on the computer on the weekends at all. I've also worked on deleting and saving posts, including some that had fiction instead of fact. I will from now on stick to facts. I may lose some people this way. Many do have "itching" ears that only want to hear the negative.

Eventually, I will get off Facebook completely. I'll find another platform where I can put things in perspective and not let myself get carried away.