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Gayle Macdonald says she now realises that there is "more to life" than posting on social mediaWhen Gayle Macdonald reached a summit in Spain's Sierra Nevada mountain range earlier this year, she didn't just stop and take in the moment.
"Thinking all the time about creating content, and worrying about what to say, was taking up too much headspace and getting me down."A week later she posted on Facebook and Instagram that she would be leaving the platforms. "It was amazing how it was my most-liked post on Instagram. Everyone was commenting 'I wish I could do that' and 'you're so brave'."
UK Addiction Treatment , an organisation that runs centres to treat social media addiction, says it has seen a 5% increase in the number of people seeking its help for the problem over the past three years. Urvashi also no longer uses Twitter or Facebook, and she finds it liberating. "I love it. I now read 15 pages of a book every night instead."is a series exploring how technological innovation is set to shape the new emerging economic landscape.
She advises that people quitting social media should let all their friends know, so they don't continue to try to contact you via the sites. "Offer other ways of getting in touch... perhaps an old-fashioned phone call could serve the relationship better in the absence of direct messages."
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