Handling Social Media Triggers

Social platforms can inform and inspire—but without boundaries, they hijack attention. Design your usage instead of absorbing it passively. Set two scrolling windows per day (15–20 minutes each) and keep your phone out of the bedroom. Disable nonessential notifications and mute accounts that repeatedly trigger comparison or outrage. Before posting or commenting, take three grounding breaths. Ask, “What do I feel right now?” If it’s agitation, pause and return later. Replace doom‑scrolling with a short walk or a page from a nourishing book. Keep a tiny usage log for a week: time in, mood after. You’ll quickly see patterns that call for gentler limits. Curate feeds toward learning, humor, and people who celebrate growth. When slips happen, respond with compassion, not rules that punish. The goal isn’t perfection—it’s a relationship with tech that protects your attention, your mood, and your life offline.