Date: April 28, 2025
Author: Daniel Hayes
I’ve reached a breaking point with social media. I can feel myself unraveling a little bit, and I don’t like it. Lately, every time I log in, I find myself getting increasingly irritated, and it’s making me say things I wouldn’t normally say. Worse, I can’t seem to stop myself. It’s like a weird compulsion now. The worst part is that the people I’m getting upset with don’t even seem to notice how bad things are.
I’m not a mean person by nature, but when I see something ridiculous or harmful online, I just can’t help myself. It’s like I need to point out how wrong they are. The frustrating part is when they don’t get it. They don’t even seem to care or realize the consequences of what they’re saying. And I know this isn’t doing anyone any good—not me, not them, not anyone. But it’s like the more I scroll, the more I get caught in this cycle of negativity, just waiting to get frustrated and lash out.
I’m not wishing anything bad on anyone, I swear. It’s not that I want bad things to happen to people who are doing things that could hurt themselves or others—it’s more like I’m just standing back and saying, “Go ahead, keep going down that path. I hope you realize, at some point, what you’re doing isn’t helping anyone.” But deep down, I know that they’re not going to change. They won’t stop, no matter how many times I point out their flaws or explain the consequences. It’s like I’m talking to a wall.
I think the worst part is that this cycle is feeding into itself. The more frustrated I get, the worse my comments become, and the worse I feel afterward. I start to hate myself for being that person—the one who gets riled up over things that, honestly, aren’t worth the emotional energy. But I can’t help it. It’s like a reaction I can’t control, and it’s draining me.
I realized something today, though. I need to step back. I need a break from all of this. It’s time to walk away for a while—clear my head, take a step back from the noise and the outrage. I don’t know how long it will be, but I think I need to reset. I want to regain the peace of mind that I’ve lost while scrolling through all of this nonsense.
Maybe I’ll come back in a bit, maybe I won’t. But right now, I just need to step away, for my own sake. The people who are meant to get it, will get it. And the ones who don’t? Well, they’re not my responsibility to fix. It’s time I focus on myself and let go of this habit of getting pulled into things that only make me angry and frustrated. The world will keep turning, with or without my opinion on it. And for now, I think that’s just fine.
