I remember logging in and sharing every last mess I was going through, I used social media as a pacifier of sorts and as much as it was helpful temporarily, unloading ~felt~ like I did the "work" when that wasn't the case. I never sat in my discomfort, I simply unloaded it.

And as a result, I bonded with a lot of people who were also unloading as a form of therapy because we're all too broke to go see a professional. Journaling is even more lonely, I would never give that advice. I think creating support systems offline is *so* important right now.

Fortify your systems of trust and support, find the avenues that work for you to cope but don't come online when we're all going through it to unload and to trauma bond. It's not healthy. Don't use social media as an emotional cop-out. Deal with your shit offline.

I think the internet can be a good resource to learn and challenge ourselves but it can also inhibit our growth and keep us stagnant emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually. Being online a lot isn't the problem, it's how we're online that is.