Hi, 

obviously social media is a hotbed for anxiety; everyones perfect lives on display making everyone else's life feel dull and worthless - alot of us stalk profiles of people we know/want to be friends with etc and i feel like its a very common thing.

Recently i've been trying to get over my ex and unlike previous relationships, i intentionally unfriended her on facebook and unfollowed instagram, and have literally forced myself to not check her profiles whatsoever to help myself move on, and also to stop stalking anyone in future (aside from checking their profile once etc). The point is, the urge is still there to check it, and it's made me realise how toxic yet normalised the act of stalking people has become. It's not quite an addiction but its like very anxiety-inducing knowing there could be stuff i dont want to see on those profiles, yet knowing i'd probably be feeling even worse if i checked it.

I'm really interested in hearing from people who have done similar sort of things. Does stopping stalking people on social media genuinely help reduce the severity of anxiety attacks and feelings of self-worthlessness? Or is it a minor thing that is not as unhealthy as it seems? I'm confused on this one