I’m sure boyfriend’s across the world are jumping for joy over this one, (oh hey Pat). I’ll start by saying I am an Instagram junkie, like I don’t miss a picture, ever. And if I do, I scroll alllllllllll the way down until I find the last picture I saw and go from there. I can tell ya who’s friends with who, who’s stealing who’s picture, who’s on vacation where, yada yada yada. It’s a sad reality.
Pat brought this to my attention one day when we were talking on the phone and he stopped mid-sentence and said, “Brittany get off Instagram!”. I was letting Instagram ruin our conversation and he totally called me out on it.
I’d be lying if I said I cut all ties with Instagram; but it was definitely a wake up call. In my opinion, Instagram is the best place for idolization and the worst place for inspiration. Here’s why…
Instagram gives you a false sense of reality
Not every day is #beachvibes and your #workflow isn’t always a laptop next to a beautiful hand crafted cup of coffee overlooking the Caribbean.
I’d say the majority of pictures you see on Instagram have filters, and most likely none of them were taken in one shot. People only show you what they want you to see. Take it from me, I’ve literally cried over this one. Life can be good, bad, and ugly. That’s reality.
Instagram constantly reminds you of how good you don’t look
From Kylie Jenner’s lips to Female Motivation’s thigh gap, you can’t catch a break. It’s great to look at but when that becomes all you look at, you end up comparing yourself to the pros and that just ain’t fair. And don’t pull that, ‘Well I don’t feel that way, I’m confident in my own skin‘ crap on me… we all want to be Beyonce, ok?
Instagram robs you of real relationships
This one can actually be applied to any social network for that matter. Cue boyfriends cheering. So you go to dinner, the doctor’s, a football game, the bar, the salon, the airport, even in BED, and you see people pluggin’ away on their phones.
Now I get that it helps pass the time, but don’t you feel a tad bit odd when you look around and everyone’s on their phones? Your waitress is waiting for you to move as she’s holding your scalding hot plate of gluten-free linguini and you’re like ‘hold on lemme just like this Instagram pic real quick’. Not to mention you have completely ignored the entire table because you’ve been on your phone. There go your social skills.
Clearly I exaggerated a little and tried to make this post fun, (tell me if I’ve succeeded in the comments below), but on a serious note Instagram will ruin your life… if you let it.
You are beautiful with or without the Kylie lips, and FYI a blogger’s pictures are extremely staged so please don’t feel inadequate. Lastly, as I mentioned before when I met Gabrielle Bernstein, your presence is your power so love the ones you’re with when you’re with them.
Big thanks to my boyfriend for teaching me this, you’re amazing.
Have you let Instagram ruin your life? Tell me about it below!
xx
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