{"id":16999,"date":"2024-12-27T15:39:23","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T14:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/27\/how-i-beat-overwhelm-i-found-whatsapp-draining-so-i-learned-ways-to-curb-my-cravings\/"},"modified":"2024-12-27T15:39:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T14:39:23","slug":"how-i-beat-overwhelm-i-found-whatsapp-draining-so-i-learned-ways-to-curb-my-cravings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/27\/how-i-beat-overwhelm-i-found-whatsapp-draining-so-i-learned-ways-to-curb-my-cravings\/","title":{"rendered":"How I beat overwhelm: I found WhatsApp draining \u2013 so I learned ways to curb my cravings"},"content":{"rendered":"

My anxiety about not replying to everyone\u2019s messages was at a constant simmer until I created proper boundaries<\/p>\n

I feel as if I\u2019ve lost days of my life to digital causes. Even though I\u2019m an extrovert, the near-constant drip of WhatsApp communications can drain me; my anxiety over not replying instantly to everyone is at constant simmer. Add to that the element of performance, and the worry that proving you care is measured in the messages you send \u2026 and it can all get too much.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere has Remona gone?\u201d panicked one friend, when I went awol while juggling a deadline, babysitting, and hosting house guests. The pile-up of 248 unread messages in one group alone \u2013 inclusive of podcast-length voice notes \u2013 made me feel like a bad person for being absent. Sometimes, I\u2019m happy to be entirely mute \u2013 as I was in one unnecessarily large group I was added to without consent. I went unnoticed for years amid unsolicited selfies of people I barely knew and forwarded messages that had to be forwarded further or you\u2019d face some disaster, until someone realised I was lurking and outed me in front of all 43 members. I was mortified.<\/p>\n

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\nMy anxiety about not replying to everyone\u2019s messages was at a constant simmer until I created proper boundaries
\nI feel as if I\u2019ve lost days of my life to digital causes. Even though I\u2019m an extrovert, the near-constant drip of WhatsApp communications can drain me; my anxiety over not replying instantly to everyone is at constant simmer. Add to that the element of performance, and the worry that proving you care is measured in the messages you send \u2026 and it can all get too much.
\n\u201cWhere has Remona gone?\u201d panicked one friend, when I went awol while juggling a deadline, babysitting, and hosting house guests. The pile-up of 248 unread messages in one group alone \u2013 inclusive of podcast-length voice notes \u2013 made me feel like a bad person for being absent. Sometimes, I\u2019m happy to be entirely mute \u2013 as I was in one unnecessarily large group I was added to without consent. I went unnoticed for years amid unsolicited selfies of people I barely knew and forwarded messages that had to be forwarded further or you\u2019d face some disaster, until someone realised I was lurking and outed me in front of all 43 members. I was mortified. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My anxiety about not replying to everyone\u2019s messages was at a constant simmer until I created proper boundaries I feel as if I\u2019ve lost days of my life to digital causes. Even though I\u2019m an extrovert, the near-constant drip of WhatsApp communications can drain me; my anxiety over not replying instantly to everyone is at …<\/p>\n

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