Have you ever stopped using Social Media for a bit? I did. It feels great in the beginning , then the lulls set it and finally you crave to get back. But you can’t.

You start by taking baby steps, checking your account sometimes. And then comes the big dilemma. It goes something like this:

“Hey it’s Simmi’s birthday. Let me wish her on her timeline. But no I don’t use social media. I can’t let people think I use social media. My sacrifices will be wasted.”

Now you might not have faced this, but all of us have been in similar situations without realizing it.

You want something, but you stop yourself because it will affect the mental image you have created for yourself.

Or because you are carrying the burden of the past.

Or you are just stuck somewhere.

“I won’t speak in class ( Because I have never spoken. It’s scary )”

“I don’t eat my lunch with workers ( Because I am at a certain level)”

“I won’t break the fight with best friend from college ( Even though it’s been 10 years since we fought and I remember him every now and then)”

“I won’t say a thing to my crush ( Because she’s beyond my league)”

“I will act pricey in front of those rich relatives ( We have also progressed)”

All of us have been guilty of doing these things. Living with mental baggage. But why? It’s such a waste.

Why do we choose to become a slave of a thought. Why can’t we communicate our feelings the way they occur?

It’s hilarious the pain we agonize about, no one even knows about it.

No one cares.