What You Need to Know Before You Quit Social Media

Benya Clark
4 min readNov 27, 2018
Photo by ROBIN WORRALL on Unsplash

From privacy violations to mental health concerns, there are 101 reasons to quit social media. I took the plunge a few months ago by deactivating my Facebook account, and I’ve generally been happy with my decision. But, there’s one thing that I wish I had been warned about beforehand: When you quit social media, it will take much more effort to maintain your relationships.

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Benya Clark

I’m a lawyer turned writer from North Carolina. I write about sobriety, mental health, and more. Subscribe to my weekly newsletter at exploringsobriety.com.