Why I Deleted My Facebook And Instagram Accounts (And What Happened When I Did)
UPDATE: It’s September 2023 and I’m experimenting with reactivating the social media accounts. I’ll keep you posted with what happens!
I’ve been talking about it for years, getting off of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. As time went on, it seemed easier to just ignore it and not actively participate very often, rather than just deactivate or delete them altogether. Looking back, I can see that I put off the final step for a while because subconsciously I felt a tether to people that I love, through those accounts. I also was holding a subconscious belief that I “needed” to be active on those platforms to make sure that I was reaching people with my offerings and my gifts.
So why now? Did something happen to prompt me to make the move? Yes and no. I’ve understood the data mining and lack of privacy on these platforms for some time (and that’s partly what inspired our private social community at rawspirituality.com), but the shifting energies on the planet recently brought me to a more heightened understanding of my energy body and how I have been using it (and at times, mis-using it) over the years.
During the last few months, I began to tune in to the subtle energies of the social media platforms, the cords and tethers to and from them, and how my system/energy/light body/emotional body has been processing those energies.
I discovered that my empathic nature (feeling other’s feelings and supporting others in their processing) was on hyper-alert when it came to some social media. In a moment I’m going to share a list of what I discovered I was processing through my own light body, emotional, mental, and physical bodies, so you may tune in and see if you’re in the same boat.
But before that, I did connect in within myself to see if there was a supportive, appropriate and beneficial way for me to somehow “block” or optimize the efficiency of what I was processing through my system, so I could keep those accounts in place and feel great at the same time. I found that the answer was “yes, and…”
Yes, I could do that, AND that meant that I was going to be dedicating some energy for that purpose. So the question arose within me, do I choose to use the prana/chi that moves through me in that way - or do I have other plans for it, like physical healing, consciousness expansion, service to humanity? Do I feel stretched or overwhelmed with the FB and Insta connections? What about other social media, like Pinterest or YouTube?
I noticed that Pinterest and YouTube have very different energetic signatures than FB and Insta. For me, there was no draining impact from Pinterest and YouTube. I also use those sites in very different ways than FB/Insta. (I’m not scrolling, or seeking distraction; just very specifically using them as search engines to find specific things.)
Here’s what I discovered that we are subject to, when we are on FB, Twitter, and Instagram:
The feelings of the people who post, when their post comes up in your feed. For me, it took energy to digest, transmute, or release those energetic structures that were literally coming through the screen/portal. The structures/feelings were generally in the level of consciousness range of inadequacy, overwhelm, addiction, pressure, comparison, and loneliness.
The collective energy of all of the other users of the platform, who are on the platform at the same time that we are. In my case, anyone who was also scrolling, as they were sharing their energetic signature, my ultra-sensitive nervous system was picking it up.
The energy of the seed of the platforms themselves. The seed energy is the overall purpose and mission of the company’s founders/corporate culture, that is integrated into every aspect of the platform and is transmitted through just opening the app or website or having an account.
The processing of the reactions and comments of people on the site, as well as their level of consciousness at the time of reaction.
The energy of “people as products”.
The dehumanizing energy of “number of followers/likes/shares indicates your power/worth/value on some level”.
The connection to past relationships that may not have any “positive” or “negative” impact on your life now, but are holding you anchored/connected to a past timeline that you’re no longer consciously wanting to invest in (i.e. who you used to be).
The lower chakra (survival, comparison, importance) tethers to those we love, rather than the heart/soul/spirit-based connections being the primary cords with those people.
The siphoning of our own energy to unconsciously/automatically help to support and balance the energy of the overall app/site experience. Many of us (lightworkers/old souls/indigos) have missions to anchor light and transmute “negative” thought forms and other energetic structures wherever we are and in whatever circumstances we find ourselves.
A question to ask oneself then becomes: Am I satisfying and fulfilling my mission by unconsciously processing/siphoning energy in this way, or is there a more appropriate, supportive and beneficial way to anchor in my mission? Remembering that there is no right or wrong answer here, as some souls may not be affected in the same way that I was or that you are. We all have our own karmic journey and soul curriculum.
What Happened When I Deactivated Those Accounts?
With the new year, fresh start energy flooding in, the first days of 2021 felt like the perfect timing to open to the shift.
The effect was instantaneous. At first, I felt the cords, threads and tethers that had connected me in an unsupportive, siphoning way begin to destabilize, shake, and loosen. I became acutely aware of tiny little siphons that I hadn’t noticed before (or had become numb to). Energy had been flowing from me - and to me - through those tiny portals. I had chills all over my body, and I started to feel a cool lightness emerge as my auric field began to stabilize.
I then intentionally cut the non-beneficial cosmic cords to the sites themselves, to all of the collective consciousness associated with them, to all of the Friend/Follower Lists, to all of the energies that pull into the past, to any greed-seed of the companies, advertisers and affiliates...and WHOA. Big, big shifts.
What interesting energy came flooding in!
Any challenges I was having with keeping my aura/energy field stable, went away immediately. My auric field began to heal in the areas of impact from those siphons. Emotionally I felt even lighter, brighter and more free than I already feel! Focused exceptionally in the now, in the present moment.
There had been small but consistent siphons of energy that were going to those platforms that are no longer, and now I have access to that energy for whatever I want to use it for...healing, creativity, love, life.....
For the first few days, I experienced some purging of the energies that I had “digested” during my 10 years on FB and few years on Instagram/Twitter. I had waves of loneliness come out of nowhere. Moments of feeling inadequate and pressurized. Wanting something to distract me. Looking for something to scroll, something to instantly occupy my mind. And remember, I was hardly ever ON these platforms! And still, the detox happened of the energies, just due to my unconscious “opting in” and implied consent.
I allowed those feelings/energies to move through my 4-body system and release for transmutation. I honored the time and connections made on the platforms, giving thanks for the loving messages and posts that were shared. Sending love to all of those beautiful light beings, the connections that had been made.
Then came the release of all of the “marketing” that had been absorbed; those messages that had been marketed to me by activating a (solar plexus) sense of want/need/desire…or a (root/base) belief that I must somehow be “marketing” to others, to prove that I had something worthwhile for them to participate in. The subtle imprint that if I was important enough, I could warrant some attention, coupled with the energy of wanting to “hide” on social media. The release of these unconscious programs that had been surreptitiously imprinted into my field was liberating beyond expression.
I’m still in the process of noticing and allowing the shifts to continue to upgrade and reboot. I’ll keep you posted as my healing continues!
If you’ve been thinking about it, or you make the decision, please post your experience in the comments. I’d love to know how you’re impacted by this type of change. Share this blog with others that you feel may be curious about restoring some energetic harmony through social media disconnection. And if you’d like some support with the disconnection energetically, check out my Cosmic Cord Cutting MP3 HERE.
It’s amazing that when we disconnect from some avenues that appear benign but are energetically challenging, we open up to connect with each other and ourselves in ways that we couldn’t even have imagined. We find each other no matter what, it’s our soul’s journey!
In-Joy and In Love,
Alyssa
UPDATE: It’s September 2023 and I’m experimenting with reactivating the social media accounts. I’ll keep you posted with what happens!