Who would've thought the world would still continue even though I stopped paying attention to my Snapchat!? It gets better, not only did the world keep going, but I found out that there is a whole entire world that does not involve what everyone else is doing with their lives, and, to be completely honest, that world is a whole lot better. So with that said, I dare you all to just take one small week and make it Snapchat-free. Call it a Snapchat cleanse and just see what you are actually missing. (Hint, hint: you are not missing out on what anyone else is doing, but what you aren't doing because you are wasting your life watching quick pics and videos of your friends.)

I never really thought Snapchat had that much of an influence on me until I stopped paying attention to it and the anxiety I felt when I wasn't looking at it. I was so caught up in wondering what everyone was doing and who was doing something cooler than I was; then I had an epiphany. The people who were doing something "cooler" than I was, honestly, probably really were not. Snapchat is a great illusion and a perfect way to make another human feel as though they are missing out on something incredible, even though they more often then not aren't even doing something amazing. Do not deny it because we all do it, even I do it!

After a few days I slowly started to forget what Snapchat even was. I did not feel the need to document every little thing that I was doing and just wanted to enjoy a moment in my life with only the people around me not in cyber space, whether it was big or small. My need to see what everyone else was doing progressively faded away, and I quickly realized how much I did not care.

So this was a real life experience and I want you all to see what freedom is like. Yes Snapchat has its perks: it can be entertaining, an interesting way to communicate when texting gets boring, and who doesn't love Snapchat art?! But don't feel the need to constantly check it or post something and don't have fomo when you are checking your Snapchat or going through your Snapchat cleanse. I promise, you will survive a week without Snapchat and will come out a new person. So after reading this article join me in a week of being Snapchat-free, and I promise it will be worth it.