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It's pretty common actually. When you step away from social media, you might feel anxious because you're missing out on updates, notifications, and that constant stream of validation/engagement you're used to. Your brain gets rewired by the dopamine hits from likes and comments, so the absence can feel genuinely uncomfortable at first. Usually this settles down after a few days though - the anxiety tends to fade as your nervous system recalibrates.
Totally, I went through this myself last summer when I decided to take a month off Instagram. The first week was rough - I kept reaching for my phone out of pure habit and felt this weird disconnect from what my friends were doing. But honestly? Once I pushed through that initial anxiety, it actually switched to relief. I think what helps is remembering that the anxiety is mostly your brain adjusting to missing that dopamine hit, not because anything's actually wrong.
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