I don’t want the soundtrack of my life to be the sound of notifications. Somewhere along the way, being contactable became confused with being available. A missed call became why aren’t you answering? An unread message became are you ignoring me? Posting online became well, you had time to post. But there’s an entire human being on the other side of that screen living a life you know absolutely nothing about. Sometimes I’m creating. Sometimes I’m struggling. Sometimes I’m dealing with things I don’t share publicly. Sometimes I genuinely haven’t seen the notification. And sometimes? I just put my fucking phone down because it’s healthy for me. I love social media. I love the connection, inspiration, learning, weird rabbit holes and glimpses into other people’s worlds. I just don’t think access to technology should mean unlimited access to each other. People are complex. Lives are complex. Don’t assume. Just be chill. 🖤 I wrote the full, raw Field Notes essay about this over on my Patreon: I Don’t Want the Soundtrack of My Life to Be the Sound of Notifications. #MentalHealthAwareness #digitalwellbeing #socialmedia #boundaries #neurodivergent - @feraldoll11