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Have any of y'all noticed you're generally in a better mood after moving to the fediverse? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Moops to c/asklemmy

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I've been in a great mood for the last week. Like, so much so I've even noticed a couple times and thought to myself "wow, I'm in a really positive mood." I've long minimized my use of social media and recently left that other site, interacting exclusively on Lemmy for my online community interactions.

I noticed my attitude of always being on guard whenever I say/comment/post anything here or IRL, expecting someone to roll through and light me up, has diminished and I'm generally feeling more confident and enjoying interactions both here but also IRL

I'm sure there's more to it than simply an online community change but holy shit. Seeing the effect ebb into my real life is amazing. You always hear about the negative impacts of social media on mental health but to experience it in real time is something else.

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[–] dancing_sauce 8 points 1 year ago

The users seem less hostile here overall and I feel like I wanna engage again by either posting or commenting because it doesn't seem to get lost. The other website might have become too big, it was either going "viral" or being ignored, no middle ground.