Why you should think twice before to post another photo in social networks

I recently visited on a ridge of the Sierra Nevada, which is very remote from civilization. The area was pretty wild, but extremely beautiful. The surrounding landscape was so good that my hands whenever instinctively drawn to smartphoneTo make more shots and then share them with everyone I knew.

But then I ran into a small problem. I was in the mountains. there was no internet. I could only stand and stare at all this beauty. And then I started thinking.

I'm just like everyone else, obsessed to share with someone your photos. I have no account of any Instagram, no Facebook, but I like to share different shots with my family and friends in applications like WhatsApp or Snapchat.

That is why I do not blame people who want to capture the bright moments of your life and share them with the world. I do not condemn, because they understand very well. We all occasionally tempted to put in

social networks their vacation photos, funny pictures from the life of animals, or even pictures of the stunning dinner to cook that left a lot of strength.

But what motivates us to do this? Where does the very desire to share a photo? Can we make some kind of awareness element in this process and begin to control it?

While I was dragged to the hotel through the pine forest, in my head spinning around these thoughts:

• Why not just enjoy the moment, without wanting someone to share it?
• I just want to show off in front of everyone and still have in my actions some altruistic intentions?
• Why do I so concerned about this topic?

I clearly outlined his problem: the unconscious desire to constantly share with someone photographs. During those two days, while I was traveling through the mountains, it occurred me roughly about two times per hour. I was determined to begin to control this process and make it more conscious.

And that's what I understood.

Should be prohibited to use the phone itself

I reached for him every time he saw something beautiful. I could not do anything with this obsessive desire and feel dependent and helpless. Then I started to limit yourself.

Whenever I wanted to pick up the phone, I asked myself, why do I now? what feelings I am experiencing? where this almost physical discomfort due to the fact that I can not use it? what will change after I send out all the photos? Answers to the questions were not. I let curiosity take over himself up and continued the experiment.

We are all, without exception, want to look better

The man - a social being. It is natural that in the eyes of other people, we want to Look good. We want the people around them thought that we live a full life, traveling, discovering new places, we see at least some meaning in this life. photos of accommodation - a kind of a way to let the world see that we are still alive and something let stand.

I'm not saying anything bad about the desire to look good in front of others. Some may be a desire to condemn. I think this is absolutely normal and self-evident phenomenon.

We would not be ourselves if we did not have the subconscious desire to show others a little better than we really are.

Those who claim that they do not care, probably just telling the whole story. In the end, that such shameful to appear all stiff upper lip?

Most often, we are able to understand that we do not actually need. We can be quite happy without social approval. Of course, I myself in it do not believe, or not posted to this site right now. ;)

We feel the need to share the joy with family

Because we want them to enjoy pleasant moments and discoveries in the same way as we are. Here we saw something quite amazing and already are eager to make sure that it is something inspired by other people as well as inspired us. We expect that it will make their lives a little brighter will help them a little shake. Herein lies the positive aspect of this story with the need to share photos. But there are also negative.

I know a lot of people who inspire stories, travels and adventures, which are divided around them. They find it entertaining, useful, and even thinking about how to independently replicate some routes travel or someone's advice to visit the vending restaurant.

However, there is a category of people who are very noticeable bend things. They subconsciously feel catch suspect others in boasting, feel envy and jealousy light shots. Here are some contradictory range of feelings can cause an ordinary picture into a social network.

We must learn to enjoy the moment

You can see a magnificent landscape. He is so good that you feel the need for someone to share it. Why? And for what? Why combine the moment, which is so good, with the need to capture it, and then another, and to send to someone? Why all the fuss? I have long thought about it and realized that I was used to simply enjoy the beauty around without the need for someone to share. It is quite possible.

We can enjoy the moment, not sharing it with anyone. We can appreciate the beauty and do not need any in whose approval. We have an acute need in life is to have someone to share our enthusiasm.

Who would think that without it he would feel inferior, but it is not. You can enjoy the moment and by oneself. And that's great.

Photo sharing - a way to cope with anxiety

Imagine how majestically looking mountain at sunset. It can be so beautiful, so exciting, that emotion will beat over the edge. We want them to someone to share. To do this, we share photos. So we are trying to rein in our emotions. If we do not have the opportunity to share, then just start screaming with joy.

But before this it was not. We just felt good. Joy and delight us absorbed with his head and gave impetus for new research and discoveries, it is fueled from within and give strength to move on. And now we just repress it, sending a close photo of some enthusiastic comments.

We own deprive themselves of delicious whole bunch of emotions, killing all the charm of the time when trying to send something somewhere. Most people understand this, but does not try to change the situation. And for good reason.

We can completely control their feelings and guide them in the right direction. We are able to restrain emotions and experience them yourself. But it requires effort.

I do not urge you to immediately stop the upload photos to social networks. I have nothing against progress and technology. I just recommend to control your desire to share photos and add a drop of consciousness in the process.