When you decide to go dark, do you tell people before you do?

I've turned off my phone for a bit over a week now.

I've switched SIMs and nobody knows my current number.
I've logged out of all of my socials without a peep.

Only communication I've had is some worried emails from my father and my girlfriend and I told them to leave me alone.

I can't imagine if anyone else cared to message me on my socials since I haven't deactivated them yet, only people who know I'm in this dark place is my parents and my girlfriend.

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fakable

it is not difficult to live without people. it is difficult to live without the usual level of comfort. food, warmth, security, etc.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

If I ever do that I would still tell a select circle of friends and relatives my new numbers (land-line and portable 'phones), but also, importantly, the clubs to which I belong.

Obviously too, organisations like my bank and the utility companies.

Whilst it is frankly, not necessary to have "social media" accounts, it's not possible to be a complete hermit, and if you try you could end up very lonely.

Samael

@ArishMell I already feel very lonely but that's okay. Right about the billing accounts though..

HootyTheNightOwl

Pushing people away when you need them the most isn't a smart move...

Samael

@HootyTheNightOwl Feels like the only move

HootyTheNightOwl

@Samael Only you need people to keep you going at a time when you are more likely to do something you might later regret.

Queendragonfly · 31-35, F

Everyone who knows me knows that I'm not on the traditional social media's and haven't been for many years now, and that if they text me or call me there's a big chance I might not respond until hours or days later.

SW-User

How can I when I don't even control it?

Allelse · 36-40, M

I don't do blackface.

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