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Deleted instagram about a year ago - was a major source of FOMO and really didn't help my self-esteem as I'm terrible for comparing myself to the [curated] successes of peers - which when I think about it probably isn't the healthiest way of dealing with it, but has definitely helped.
Tried to do the same with FB, went through all the steps to delete the account and all data, but I think due to the fact I still used/wanted to use the Messenger app, it essentially won't delete my FB account unless I delete this too. I removed the app from my phone, and only occasionally hop on via a browser for one local neighbourhood group that's pretty useful, so maybe as others have said removing the phone app(s) is half the battle, if not more.
I'm also another one for whom reddit has become a huge time sink - essentially replaced the mindless scrolling I was doing on FB/insta...