social detox
Voluntary connection break
Social detox is a deliberate period of withdrawing from social interactions, whether online or in person, to recover from overstimulation or emotional exhaustion.
Like detoxing from substances, the idea is that stepping back allows mental and emotional reset: I'm taking a social detox this weekend—no parties, no group chats, no social media.
The term reflects growing awareness of how constant connectivity can drain energy.
- digitalOf discrete data
- screen timeDuration on digital displays
- unplugSever from power source
- disconnectTo break a connection
- log offTerminate computer session
screen · cleanse · mindfulness · quiet · retreat · off the grid · offline · do not disturb · boundaries · wellness · reset · break · time out · peace · solitude · recharge · meditation · sabbatical
- addiction treatmentmethadone, treatment centers, buprenorphine, rehab facilities, naltrexone
- detoxcleanse, flush, cleansing, purge, toxins
- digital detoxunplugging, disconnect, dopamine fast, media fast, digital minimalism
- rehabrehab, rehabilitation, drug rehab, inpatient rehab, addiction treatment
social detoxchronically online
Obsessively internet-immersed
social media addiction · doomscrolling · doom scrolling · terminally online · hyperconsumption
social, society, societal, socialize, socialization, sociable, sociability, asocial, antisocial