I unfollowed all my friends. Every single one. I had a totally blank newsfeed for months. It was fantastic. Now I'm deciding whether to re-follow just a few people that I actually miss having updates from, or whether to carry on manually going to their profile whenever I wonder what they're up to. I would highly recommend the mass unfollow.
I went a different direction and just quit Facebook entirely. I miss some of the pics from friends but nothing else about FB. I especially don't miss feeling addicted to the feed.
About 2 weeks before the election, when my local bubble was *sure* Hillary was going to win, but the kind of posts coming from my *other* peeps (family in rural PA, former military) made me worry...I realized I needed a break.
I'd already unfollowed at least a dozen people on both sides of the aisle. (One exception, the very political / leftist socialist guy who posts very thoughtful links on both sides...truly well balanced). But it didn't help. Just *seeing* the headlines in my feed as I desperately looked for the cute kid pics were causing me to lose sleep. I told my husband that I didn't want to hear about whatever he was reading either, because it was causing me stress (that whole "locus of control" thing).
So for about 2 weeks, I would check FB in the morning for my "On This Day" memories of cute kids. But the *minute* I saw a political post, I closed it. And then: after work, no social media (thank goodness instagram was still cute kid pics). I cooked dinner, hung out with the family, and sat and did a lot of crocheting for a Christmas gift. I figured if I did 3 rows a night I'd finish by the end of the month. Anyway...crocheting is very relaxing and zen-inducing. In two weeks, I worked my way through at least 4 balls of yarn, with only 2 more to go until I'm done. On the weekends, I used my time to clean up and putter, and worked on a couple of quilts.
It's been glorious. This week has been a tough one for me, but I really am considering continuing the ban next week. It's hard though. I'm contrary, and I like arguing with people and pointing out their inconsistencies. I find it fun. Both sides of the aisle. The ridiculous people who think we should get rid of the electoral college NOW and make Hillary president. The people who think that others should not be allowed to protest (freedom of speech anyone?) The people who say "if you don't like it, leave", but in the same breath will say "the Syrians should stay and fix their own country".