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Social media anxiety usually means always being online, always answering questions, and always managing your pages. It can be absolutely overwhelming, especially for the inexperienced online presence expert. If your company doesn’t have the option of hiring someone else to do it, you’ll have to learn how to deal with the stress of keep up your reputation. How can you make it less stressful so your blood pressure finally goes down? Take a look at the ideas below to see if they may be able to bring back some of your sanity.

Focus on a Single Platform

Facebook isn’t for everyone, and neither is Twitter. Some people hate that Twitter streams so quickly, and some people dislike that Facebook now makes you pay to promote your posts. Choose a platform and go with it. Develop your presence on a single platform at a time to reduce the stress associated with building a fanbase. That way, you only have one account to check every day until you’re sure that you can handle it.

Have a Block of Time for Social Media

Many of us check our personal social media pages throughout the day. As far as your business goes, that’s completely unnecessary. It’s better to allot a particular time of the day to going through all of your notifications. This can also help your clients know when they should expect an answer from you on Facebook. If you like to post throughout the day, you can employ a program like TweetDeck that allows you to automatically schedule posts ahead of time – which you can do during your allotted social media time.

Above All, Moderate Yourself

When you can’t simply stop going on a social media platform, especially if it’s impacting the quality of your work, consider dropping some of the time you spend on it. Maybe you devote three hours a day to Twitter; try devoting an hour instead. You can always split that hour into two or three chunks so you can check your page more than once a day, but it’s much easier on the stress levels if you don’t overindulge.