She didn't just stop and take in the moment when she reached the summit of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Spain.
She looked for the best place to take a selfies and did it. She admitted to moving dangerously close to the edge.
She decided to stop using social media after she was berated by her husband.
"I said to myself, 'this has got to stop,'" says the British expatriate who lives in Spain. When I got out of the car, I took a photo.
I was getting down because I was thinking all the time about creating content and worrying about what to say.
She posted on social media that she was leaving. It was amazing that it was my most-liked post on the photo sharing site. Everyone commented "I wish I could do that" and "You're so brave"
According to her, she spent about 11 hours a week on social media.
The thought of abandoning the apps was frightening.
She did not have cravings after the initial withdrawal. It was a lot of fun. I have regained some of the sense of freedom and peace that I experienced when I stopped drinking, since I have been sober for more than six months.
We spend a lot of time on social media. The average person spends two hours and 29 minutes a day on such apps and websites. Five minutes is more than a year ago.
Some people think that this is a bad habit that they should cut down on, but for others it's actually an addiction that they need help to overcome.
The number of people seeking help for social media addiction has gone up over the past three years.
Nuno Albuquerque says that society has developed a strong dependency on social media and the internet.
Increased awareness of these concerns has led to more people quitting social media. Providers are paying attention.
There are other reasons why people are leaving social media.
It only lasted for about a year when Urvashi quitInstagram. She deleted her personal account for a second time in August this year and is adamant that she won't do it again.
The founder of the UK teabag brand says he is done.
It was one hundred percent. It feels like there is less and less privacy in the world. You do everything out there.
She no longer uses either of the social media sites. I think it's great. I now read 15 pages a night.
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More people are aware of how much time people are spending on social media.
Most phones show you the breakdown of how you're spending your time online, so this is easy to measure.
It's a powerful wake-up call to see how it all adds up. Heavy social media use and poor sleep are correlated with increased anxiety.
She says that people should let their friends know that they're quitting social media. An old fashioned phone call could serve the relationship better in the absence of direct messages.
Kashmir is a public relations executive from Rochester in Kent. She quit both the photo sharing site and the messaging app in the last 10 months.
She said her mental health was the main driver. There is a lot of pressure to live up to what other people are doing.
I would wake up not feeling refreshed after having a bad night's sleep. I don't know what celebrities are doing and I don't make comparisons in my day to day life.
It allows me to be more present and firm in my decisions.
Kashmir says that not being on social media does not affect her PR work or her search for a job.
Social media can be addictive due to the fact that it is a form of escape for the younger generation.
It's a way of connecting without being connected, and it's a comfort blanket for many. If someone spends more time online than in the real world, then they will become isolated, and addiction can get in the way.
More people are leaving social media. It is likely that we will eventually realize the damage it can cause to our relationships, mental health and our experience of real-world moments.
There is a woman in Spain who says she is happy without social media. It's so freeing to have a cup of tea and not think about the image, the caption, or the post. There is more to live for.
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