"Spider-Man" actor Tom Holland says he is stepping away from social media as a way to maintain his psychological well being.
Holland, 26, made the announcement to his practically 68 million Instagram followers over the weekend.
"I discover Instagram and Twitter to be overstimulating, to be overwhelming," he mentioned in a video. "I get caught up and I spiral after I learn issues about me on-line, and in the end it is very detrimental to my psychological state. So, I made a decision to take a step again and delete the app."
Earlier than this put up, Holland hadn't uploaded a put up on Instagram since July 1. He hasn't used Twitter – the place he has over 7 million followers – since February.
Holland mentioned he briefly got here again to Instagram to advertise Stem 4 – a U.Okay. primarily based psychological well being charity that contributes towards "serving to younger children who're struggling." He helps Stem 4 although his group, The Brothers Belief.
"There may be an terrible stigma in opposition to psychological well being and I do know that asking for assist and looking for assist is not one thing we must be ashamed of," he mentioned. Earlier than signing off, he mentioned he would "disappear" from Instagram once more.
Holland is not the one movie star who has taken a break from social media or stop it altogether for psychological well being causes. In an interview earlier this 12 months, Selena Gomez revealed she has stayed off her social media profiles for greater than 4 and a half years, saying she's "happier" and "extra current" since she made the choice.