We all have a group text with our best friends. Here you share stories about your day, tea about dates and other important updates. If you are very busy and the group app is quite active, this can be so overwhelming. This is how you can take a break from the group text without offending your friends.
Let the group app know what is going on
Open communication is always indispensable in these types of situations. Let your friends know that you are getting a bit overwhelmed by all the notifications and that you are going to withdraw for a while. Let them know that it is absolutely not personal and has nothing to do with what is being discussed. If it is a group app with few people, it may be decided to text privately more often to keep the peace. But whatever the situation, let your friends know that you’re taking a break so they don’t wonder where you went. That’s how you get into arguments. Explain why you are distancing yourself and, if necessary, give them an estimate of how long you will be away. And the most important message: that they can always text you privately if they really want to talk to you. That’s a lot less overwhelming.
Mute the group app
To give yourself some rest, you can now mute the group app. In WhatsApp you can choose to mute the group app for a long or short time. What you choose depends on what you need. If you have the group app on mute, you will still see the apps within the app, but you will not receive any notifications. Were the notifications what overwhelmed you? Then this is the right solution for now.
Archive the group app
Okay, the notification issue is now resolved, but you may now encounter another problem. You may experience FOMO because you still wonder what is being said. You have muted the group precisely because you want peace and quiet, so this is not ideal. The next step would be to archive your group app. That little number at the top of your WhatsApp is a lot less overwhelming.
Worst case scenario, leave the group
Doesn’t that help either? Then tell your friends that you are going to leave the group for a while to rest. By the time you have recovered, you can then let a group app administrator know that you are ready to come back. This is the most drastic step you can take, but sometimes it is necessary.
