While
McCary’s
account
still
exists,
no
posts
remain,
and
Stone
not
only
doesn’t
have
Instagram,
she
doesn’t
even
possess
a
computer
(though
she
has
a
full-service
smart
phone).
“I’m
not
outwardly
on
social
media,”
she told Fresh
Air host
Terry
Gross
on
NPR
in
January. “I
look
at
things
on
social
media…I
see
it
but
I
don’t
have
any
desire
to
have
a
social
media
presence
myself
or
have
my
own
account.
It’s
not
for
me,
it’s
not
for
my
brain.”
Stone,
who’s
spoken
frankly
about
her
struggles
with
anxiety
and
panic
attacks,
explained
that
the
pressure to
engage
would
be
too
great,
and
the
inevitable
regrets
wouldn’t
be
worth
it.
“I
think
it
would
make
me
spiral,”
she
said. “I
think
any
time
any
event
occurred
anywhere
in
the
world
I
would
be
afraid
that
I
need
to
write
something,
and
then
I
would
be
afraid
I
wrote
the
wrong
thing
and
that
I’m
being
reactive
and
that
I’m
not
thinking
enough.
I
think
I
would
see
too
much
targeted…
stuff.
I
just
don’t
think
it’s
good
for
me,
mentally.”