Thank you for sharing your experience. That provides great detail about what happens when an account is deactivated.
While it’s for everyone individually to decide, if someone is considering this because they feel overwhelmed with social media, setting app usage limits or completely uninstalling social media apps for a while can be an alternate solution.
For privacy concerns, it might be helpful to review and update account privacy settings or limiting the audience of posts. This can make social media feel more secure without having to deactivate the account fully.