But despite all of that, I still can’t fully say I’m glad the UK wants to ban social media for under-16s. Because the internet didn’t just harm me. It also gave me people.

Why are we so determined to give children access to things that many adults admit are bad for their own mental health?

It wasn’t one of those squealing, jumping-up-and-down moments, it was more of a “finally” moment. I’d been sat in the 900s for what felt like forever, refreshing my profile every now and then and getting increasingly fed up with waiting. But when that number finally tipped over into four digits, it was a nice feeling.