Why Gypsy Rose Blanchard Is Taking A Step Back From Social Media... Again

Since being released from prison, Gypsy Rose Blanchard has shared her day-to-day life events with her fans and followers on social media. However, she has since announced that she will be taking a step back from social media.

This is not the first time Gypsy has made a decision like this. Earlier this year, she suddenly deleted her Instagram and X social media profiles.

In March 2024, the ex-convict suddenly deleted her social media platforms, leaving millions of followers in the dark. Days later, she broke her silence.

"I do my best to live my authentic life, and what's real to me and what's not real is social media. Social media is literally a doorway to Hell," she told her fans. "It's so crazy. I can't even wrap my head around what social media is."

"What happened is I had a really good conversation with my dad, actually. He gave me some guidance that I feel like I really need," she continued. "And that guidance was to show me that real life is something you can touch, something you can feel. People you can actually hug."

She has since returned to Instagram, creating a brand-new profile, and is continuously sharing videos on her TikTok page. However, fans won't be seeing much of Gypsy moving forward as she announced she would once again be taking a step back from social media.

Gypsy posted a video on social media, telling her fans that she would be taking a step back from social media—again.

"I wanted to thank everyone for their continued love and support that I've seen in my comments, that I've seen in my DMs. It really means the world to me that everyone's just been so nice, um, and loving and accepting. So thank you for cheering me on and being the best cheerleaders out there," she said in the TikTok video.

"I will be taking a little bit of a step back from social media, just to prioritize my family, prioritize my relationship with Ken and just save a little bit of those special moments for family and just keep it a little bit more personal," she continued.

"This is just a personal choice that I'm prioritizing my own mental health, my family," the ex-convict added. "I don't think there's anything wrong with having occasional check-ins with yourself that, hey, if you need to pull back a little bit, that's okay. If you wanna take a step forward a little bit, that's okay. But knowing when to do so is probably the healthiest option."

"That's when you really know yourself. So thank you to everyone for their love and support," she concluded.

In 2016, Gypsy Rose Blanchard received a 10-year prison sentence for her role in her mother's death and was convicted of second-degree murder.

Despite being placed behind bars, many are supporting the now 32-year-old as she is believed to have been a victim of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a condition where a caregiver fabricates or induces illness in someone under their care.

Her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, subjected her to years of unnecessary medical treatments and surgeries, convincing everyone, including doctors, that Gypsy had various health problems like leukemia and muscular dystrophy, among others.

Desperate to break free from her mother's control, Gypsy plotted her mother's murder with the help of her then-boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, whom she had met online.

After doing her time, Gypsy Rose spoke out about what prison had taught her. "I think prison was better for me because I got to discover who I am as a person," she told A&E. "Self-worth was probably the most important thing. I participated in several classes… but it was more the overall experience of it. I got a chance to associate with adults around my age. To learn from them. To grow."

"I was able to really dive deep into my education. I came into prison with a second-grade education. So I studied and got to build my vocabulary. And I got to watch TV—different educational shows," she added.

Gypsy then gave a word of advice to anyone who may be a victim of Munchausen by Proxy. "The advice that I would give is: Please tell someone. Even if you don’t think they will believe you," she told the outlet.