Facebook addictions

Facebook Addictions

Facebook has become an indispensable way to find old friends, schedule events, play games and even send virtual gifts. But if you’re doing more living online than off, it might be time to reassess. Many students are now seeing Facebook more as an addiction than a networking tool, and psychologists are starting to agree.

Facebook Syndrome: How to tell if you are an internet addict

1. You are late for meetings because you are on Facebook?

If you are late for meetings, appointments or college because you were checking your updates then YOU ARE AN ADDICT!! This is classic addict behaviour.

2. You think about it when you are offline

It is true than many people set there alarms for the middle of the night so they can get up and harvest their fields and feed their animals. The games like Farmville for example are very addictive and are keeping many people from getting college work done. This waking up in the middle of the night to tend to virtual animals is an obvious sign of a problem.

3. Your friends and family comment on your excessive internet use
When other people around you start to notice that you have a problem it is generally a pretty accurate indicator that you are losing it. If your mates, coworkers or family members have made comments about how much you use the internet then you need to read the rest of this post.

4. You check up on your page from your mobile phone
If you are sitting in a lecture no matter how boring it may be and are constantly checking up on your page via your mobile you are an addict!!

5. You get stressed when a Facebook “friend” doesn’t add you
Have you ever noticed yourself getting stressed over something that has happened on Facebook? Do you ever feel like your online life is more real than your offline life? If you have been stressed about what rapper you turned out as or what magic egg someone sent you then it is time to open your eyes.

If you have answered yes to any of these you are an addict! Sorry to break the news!!

Most of use are Facebook addicts but we don’t think much of it. Unfortunatley are social lives will suffer in the long run and our college work may suffer to.

http://www.thedailymind.com/productivity/facebook-syndrome-8-ways-to-beat-your-facebook-addiction/