[brokenandalone1234]

I am so addicted to facebook that I spend every waking and every sleeping moment thinking about it. When I am not on it for even five seconds I feel like I am going through withdraws. It ruined my relationship with my ex-fiance because he would want to sit and watch TV with me and I would want to be on facebook playing bingo. I used to joke about it and say "My mom should be proud of me I am addicted to facebook and bingo not drugs". I realized that is not a good thing either. I want to get over my addiction but I don't know how to help me please.

[Perna]

I would find another site, I went back to a health site I enjoyed that had lots to do and good forums, etc. and worked there instead of facebook. I deleted all my friends on facebook except "real" friends and relatives and quit ALL my games.

Now the only game I play is a hand or two of Solitaire on my computer before I come here or work on the computer. I limit my computer use to mornings and most afternoons and evenings I do other things, I turn off the computer and make it a bit harder to get it up and running again. Break the cycle.

[We_do_recover]

facebook can be terribly addictive, i really hope you can find ways to overcome this dependence that you have developed. i like Perna's suggestions… i hope you find something that works for you

[Nape]

You shoud limit facebook use and slowly quit by reducing time usage until 0.

[viryan23]

Hi there!

Nape's suggestion is actually what rehabs do. Don't stress yourself by quitting all of a sudden, that's just gonna give you a relapse.
Ask yourself what makes you addicted to facebook? Your friends? Chatmates? Games?

Try to limit your activities, especially those that draw you to keep opening your account.

[LostMom3]

I was so severly addicted to FaceBook, I hated to fo to the bathroom. I was afraid I would miss somebody posting or something. We finally had the internet cut off for almost a year. I go on there now, but not like before. I will go on and talk to 2 or 3 people, make a post, go to my support group page and then I am done. No games or anything.

[emotionally_drained]

I love fb to but got taken from me

[viryan23]

If you cannot handle it at all, maybe you should seek help from a counselor or a psychiatrist . They will give you proper treatment for that. Facebook is good. but when you become addicted to it, it will bring you no good at all. anyways, who says addiction is a good thing?

I hope you'll get over that addiction my friend

Originally Posted by Nape

You shoud limit facebook use and slowly quit by reducing time usage until 0.

that is actually a really good idea... i used to always go on facebook as well- but i went along those lines.. slowly reduced the time i used it, and now i only really go on to talk to a select few people when i need to talk to them (not just because it's their)

hope it works for you

[EverythingNothing]

Replace the Facebook addiction with a blogging addiction. Start a blog (easy and free) and start writing about the things you have a passion for, in addition to your thoughts. It's something that's on the internet, so it's itching that itch to go online, and it's actually quite healthy as you are expressing yourself and interacting with like minded people.

Not to mention it's more productive than most of the things one does on Facebook.