Facebook. Is. Addictive.

Christina86 · Jan 02, 2011, 05:35 PM

Wow, there is a lot of discussion about this!

I'm still addicted. I'm so addicted I've added more FB games to my daily game playing. I guess I'm fortunate that Im on a borrowed laptop that has slow internet/processing speed when it comes to Flash games though... so haven't played TOO much. I also was away on vacation and didnt even have computer access for four days!

So many good ideas about how to limit the amount of time spent on it, and rationalizations to quit FB too!

I've got just under 600 friends. I regularly talk to... less than 100 of them. Mostly the ones I see IRL, although I've got some "games only" people too. And some friends from PC too!

LittleDora · Jan 11, 2011, 08:04 AM

I spend 30-60 minutes a day on facebook and basically thats about it. I joined because I was asked and all I really do is go there to check some messages, maybe watch a video or two (if I've gotten any sent to me), and I log off.

Though what I am addicted to, hopelessly, is a site called Chatango. x_x
I am there *every* day, for a year now.But eh, at least it's a way for me to sociolise a little, I cretainly don't do it irl.

phoenix7 · Jan 11, 2011, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by LittleDora

I spend 30-60 minutes a day on facebook and basically thats about it. I joined because I was asked and all I really do is go there to check some messages, maybe watch a video or two (if I've gotten any sent to me), and I log off.

Though what I am addicted to, hopelessly, is a site called Chatango. x_x
I am there *every* day, for a year now.But eh, at least it's a way for me to sociolise a little, I cretainly don't do it irl.

havnt heard of chantango...hmmmmmmm maybe il take a look lol

oh and facebook friends.....

emmm i play mafia wars and people kept saying add em to your mafia and i did and now i cant add any more... so i guesss is 5000 too many???

phoenix7 · Jan 11, 2011, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by hayward

Keep a journal of your time, like dieters do with calories. EVERY time you go on, log your minutes.

Now look at those minutes/hours. Were they worth it? Satisfying? Wasn't there something you would rather have done?

Add all the time up for a week, then average that and see what the daily average time is. That is now your goal- to be under that amount. Each day, try to be on less time. Maybe even try 5 minutes less. Perhaps this will make you think about which part of FB you can really go without. Maybe you will be able to tell what is most important to you about FB, and give yourself minutes for that.

And also go through your friends list again... come on, do you really need all of those people??

I'm not saying this is easy- I get it. I had to delete my account right away as I am impulsive and would want to comment on every photo. I just do not need to be lurking there, not good at all for me..

All those minutes you are adding up, multiply them times days, weeks, months, years... AAGHHH!

Or, here's one last idea- have a Facebook "Sponsor". Every time you feel like getting on FB, call him/her and have them talk you out of it! Or put a quarter in a jar for everytime you DON'T go on, and then spend it!

i really love all your suggestions

Or just ignore this post because I really don't know what I am talking about! I'm just addicted to responding to people so I don't have to do other things!!

i almost fel of my chair laughing at this cos i guess i do have an addictive personality and i've soo been there done that

Dark_Dreams · Jan 11, 2011, 12:21 PM

As one who is admittedly addicted to facebook (or is it just farmville) I find it difficult to stay away and am even encouraged to stay on facebook. Instructors are now using it as a way to keep in touch with students outside the classroom and will often times post things there that are not posted anywhere else. This means that no matter how much I don't want to get on facebook, I don't have much of a choice.

I have spoken to one instructor that actually uses facebook and he agreed that he needs to send information via email as well as facebook because not everyone is particularly internt savvy and therefore now on facebook.

I play the games but do not have a gazillion friends. I have quite a few friends but most of them are people I work with, my daughter and some of her friends, a few people I have met on the net and people i have known since elementary school.

I do NOT want to keep a journal of how much time I spend on facebook or the internet. I'm sure it would be terrifying if i did. During school I have to be very vigilant about how much time I spend because if I do not it will seriously impact my studies (and has more than once)

LittleDora · Jan 11, 2011, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by phoenix7

havnt heard of chantango...hmmmmmmm maybe il take a look lol

It's basically nothing other then a chat site.Though for someone who doesn't talk to people in real life like myself, it's pretty much a way to survive the day

If nothing else, keeps me in contact with people.One I can't have outside of interwebz~

x_desdemona_x · Jan 14, 2011, 11:26 PM

I see you guys talking about apps and games and such that you use, compelling you to stay on Facebook, which makes sense because you actually have things to keep up with. I, on the other hand, check my Facebook at least every couple of hours, only because I feel the need to read every last update from my pages and friends. I don't use apps or games, and i barely post a status anymore. I get maybe 2 or 3 notifications a day, no messages, no friend requests, no nothing, and yet I sit there and read the same "most recent" stories over and over again. I literally have no attachment to the website except to read the news feed. It's a horrible obsession, and yet I can't seem to get off the site. Perhaps getting the app for my Ipod touch was a bad idea...

lastyearisblank · Jan 15, 2011, 12:09 PM

LOL! there needs to be an aa for facebook

Amoslass · Feb 06, 2011, 06:32 AM

Oh Facebook......Argh!!!

Yeah, I find myself refreshing the page a million times just to see if there are any new posts and when there aren't any I refresh again....and usually get down because noone has replied.

But it isn't as bad as last year. I got totally addicted to Frontierville and Farmville. I found myself buying those coins so I could complete missions and get pretty things. Then I realised how much money I was giving away for things that weren't even REAL! I freaked out. I realised I couldn't stop playing. I realised I'd added all these complete strangers to my friends list so I could have more neighbours.

earlier this year I made a big decision not to play anymore. I blocked the games and unfriended all the strangers. I can't go back because I know I will lose so much money and time to something that doesn't do me any good. It made me anxious too, I don't know why but it did.

Feb 12, 2011, 01:33 PM

I'm addictive to facebook as well. I've tried to spend less time on there but I failed. Facebook and the internet is sorta ruining my life. I don't play games on facebook because I think to myself that they are getting boring and there is no point to them. I would like to know how to stop being addicted to the internet and facebook as well.

Confusedinomicon · Feb 13, 2011, 10:20 PM

I deleted my FB, but it's one of those temporary deletions.

I did it because I kind of lost my marbles but I didn't take it back yet because it's nice to not have FB. I figure in a week or two I'll get my account back, but until then it's all good. All the important people on the site have my phone number. ;D

Twisti · May 05, 2011, 07:05 AM

I am on my account way too much, but I usually just play a few games for a few hours (3 or so hours) and thats about it...read updated status's etc....update mine...Honestly it does get a bit boring and have thought many times about deleting it. BUT i do have quite a bit family on there sooooooo.

DownfallOfUsAll · May 05, 2011, 10:43 AM

I used to spend all day on facebook but nowadays none of my friends go on there much anymore and so I just slowly stop going on as much as well. I have temporarily disabled it a couple of times too but I always seem to go back to it. I can't quite stop going on it altogether.

Perna · May 05, 2011, 12:02 PM

I had over 1000 friends as I was playing Mafia Wars and was placed high up

I just deleted everyone who I didn't actually "know" for real, deleted that game, and send emails to my friends and family that I wouldn't be on as much. Then I went back to my health site (sparkpeople.com) and invested myself there. You have to decide what you really want.

Twisti · May 22, 2011, 09:47 PM

I admite it, I am addicted to the games on there.

Christina86 · May 22, 2011, 10:04 PM

Wow... seven pages of people who relate to my addiction.

Well, I'm still addicted. I'm actually pretty good now, even though I spend hours online. At least I'm not actually spending real money to play the games there, right?

I also deleted everyone I didn't actually know really well so I cut down the amount of time I spend looking at other people's activities. Problem is, I'm still on FB too much. It's also bad that it's connected now to my Blackberry, so it chimes whenever I have a notification (which is probably five or six times an hour on average. Not kidding)

Emotionally Dead · May 23, 2011, 04:34 AM

I can't really relate, I am sorry. I was addicted to a game at one time but I don't have an addictive personality (quit smoking cold turkey after years) and so it didn't take me long to realize it and just quit cold turkey. Facebook has never drug me in or anything like that I use it just to keep up with friends (most of whom never contact me on there anyways) and I check it maybe once every 3 days or at most once a day and that's about it.

I understand though from the game and I don't have much advice other than instead of using FB go out with friends! That's what I did. Movies, and things like that. But still, I don't see it as unhealthy because no matter what we do couldn't it be used as an addiction? I had a girlfriend that was ADDICTED to being with friends and never paid me any attention because of it. So as long as it doesn't effect your life and you know that there are other priorities it shouldn't be anything but just a hobby and that isn't unhealthy.

Cheers

**Angel** · May 28, 2011, 08:06 PM

I am not addicted to Facebook, but get several notifications daily, within a hour, I had 5 unread messages 34 Profile comments and 4 friend requests, yesterday that was, I don't go on much, I go online though, so is it the internet your addicted to or Facebook?

http://www.lep.co.uk/lifestyle/gamin...sters_1_773488

NoOneButMe · Jun 05, 2011, 12:32 AM

I tried FB for about two weeks and did not like it. It was hard to get my account deleted. Hmm, wonder why...

Something like 40+ percent employers go online looking for people with FB profiles. No thanks. There is another site that is just for professionals and I see the value in that.

All in all, I am a private person and do not want my life going out into cyberspace (at least with my real name).

FuriousGeorge · Jun 11, 2011, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by NoOneButMe

I tried FB for about two weeks and did not like it. It was hard to get my account deleted. Hmm, wonder why...

Something like 40+ percent employers go online looking for people with FB profiles. No thanks. There is another site that is just for professionals and I see the value in that.

All in all, I am a private person and do not want my life going out into cyberspace (at least with my real name).

I feel the exact same way about facebook. Definitely not for me.

Queen of Chaos · Jun 11, 2011, 07:43 PM

I enjoy Facebook but I don't spend a lot of time there. What I particularly enjoy is a private "Family Group" where my entire family shares messages, pictures, etc., quicker than Email. I have relatives all over the U.S. and a couple overseas - we all love the speed and convenience of keeping up with each other this way.

I think I'm rapidly becoming addicted to Psych Central!

puzzclar · Jul 05, 2011, 11:12 PM

an addiction to PC is just fine, and can be very helpful. So yes feed the addiction

Jul 06, 2011, 05:58 AM

I pretty much hate facebook, haha ok I don't hate it, but it reminds me that I have no friends, and it reminds me that people that added me as "friend" have a ton of friends, and I am not really their friend as we never speak, see each other or anything, a polite gesture I suppose as friends of a friend, or friends of my boyfriends mostly.

Blah man I suck.

eskielover · Jul 06, 2011, 08:52 AM

Found that game Garden of time.....always enjoyed the games of searching for things....can get lost there...then designing my garden....gives me some outlet for my interior design, garden design enjoyment.....lucky, it only gives you 60 counts at a time to use because then I can go away & let it accumulate again.

When having to sit around letting my fractured back heal, FB, PC, & the internet in general just hunting around & reading many articles on the apologetics sites has been very educational.

Now my back is healed.....I have to do more work around the house but the summer heat gives me an excuse to just sit around during the mid day heat & enjoy the internet....sometimes I get a bit carried away & can't pull myself away......but most of the time, responsibilities WIN

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