How to Stop That Facebook Addiction

Are you addicted to Facebook? I know I am. It starts of with a simple exploration of your friends on the site and suddently you are logging on 10 times a day to see if any of your friends have made updates to their profile, changed their relationship status or have posted new videos or articles.

Suddenly you are glued to your computer monitor and the only thing on the screen is Facebook. So maybe your addiction isn’t that bad but apparently enough people are addicted that wikiHow has published an article entitled “How to Quit Facebook.” WikiHow suggests a 6-step solution:

Admit you have a problem – This sounds like the first step to any other addiction. WikiHow suggests that you ask yourself “What did I just accomplish by checking Facebook?” Ha! If only I had that much self-control over my Facebook addiction. Well, at least I admit to it!
Define your goals on Facebook – Hmm … I never really had any goals with Facebook. Although maybe my goal should be to reach 5,000 friends. That surely would get me to login more frequently. WikiHow suggests just logging in to check on friends’ birthdays, keep track of old friends, etc. Once you catch yourself going off track, log off. If only it was that easy!
Make a Facebook Schedule – Seriously? If you find yourself scheduling Facebook into your daily schedule, this should be a serious warning sign. WikiHow suggests that “after each Facebook goal, write down how much time and at what frequency you’ll need to be on Facebook to achieve that goal.” Are they serious? Based on the calculations they suggested, you end up using Facebook for 6 hours and 20 minutes a week. I think this is still a relatively significant amount of time, although I spend much more time on the site.
Think of other things you could be doing – Duh! This is a no brainer. I could be at the gym, socializing in the real world or a million other things but there is a reason I logged on in the first place. I’m starting to think that these suggestions are totally useless!
Leave Facebook – This should have been number one! If you are spending way too much time on Facebook, quit cold turkey. It’s like having your cell phone turned off for 24 hours. Once you do it, you will realize how dependent you have become and think twice about your usage.
Find a substitute – This one is good. Facebook taking up too much time? Find another site that isn’t as good! WikiHow says “if you find you’re at a computer during critical relapse time, find another website to log onto and read instead of Facebook.” Facebook relapse? This is a little crazy.

So how much time do you spend on Facebook? Has Facebook become an addiction for you?

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I suffered from a service interruption for more than 5 hours this morning, I almost killed myself. I'm not even addicted, I can quit when I want. To check my myspace for example !

Comment by Thibaut — October 2, 2007 @ 5:44 am
I suffered from a service interruption for more than 5 hours this morning, I almost killed myself. I’m not even addicted, I can quit when I want. To check my myspace for example !

Comment by Thibaut — October 2, 2007 @ 9:44 am
Helpful tactics, maybe I should have looked at them: I took a one-week vacation from Facebook and wrote about the as-they-happened results (http://alexpollack.blogspot.com/2007/09/breakin…..)Now, to be honest, I'm back, logging-in…alot. But I still learned a few lessons, and became closer to my "real" friends during my Facebook fast.

Comment by Alex — October 2, 2007 @ 11:31 am
Helpful tactics, maybe I should have looked at them: I took a one-week vacation from Facebook and wrote about the as-they-happened results (http://alexpollack.blogspot.com/2007/09/breaking-up-with-facebook-for-week-part.html)

Now, to be honest, I'm back, logging-in…alot. But I still learned a few lessons, and became closer to my "real" friends during my Facebook fast.

Comment by Alex — October 2, 2007 @ 12:31 pm
[...] How to Stop That Facebook Addiction [...]

Pingback by A blog about the internet » Blog Archive » Facebook links of the day — October 3, 2007 @ 5:06 am
I find it interesting that society tends to label something as an addiction if we do "too much" of it… according to whom? I was wrangling with this very dilemma when my coach asked me how much joy I was experiencing on a scale of 1-10. My response is that I'm always an 8, often 9-10 in my life overall. "So what's the problem?" he said!! Yeah, exactly! LOL. If other areas of life are suffering, granted the 'addiction' might need to be addressed. The other week, I wrote a tongue-in-cheek guide: "Top Ten Signs Youâ€™re Addicted To Facebook"http://whyfacebook.wordpress.com/2007/09/25/top…..

Comment by Mari Smith — October 3, 2007 @ 6:21 am
I find it interesting that society tends to label something as an addiction if we do "too much" of it… according to whom? I was wrangling with this very dilemma when my coach asked me how much joy I was experiencing on a scale of 1-10.

My response is that I'm always an 8, often 9-10 in my life overall. "So what's the problem?" he said!! Yeah, exactly! LOL. If other areas of life are suffering, granted the 'addiction' might need to be addressed.

The other week, I wrote a tongue-in-cheek guide: "Top Ten Signs Youâ€™re Addicted To Facebook"
http://whyfacebook.wordpress.com/2007/09/25/top-t...

Comment by Mari Smith — October 3, 2007 @ 7:21 am
God, where do you all quit. May I suggest a topic or two? "How to Stop That Addiction To Writing About Foolishness" or "Top Ten Signs Youâ€™re Addicted To Writing Garbage"

Comment by Bamby — October 4, 2007 @ 5:14 am
God, where do you all quit.

May I suggest a topic or two? "How to Stop That Addiction To Writing About Foolishness" or "Top Ten Signs Youâ€™re Addicted To Writing Garbage"

Comment by Bamby — October 4, 2007 @ 6:14 am
Hey! I am the same, I cant do it any more.

I wrote about it on a blog, read it if your interested.

Its a great site, but I think for some people, it can be like a drug.

Great Article!

Comment by Addicted to Facebook — March 22, 2008 @ 12:42 pm
Hey! I am the same, I cant do it any more.I wrote about it on a blog, read it if your interested.Its a great site, but I think for some people, it can be like a drug.Great Article!

Comment by Addicted to Facebook — March 22, 2008 @ 12:42 pm
Oops forgot to post my link

http://addicted-to-facebook.blogspot.com/2008/02/...

Comment by Addicted to Facebook — March 22, 2008 @ 12:53 pm
Oops forgot to post my link

http://addicted-to-facebook.blogspot.com/2008/0...

Comment by Addicted to Facebook — March 22, 2008 @ 4:53 pm
My facebook addiction runs in a slightly different manner. Instead of checking my facebook a couple of thousand times a day, I find myself on my 'homepage', clicking the refresh button, waiting for a new notification. Jesus, it's a wonder that I'm so disappointed when I get a notification that's something boring (like a group looking for new members or an invite to some crappy application). You'd think I'd be glad to have SOMETHING new in my notifications, but I guess that's not the way an addiction works..

Comment by Addict#10000000001 — July 14, 2008 @ 4:29 am
My facebook addiction runs in a slightly different manner. Instead of checking my facebook a couple of thousand times a day, I find myself on my ‘homepage’, clicking the refresh button, waiting for a new notification.
Jesus, it’s a wonder that I’m so disappointed when I get a notification that’s something boring (like a group looking for new members or an invite to some crappy application). You’d think I’d be glad to have SOMETHING new in my notifications, but I guess that’s not the way an addiction works..

Comment by Addict#10000000001 — July 14, 2008 @ 10:29 am
Facebook, Myspace, Bebo, and all that other crap should be shut down forever. Our society cant function anymore without these things and its goddamn pathetic. Do you people even remember what having no cell phone was like?? I REALLY miss those days. Facebook is just an excuse for people to be lazy, stupid and waste their life away.

Comment by G — March 29, 2009 @ 4:23 am
How can I help my son who is addicted to Facebook?

Comment by Sam — April 13, 2009 @ 7:27 pm
I know that many people can find facebook very addictive so I have made a group on facebook and guess what its called. Lol its called: FACEBOOK REHAB (for genuine addicts only)

Sounds mad I know but its already attracted 1,633 members. I know there are more addicted out there but they may think a group is silly, but its not, yeah it may be silly being addicted to facebook but its a way for people all over the world to come together and dicuss different things not just about facebook but about life. Their are many topics and discussions going on that has made people all over the world make new friends and have fun. So if you are addicted to facebook then join me and follow the link below:

http://www.facebook.com/s.php?k=100000080&id=...

Comment by Maya — April 25, 2009 @ 2:09 am
I absolutely love how this article highlights ‘fb’ being a addiction….and at the bottom of this page, it has a ‘fb connect’ button to link the website to the page…LMAO…..the writing staff are hilarious….

Comment by Lasha — April 25, 2009 @ 6:36 pm
ok i think its really pathetic how everybody relies on cell phones and internet!!!! seriously people do you remember when we didn't have that stuff and we made it along just fine!!!!

thank you

Comment by Brittany Smith — April 27, 2009 @ 8:03 am
People who are addicted to facebook are usually in denial as for any other type of addictions. It's a completely fake life giving the impression of a close community. If these people would spend the same amount of time and dedication on running their own business, they would be millionaires!

It's a sad life!

Comment by Hugh Lennon — April 30, 2009 @ 8:24 pm
My 13years old daughter was suffering from Facebook Addiction Disorder. Some time ago she spent all free time surfing the web and my husband and I decided to limit Internet access. We bought internet filtering software called Ez Internet Timer.

It helps us control all children’s on-line activity and block Internet browsers, e-mails, ftps or messengers according to our daily schedule. We even set the scheduler to 2 hours a day for all the family members in order to set her a good example

Comment by Gregory — May 7, 2009 @ 5:09 am
I'm doing a story on Facebook Addiction – looking for people whose relationships/marriages were affected – worse yet, divorce was the end result. If interested, it's for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution – please email me if you fit the bill. renee.valdes@gmail.com. I'm a longtime journalist and reporter. THANKS

Comment by Renee Valdes — May 15, 2009 @ 9:10 am
Hmm.. I don’t think so

Comment by hanum — May 26, 2009 @ 4:48 am
Thank you for the hint, Gregory. Ez Internet Timer is exactly what I was looking for a long time for my 64-bit Windows Vista. I’ve been using Ez Internet Timer for 5 days already, and my techy son haven’t broken it. My son hates this software, but there is a piece in our home now.

Comment by fewritt — June 8, 2009 @ 12:14 pm
I'm on facebook a lot & I'm not addicted- I only use it to send out birthday greetings and to pleasure myself as I click on the beach & pool photos of all my sexy chick coworkers. That's how you're supposed to use it.

Comment by quiet cooworker guy — July 16, 2009 @ 7:21 am
SPELLING FAIL

Comment by Stefan — July 28, 2009 @ 11:30 am
Facebook helps me! Happy days!! Do you believe in special friends? I love the days the sun shines on my shoulders. – Larry

Comment by Lard McPhoyle — July 29, 2009 @ 7:19 pm
I am A Facebook addict…. I am now trying to do the impossible (for me) Trying to stop using facebook for a week or 2…. from time to time i try to think of something to do with my computer instead of opening facebook and i think that talking about it makes it easier…

Well yeah… and i think that this article didnt help alot…… im only following one rule "Think of Something different to do" and its working fine… i dont think that you need all those steps to not became a facebook addict….

i Dont care if you disagree with me… but thats what is keeping me away from facebook

Comment by Lilly Jonhson — August 2, 2009 @ 1:12 am
Long on Face, Short on Book – My Experience with Facebook and Why I Quit:

http://maximumfiction.wordpress.com/2009/08/04/lo...

Comment by Max Fiction — August 4, 2009 @ 3:12 pm
i am an addictive personality…so facebook could only be bad for me…as a musician and actor, i am into getting out and on in the real world, but as i am "resting"at the moment..most of the year lol ……its facebook!year….i found myself on it every day for 4 months from joining, getting close to a woman from my town, and falling in love with her…well i fell in love ..haha she didnt lol so ended up lookng like the madman in the shining…nothing ever got out of control…but at one point i felt like jack nicholson sitting at the type writer …for no reason. it is madness facebook.good for people who cant get out or isolated. etc but really if you are a healthy individual this site a miss…and get out to the swimming or football etc or hear me play my sax at a gig,lol…i had to go cold turkey from this site ..it was taking over. i escaped. can you? i now call facebook…..FARCEBOOK…..ENJOY COLD TURKEY …ITS FOR THE BEST. TRUST ME.!!!!!!!!

Comment by saxman — August 4, 2009 @ 5:52 pm
It is very addictive

Comment by zoiloland@hotmail.co — August 18, 2009 @ 8:38 pm
Great tips, here is my list of signs of facebook addiction: http://hate-facebook.com/2009/08/addicted-to-face...

Comment by FB hater — August 20, 2009 @ 9:19 am
There is definitely something compelling about the voyeur-like sites like fbook and Myspace. It is like you know you should not be wasting your time looking at people's profiles but most people still do it. What ever happened to going outside and playing sport!! Good advice on this post man!

You can read my take on it.
http://www.stuff-about.com/2009/09/10-clues-that-...

Comment by Africanlegend — September 23, 2009 @ 7:58 am
I think now I can leave facebook land softly because of many assignments both campus and office to do. Thank's for sharing. Nice posting ^_^

Comment by hanum — October 20, 2009 @ 6:07 pm
i am totally addicted i wake up and first thing i do is check my facebook…i check my facebook about thirty times aday..it may be from my phone or computer but it is a must lol im on facebook rite now…i need help badly the advice that was givin didnt help me none

Comment by jenni — November 12, 2009 @ 12:16 am
Wow I feel like their suggestions could waste two times as much time as logging into Facebook. I'm inclined to think the addiction is to being on the Internet as a whole, instead of one particular site or social media platform.

Comment by MLDina — November 16, 2009 @ 8:44 am
my addiction has to with me trying to put up a new status update and also trying to contribute in various groups that I'm in on face book and now i face book even I'm in a class!

Comment by wendy hoopz — November 17, 2009 @ 5:08 am
I know some of you think this is a joke. Before October we didn't have internet so we would go to the library 2 days a week. My husband found facebook there. Well he wanted internet I was hesitant but we got it. He starts work at 6 am. we live less than 2 minutes from his work he gets up at 4 am to get on facebook(before internet I was lucky to get him up 30 minutes early) and stays on there till about 5:56 and he comes home for both of his breaks to get on facebook. Then after work or when we get home he rushes to the computer(we only have 1 —my choice) so he can beat the kids to the computer. If facebook is acting up oh geez he asks like a woman going through pms. I have recently made a computer schedule for a family of six alternating days 3 people daily for 2 hours slots and no computer after 7pm so we can have so family time and no computer on saturdays. so this is real people and it can eat a relationship alive if you let it. I get on facebook maybe 2 hours a week to mostly check the status of an aunt that was in an accident a little before thanksgiving and i play 2 games. My husband plays like 7 or 8 at least! wow people be happy you don't have a problem but don't pick fun at people who do. geez!

Comment by someone — December 8, 2009 @ 9:18 am
Oh my goodness, i hope this works, i am seriosuly addicted, facebook is all i do these days. Sleep, eat and Facebook, which is terrible because i have so many exams that i need to be concentrating on.

Comment by tamz — January 22, 2010 @ 3:24 pm
I REALLY wannaa quit facebook, buti just can't. I used to be a straight A student but now all i doo iss comee back from school, check facebook, sign on msn, sleep, then facebook again then dinner then bed time! Plus ivee got my IG exams this year and i think im failing.

PLZ HELP MEE!

Comment by Hayounee — January 25, 2010 @ 9:19 am
kwL i realLy enjoyeD That :O

Comment by payam — February 3, 2010 @ 12:35 pm
how DO you do that ????? :O :'( :@ :L :/ ;D

Comment by payam — February 3, 2010 @ 12:38 pm
I trussst yoooooooooou

Comment by payam — February 3, 2010 @ 12:40 pm
Facebook Addiction involves three stages. see below for more info

http://stuffpeoplehate.com/2010/02/20/3-facebook-...

Comment by B.Lee — February 21, 2010 @ 12:49 am
i want to stop my facebook thanks

Comment by abbey sullings — March 3, 2010 @ 10:31 am
This facebook is so stupid!…

I tried escaping facebook but the result ended up in dng it as twice as before..

I hate it..

I just blocked that stupid site on my pc

I wanna do that to my iPod too..

Does anyone know how to do that?

Comment by Jshong — March 23, 2010 @ 1:27 pm
i am inspired and i would stay on facebook 4 a million hours

Comment by caitlyn — March 23, 2010 @ 2:35 pm
You didn't mention anything about blackberries. That it when and why I became addicted. I tried blocking it several times and removing all links and bookmarks to it. Only to find myself typing the full address in the address bar. I can't get off the crackberrym ugh! One thing I am proud of is that I've quit thinking in status updates. Everything I used to think about was rethought by how it would sound on my status. Phew thank God that's over. Now on to my crackberry addiction recovery

Comment by jay — April 1, 2010 @ 4:05 am
Im crazy addicted to facebook. it's interfering with my job…. i check it 6 times an hour i would say, and i think about checking it when i am in places where i cannot check it, and it feels so good to check it when I haven't for a couple of hours…. i check it first thing when i wake up…. and i just realized how rediculous this is… i mean i really want to stop it. I don't want to delete my account as i would lose touch with people, but i wish i could use it in a way that isn't so obsessive. I have actually mentally stated that i will not check my facebook, and then without even realizing it…. im typing facebook.com into my browser, and going DOH!!!!! It's such a nasty little habit/addiction. If anyone has gone through this and is now got it under control email me please.

Comment by john — April 10, 2010 @ 9:06 am
dosent any 1 fid it ironic tht a article to quit facebook has like 20 buttons tht ask you to connect and get on facebook

Comment by blaine — April 14, 2010 @ 9:19 am
I OPEN FACEBOOK ONCE A WEEEEEK?

NOW AND UP

2-3 TIMES A MONTH

2-3 TIMES IN ONE FULL YEAR!!!!!!

FACEBOOOOK IS A WASTE BUT THE FRIEND THERE ARE THE COOOL

Comment by Ali — May 27, 2010 @ 2:28 pm
I deleted my facebook account several months ago.I didn't use it that much anyway.I value my privacy and was not that confident about who could see my information. I don't want pseudo friends of friends to make me feel popular.

I was at a friends house recently and her children were trying to get me to play games on the Wii(hope I've got that right).It was a lovely sunny day and we were playing tennis in a virtual way.it made me feel quite sad as it would have been so much nicer to be outside in the sunshine playing frisbee or having a kick around.It made me want to play tennis for real!

I have taped a BBC programme where a present day family have to live in the seventies…before mobile phones & internet etc I am going to show it to my ten year old nephew as he will never believe people lived in such 'primitive' times.

I don't really think we have gained a lot from the onset of all this new technology.

It has its place and we need to put it in its place.

Comment by marie — June 8, 2010 @ 6:30 pm
Hi guys,

just made a song about this subject…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0KScmIberQ

Enjoy!

Comment by c — June 26, 2010 @ 5:23 pm
Comment by veetus — July 26, 2010 @ 6:51 am
I consider myself a Facebook addict. I check Facebook first thing when I wake up and in all my free breaks, in class, up until I go to sleep. There just seems to be a joy in getting notifications and attention to your pictures and status. I know it sounds ridiculous, but I know millions are suffering the same thing. However, I don't feel that Facebook ITSELF is to blame, as it can really be used in a positive manner. It is us to blame.

The reason why I use Facebook in the first place is to keep in touch with friends I don't see on a regular basis. And I am a highly social person. I completely disagree with the person that said that Facebook allows you to have a sort of pseudo friendship with people. First of all, YOU are the one who controls exactly is your friend, and which friends can see what on your page. You can limit your profile to family members, as I have done to my nosy cousins that I cannot necessarily delete. Honestly, my friendships have become MUCH healthier due to Facebook. This is due to the chat feature, and commenting on people's status. It DOES give a sense of close community whether one likes it or not.

Should Facebook replace the real world? No way! It is always much better to see people in person and hear their voice on the phone. But in today's world, 2010 in case anybody forget what era we are in, we are in the era where business is #1. EVERYBODY is busy! Everyone has a life and doesn't have time to see their friends everyday. I sure don't! I don't consider myself popular at all, but there are around 200 people that I regularly keep in touch with and try to become closer with and Facebook is a good tool for that.

We should use Facebook merely as a positive instead of the negative. I would SUGGEST getting Facebook on your mobile phone. That way you can get notifications to your phone instaed of being glued to your computer 24/7. My best friend did this; she is one of the most active people I know, and had all her notifications to her blackberry phone. So although it seemed like she was always on facebook because of her prompt responses, she really wasn't, she was always running around, and it makes life and communication FAST and EASIER than ever before! And then occasionally if she wanted to get on the chat she would do that. So that is the first thing I suggest. Don't slow your life down because of Facebook. There are ways to check Facebook without being on the computer 24/7! Thanks for reading all!

Comment by Sara — August 12, 2010 @ 12:14 pm
i joined facebook and now I can't stop texting. God help us.

Comment by Andy — August 24, 2010 @ 3:38 pm
This is a link to a brief questionnaire for a current psychological study looking at facebook addiction. Please fill it out, it doesn't take long and your participation is really appreciated. Thanks a lot.
https://www.survey.leeds.ac.uk/facebookquestionna...

Comment by Ellie — January 11, 2011 @ 3:59 pm
whoever wrote this must be a republican. no one is so addicted to facebook that they need to go though "steps" to recover. give me a break.

Comment by Jonathan — March 27, 2011 @ 5:56 pm
The app iFreeFace http://ifreeface.com is useful for stopping Facebook addiction. It allows you to set time limits or block Facebook at any time.

Comment by Jack — May 26, 2011 @ 4:50 am
hahahaha

Comment by FacebookSucks — August 17, 2011 @ 12:53 pm
do you know how to use FACEBOOK smartly without getting addicted?
You can learn how here
http://www.coldscoop.com/2011/11/14/5-easy-steps-...

Comment by Jennifer Hopkins — November 14, 2011 @ 6:14 am
you owe me new pants!

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I suffered from a service interruption for more than 5 hours this morning, I almost killed myself. I'm not even addicted, I can quit when I want. To check my myspace for example !

Comment by Thibaut — October 2, 2007 @ 5:44 am

I suffered from a service interruption for more than 5 hours this morning, I almost killed myself. I’m not even addicted, I can quit when I want. To check my myspace for example !

Comment by Thibaut — October 2, 2007 @ 9:44 am

Helpful tactics, maybe I should have looked at them: I took a one-week vacation from Facebook and wrote about the as-they-happened results (http://alexpollack.blogspot.com/2007/09/breakin…..)Now, to be honest, I'm back, logging-in…alot. But I still learned a few lessons, and became closer to my "real" friends during my Facebook fast.

Comment by Alex — October 2, 2007 @ 11:31 am

Now, to be honest, I'm back, logging-in…alot. But I still learned a few lessons, and became closer to my "real" friends during my Facebook fast.

Comment by Alex — October 2, 2007 @ 12:31 pm

[...] How to Stop That Facebook Addiction [...]

Pingback by A blog about the internet » Blog Archive » Facebook links of the day — October 3, 2007 @ 5:06 am

I find it interesting that society tends to label something as an addiction if we do "too much" of it… according to whom? I was wrangling with this very dilemma when my coach asked me how much joy I was experiencing on a scale of 1-10. My response is that I'm always an 8, often 9-10 in my life overall. "So what's the problem?" he said!! Yeah, exactly! LOL. If other areas of life are suffering, granted the 'addiction' might need to be addressed. The other week, I wrote a tongue-in-cheek guide: "Top Ten Signs Youâ€™re Addicted To Facebook"http://whyfacebook.wordpress.com/2007/09/25/top…..

Comment by Mari Smith — October 3, 2007 @ 6:21 am

My response is that I'm always an 8, often 9-10 in my life overall. "So what's the problem?" he said!! Yeah, exactly! LOL. If other areas of life are suffering, granted the 'addiction' might need to be addressed.

The other week, I wrote a tongue-in-cheek guide: "Top Ten Signs Youâ€™re Addicted To Facebook"
http://whyfacebook.wordpress.com/2007/09/25/top-t...

Comment by Mari Smith — October 3, 2007 @ 7:21 am

God, where do you all quit. May I suggest a topic or two? "How to Stop That Addiction To Writing About Foolishness" or "Top Ten Signs Youâ€™re Addicted To Writing Garbage"

Comment by Bamby — October 4, 2007 @ 5:14 am

God, where do you all quit.

May I suggest a topic or two? "How to Stop That Addiction To Writing About Foolishness" or "Top Ten Signs Youâ€™re Addicted To Writing Garbage"

Comment by Bamby — October 4, 2007 @ 6:14 am

Hey! I am the same, I cant do it any more.

I wrote about it on a blog, read it if your interested.

Its a great site, but I think for some people, it can be like a drug.

Great Article!

Comment by Addicted to Facebook — March 22, 2008 @ 12:42 pm

Hey! I am the same, I cant do it any more.I wrote about it on a blog, read it if your interested.Its a great site, but I think for some people, it can be like a drug.Great Article!

Oops forgot to post my link

http://addicted-to-facebook.blogspot.com/2008/02/...

Comment by Addicted to Facebook — March 22, 2008 @ 12:53 pm

http://addicted-to-facebook.blogspot.com/2008/0...

Comment by Addicted to Facebook — March 22, 2008 @ 4:53 pm

My facebook addiction runs in a slightly different manner. Instead of checking my facebook a couple of thousand times a day, I find myself on my 'homepage', clicking the refresh button, waiting for a new notification. Jesus, it's a wonder that I'm so disappointed when I get a notification that's something boring (like a group looking for new members or an invite to some crappy application). You'd think I'd be glad to have SOMETHING new in my notifications, but I guess that's not the way an addiction works..

Comment by Addict#10000000001 — July 14, 2008 @ 4:29 am

My facebook addiction runs in a slightly different manner. Instead of checking my facebook a couple of thousand times a day, I find myself on my ‘homepage’, clicking the refresh button, waiting for a new notification.
Jesus, it’s a wonder that I’m so disappointed when I get a notification that’s something boring (like a group looking for new members or an invite to some crappy application). You’d think I’d be glad to have SOMETHING new in my notifications, but I guess that’s not the way an addiction works..

Comment by Addict#10000000001 — July 14, 2008 @ 10:29 am

Facebook, Myspace, Bebo, and all that other crap should be shut down forever. Our society cant function anymore without these things and its goddamn pathetic. Do you people even remember what having no cell phone was like?? I REALLY miss those days. Facebook is just an excuse for people to be lazy, stupid and waste their life away.

Comment by G — March 29, 2009 @ 4:23 am

How can I help my son who is addicted to Facebook?

Comment by Sam — April 13, 2009 @ 7:27 pm

I know that many people can find facebook very addictive so I have made a group on facebook and guess what its called. Lol its called: FACEBOOK REHAB (for genuine addicts only)

Sounds mad I know but its already attracted 1,633 members. I know there are more addicted out there but they may think a group is silly, but its not, yeah it may be silly being addicted to facebook but its a way for people all over the world to come together and dicuss different things not just about facebook but about life. Their are many topics and discussions going on that has made people all over the world make new friends and have fun. So if you are addicted to facebook then join me and follow the link below:

http://www.facebook.com/s.php?k=100000080&id=...

Comment by Maya — April 25, 2009 @ 2:09 am

I absolutely love how this article highlights ‘fb’ being a addiction….and at the bottom of this page, it has a ‘fb connect’ button to link the website to the page…LMAO…..the writing staff are hilarious….

Comment by Lasha — April 25, 2009 @ 6:36 pm

ok i think its really pathetic how everybody relies on cell phones and internet!!!! seriously people do you remember when we didn't have that stuff and we made it along just fine!!!!

thank you

Comment by Brittany Smith — April 27, 2009 @ 8:03 am

People who are addicted to facebook are usually in denial as for any other type of addictions. It's a completely fake life giving the impression of a close community. If these people would spend the same amount of time and dedication on running their own business, they would be millionaires!

It's a sad life!

Comment by Hugh Lennon — April 30, 2009 @ 8:24 pm

My 13years old daughter was suffering from Facebook Addiction Disorder. Some time ago she spent all free time surfing the web and my husband and I decided to limit Internet access. We bought internet filtering software called Ez Internet Timer.

It helps us control all children’s on-line activity and block Internet browsers, e-mails, ftps or messengers according to our daily schedule. We even set the scheduler to 2 hours a day for all the family members in order to set her a good example

Comment by Gregory — May 7, 2009 @ 5:09 am

I'm doing a story on Facebook Addiction – looking for people whose relationships/marriages were affected – worse yet, divorce was the end result. If interested, it's for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution – please email me if you fit the bill. renee.valdes@gmail.com. I'm a longtime journalist and reporter. THANKS

Comment by Renee Valdes — May 15, 2009 @ 9:10 am

Hmm.. I don’t think so

Comment by hanum — May 26, 2009 @ 4:48 am

Thank you for the hint, Gregory. Ez Internet Timer is exactly what I was looking for a long time for my 64-bit Windows Vista. I’ve been using Ez Internet Timer for 5 days already, and my techy son haven’t broken it. My son hates this software, but there is a piece in our home now.

Comment by fewritt — June 8, 2009 @ 12:14 pm

I'm on facebook a lot & I'm not addicted- I only use it to send out birthday greetings and to pleasure myself as I click on the beach & pool photos of all my sexy chick coworkers. That's how you're supposed to use it.

Comment by quiet cooworker guy — July 16, 2009 @ 7:21 am

SPELLING FAIL

Comment by Stefan — July 28, 2009 @ 11:30 am

Facebook helps me! Happy days!! Do you believe in special friends? I love the days the sun shines on my shoulders. – Larry

Comment by Lard McPhoyle — July 29, 2009 @ 7:19 pm

I am A Facebook addict…. I am now trying to do the impossible (for me) Trying to stop using facebook for a week or 2…. from time to time i try to think of something to do with my computer instead of opening facebook and i think that talking about it makes it easier…

Well yeah… and i think that this article didnt help alot…… im only following one rule "Think of Something different to do" and its working fine… i dont think that you need all those steps to not became a facebook addict….

i Dont care if you disagree with me… but thats what is keeping me away from facebook

Comment by Lilly Jonhson — August 2, 2009 @ 1:12 am

Long on Face, Short on Book – My Experience with Facebook and Why I Quit:

http://maximumfiction.wordpress.com/2009/08/04/lo...

Comment by Max Fiction — August 4, 2009 @ 3:12 pm

i am an addictive personality…so facebook could only be bad for me…as a musician and actor, i am into getting out and on in the real world, but as i am "resting"at the moment..most of the year lol ……its facebook!year….i found myself on it every day for 4 months from joining, getting close to a woman from my town, and falling in love with her…well i fell in love ..haha she didnt lol so ended up lookng like the madman in the shining…nothing ever got out of control…but at one point i felt like jack nicholson sitting at the type writer …for no reason. it is madness facebook.good for people who cant get out or isolated. etc but really if you are a healthy individual this site a miss…and get out to the swimming or football etc or hear me play my sax at a gig,lol…i had to go cold turkey from this site ..it was taking over. i escaped. can you? i now call facebook…..FARCEBOOK…..ENJOY COLD TURKEY …ITS FOR THE BEST. TRUST ME.!!!!!!!!

Comment by saxman — August 4, 2009 @ 5:52 pm

It is very addictive

Comment by zoiloland@hotmail.co — August 18, 2009 @ 8:38 pm

Great tips, here is my list of signs of facebook addiction: http://hate-facebook.com/2009/08/addicted-to-face...

Comment by FB hater — August 20, 2009 @ 9:19 am

There is definitely something compelling about the voyeur-like sites like fbook and Myspace. It is like you know you should not be wasting your time looking at people's profiles but most people still do it. What ever happened to going outside and playing sport!! Good advice on this post man!

You can read my take on it.
http://www.stuff-about.com/2009/09/10-clues-that-...

Comment by Africanlegend — September 23, 2009 @ 7:58 am

I think now I can leave facebook land softly because of many assignments both campus and office to do. Thank's for sharing. Nice posting ^_^

Comment by hanum — October 20, 2009 @ 6:07 pm

i am totally addicted i wake up and first thing i do is check my facebook…i check my facebook about thirty times aday..it may be from my phone or computer but it is a must lol im on facebook rite now…i need help badly the advice that was givin didnt help me none

Comment by jenni — November 12, 2009 @ 12:16 am

Wow I feel like their suggestions could waste two times as much time as logging into Facebook. I'm inclined to think the addiction is to being on the Internet as a whole, instead of one particular site or social media platform.

Comment by MLDina — November 16, 2009 @ 8:44 am

my addiction has to with me trying to put up a new status update and also trying to contribute in various groups that I'm in on face book and now i face book even I'm in a class!

Comment by wendy hoopz — November 17, 2009 @ 5:08 am

I know some of you think this is a joke. Before October we didn't have internet so we would go to the library 2 days a week. My husband found facebook there. Well he wanted internet I was hesitant but we got it. He starts work at 6 am. we live less than 2 minutes from his work he gets up at 4 am to get on facebook(before internet I was lucky to get him up 30 minutes early) and stays on there till about 5:56 and he comes home for both of his breaks to get on facebook. Then after work or when we get home he rushes to the computer(we only have 1 —my choice) so he can beat the kids to the computer. If facebook is acting up oh geez he asks like a woman going through pms. I have recently made a computer schedule for a family of six alternating days 3 people daily for 2 hours slots and no computer after 7pm so we can have so family time and no computer on saturdays. so this is real people and it can eat a relationship alive if you let it. I get on facebook maybe 2 hours a week to mostly check the status of an aunt that was in an accident a little before thanksgiving and i play 2 games. My husband plays like 7 or 8 at least! wow people be happy you don't have a problem but don't pick fun at people who do. geez!

Comment by someone — December 8, 2009 @ 9:18 am

Oh my goodness, i hope this works, i am seriosuly addicted, facebook is all i do these days. Sleep, eat and Facebook, which is terrible because i have so many exams that i need to be concentrating on.

Comment by tamz — January 22, 2010 @ 3:24 pm

I REALLY wannaa quit facebook, buti just can't. I used to be a straight A student but now all i doo iss comee back from school, check facebook, sign on msn, sleep, then facebook again then dinner then bed time! Plus ivee got my IG exams this year and i think im failing.

PLZ HELP MEE!

Comment by Hayounee — January 25, 2010 @ 9:19 am

kwL i realLy enjoyeD That :O

Comment by payam — February 3, 2010 @ 12:35 pm

how DO you do that ????? :O :'( :@ :L :/ ;D

Comment by payam — February 3, 2010 @ 12:38 pm

I trussst yoooooooooou

Comment by payam — February 3, 2010 @ 12:40 pm

Facebook Addiction involves three stages. see below for more info

http://stuffpeoplehate.com/2010/02/20/3-facebook-...

Comment by B.Lee — February 21, 2010 @ 12:49 am

i want to stop my facebook thanks

Comment by abbey sullings — March 3, 2010 @ 10:31 am

This facebook is so stupid!…

I tried escaping facebook but the result ended up in dng it as twice as before..

I hate it..

I just blocked that stupid site on my pc

I wanna do that to my iPod too..

Does anyone know how to do that?

Comment by Jshong — March 23, 2010 @ 1:27 pm

i am inspired and i would stay on facebook 4 a million hours

Comment by caitlyn — March 23, 2010 @ 2:35 pm

You didn't mention anything about blackberries. That it when and why I became addicted. I tried blocking it several times and removing all links and bookmarks to it. Only to find myself typing the full address in the address bar. I can't get off the crackberrym ugh! One thing I am proud of is that I've quit thinking in status updates. Everything I used to think about was rethought by how it would sound on my status. Phew thank God that's over. Now on to my crackberry addiction recovery

Comment by jay — April 1, 2010 @ 4:05 am

Im crazy addicted to facebook. it's interfering with my job…. i check it 6 times an hour i would say, and i think about checking it when i am in places where i cannot check it, and it feels so good to check it when I haven't for a couple of hours…. i check it first thing when i wake up…. and i just realized how rediculous this is… i mean i really want to stop it. I don't want to delete my account as i would lose touch with people, but i wish i could use it in a way that isn't so obsessive. I have actually mentally stated that i will not check my facebook, and then without even realizing it…. im typing facebook.com into my browser, and going DOH!!!!! It's such a nasty little habit/addiction. If anyone has gone through this and is now got it under control email me please.

Comment by john — April 10, 2010 @ 9:06 am

dosent any 1 fid it ironic tht a article to quit facebook has like 20 buttons tht ask you to connect and get on facebook

Comment by blaine — April 14, 2010 @ 9:19 am

I OPEN FACEBOOK ONCE A WEEEEEK?

NOW AND UP

2-3 TIMES A MONTH

2-3 TIMES IN ONE FULL YEAR!!!!!!

FACEBOOOOK IS A WASTE BUT THE FRIEND THERE ARE THE COOOL

Comment by Ali — May 27, 2010 @ 2:28 pm

I deleted my facebook account several months ago.I didn't use it that much anyway.I value my privacy and was not that confident about who could see my information. I don't want pseudo friends of friends to make me feel popular.

I was at a friends house recently and her children were trying to get me to play games on the Wii(hope I've got that right).It was a lovely sunny day and we were playing tennis in a virtual way.it made me feel quite sad as it would have been so much nicer to be outside in the sunshine playing frisbee or having a kick around.It made me want to play tennis for real!

I have taped a BBC programme where a present day family have to live in the seventies…before mobile phones & internet etc I am going to show it to my ten year old nephew as he will never believe people lived in such 'primitive' times.

I don't really think we have gained a lot from the onset of all this new technology.

It has its place and we need to put it in its place.

Comment by marie — June 8, 2010 @ 6:30 pm

Hi guys,

just made a song about this subject…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0KScmIberQ

Enjoy!

Comment by c — June 26, 2010 @ 5:23 pm

Comment by veetus — July 26, 2010 @ 6:51 am

I consider myself a Facebook addict. I check Facebook first thing when I wake up and in all my free breaks, in class, up until I go to sleep. There just seems to be a joy in getting notifications and attention to your pictures and status. I know it sounds ridiculous, but I know millions are suffering the same thing. However, I don't feel that Facebook ITSELF is to blame, as it can really be used in a positive manner. It is us to blame.

The reason why I use Facebook in the first place is to keep in touch with friends I don't see on a regular basis. And I am a highly social person. I completely disagree with the person that said that Facebook allows you to have a sort of pseudo friendship with people. First of all, YOU are the one who controls exactly is your friend, and which friends can see what on your page. You can limit your profile to family members, as I have done to my nosy cousins that I cannot necessarily delete. Honestly, my friendships have become MUCH healthier due to Facebook. This is due to the chat feature, and commenting on people's status. It DOES give a sense of close community whether one likes it or not.

Should Facebook replace the real world? No way! It is always much better to see people in person and hear their voice on the phone. But in today's world, 2010 in case anybody forget what era we are in, we are in the era where business is #1. EVERYBODY is busy! Everyone has a life and doesn't have time to see their friends everyday. I sure don't! I don't consider myself popular at all, but there are around 200 people that I regularly keep in touch with and try to become closer with and Facebook is a good tool for that.

We should use Facebook merely as a positive instead of the negative. I would SUGGEST getting Facebook on your mobile phone. That way you can get notifications to your phone instaed of being glued to your computer 24/7. My best friend did this; she is one of the most active people I know, and had all her notifications to her blackberry phone. So although it seemed like she was always on facebook because of her prompt responses, she really wasn't, she was always running around, and it makes life and communication FAST and EASIER than ever before! And then occasionally if she wanted to get on the chat she would do that. So that is the first thing I suggest. Don't slow your life down because of Facebook. There are ways to check Facebook without being on the computer 24/7! Thanks for reading all!

Comment by Sara — August 12, 2010 @ 12:14 pm

i joined facebook and now I can't stop texting. God help us.

Comment by Andy — August 24, 2010 @ 3:38 pm

This is a link to a brief questionnaire for a current psychological study looking at facebook addiction. Please fill it out, it doesn't take long and your participation is really appreciated. Thanks a lot.
https://www.survey.leeds.ac.uk/facebookquestionna...

Comment by Ellie — January 11, 2011 @ 3:59 pm

whoever wrote this must be a republican. no one is so addicted to facebook that they need to go though "steps" to recover. give me a break.

Comment by Jonathan — March 27, 2011 @ 5:56 pm

The app iFreeFace http://ifreeface.com is useful for stopping Facebook addiction. It allows you to set time limits or block Facebook at any time.

Comment by Jack — May 26, 2011 @ 4:50 am

hahahaha

Comment by FacebookSucks — August 17, 2011 @ 12:53 pm

do you know how to use FACEBOOK smartly without getting addicted?
You can learn how here
http://www.coldscoop.com/2011/11/14/5-easy-steps-...

Comment by Jennifer Hopkins — November 14, 2011 @ 6:14 am

you owe me new pants!

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