Back in 2007/8 I have registered on Facebook but i hardly used it until late 2008. i was adding strangers and friends who i know then i started to change my information status! ive changed my interested in from women to men and recently joined gay and lesbian groups to allow friend requests from the LGBTs to add me and then i began making new friends on the way too. it wasnt until 2009 wen my parents found out about all this since i was at college and that really made everything go totally bullistic or is it bollistic? i have got an obsession with facebook and even though i was diagnosed with autism since 5 yrs old, facebook is making things worse for my life as well as other social networking sites but mostly and mainly facebook. Here's what I do for daily basis on Facebook: I log on to my account Update my status like every 10 or 30 minutes Get a few or no comments back Write on group walls to encourage other users to send me friend requests Play some games and Facebook quizzes End up losing friends dispite some of my behavour with them which was inappropriate You see? everyone around the world can get hooked on facebook or even bebo or twitter but it was facebook that was my huge problem! my mum and dad says its controlling my life and that i could get into trouble by posting alot of updates on e.g. about my feelings, saying that i hate mum and dad and calling mum a loud mouth ***** (no offence) and the fact that facebook friends are NOT REAL FRIENDS as wat mum keeps telling me cos everyone on these sites are not real but i dont think thats true cos not everyone looks like themselves according to their photos and appearance unless they only got profile pics of animals or places instead of themselves. there was this time on facebook that i was planning to go to a nightclub with my facebook strangers (friends) though i kept on posting on their status saying that i wanna go out with them but they just have a go at me and say no u cant cum wiv us (that not their words btw) but i did go eventually and that was when i left my bro alone at home so i sneaked off to that "gay" nightclub and guess what? i did see them and their faces! so they ARE real believe it or not cos i was expecting facebook friends to be fake or look completly younger to their photos. oh i just cant believe all this now and all the trouble i caused at home staying up all night til 5am, chatting on MSN and facebook to my m8s etc. now at the moment i am away from facebook and mum and dad has sort of banned me from going on it mainly because i can communicate well on the internet and not in person because of my autism and learning difficulties telling everyone worldwide that i am gay or bisexual (just bisexual/bicurious) i hope you all understand my feelings about facebook and other social networking sites because i do need help
I think that you should delete your Facebook account and search other friends in sites more friendly, like interpals.net You know what? I have a lot of friends in interpals, and they are 100% real, and 100% friendly. They are searching friends around the world too.
Facebook or social addiction is not new. You could find that there have been many like you and many still in the making. In order to solve this, i would suggest one thing: The idea is to minimize the usage and not drastically bring it to a zero level. Therefore, indulge in sports or join a gym or maybe join guitar classes. You can make real freinds and a real social circle out there.
I lift weights and bike to get away from my laptop (and my clients). Replace a bad habit with a good habit.
Facebook is so addicting because you can keep following links to people and groups and pictures for hours. Then there's those silly little games. When I found myself spending 1-2 hours a day keeping up with my "farm" I knew there was a problem. I finally got rid of the farm and limit myself to checking my account twice a day for no more then 5 minutes each time. I only check messages and links that were sent directly to me and leave the rest alone. A good book is much more enjoyable.
Are you serious? I never understood how people could become so obsessed with Myspace, Twitter, but especially Facebook. They are all time-wasting garbage websites that clearly ruin lives. The only thing I use Social Media for is to promote my business. I'm not letting thousands of strangers now my daily routines and what is going on in, and this is an important one, my personal life. I suggest you do the same.
Face Book is mean to complement social activities and interactions. It is not meant to replace human to human communications. If you are using Face Book as the primary means of your social activities. It may be wise to delete your profile and go on to live a real life.
no thanks. i do not wish to deleted my account. i still want to keep it for the rest of my life. every1 is allowed to keep their social networking profile account for as long as they like.
I don't think it's fair to expect everyone to interact the same way. What if a person is too shy, different or lives in an area without a lot of opportunities to pursue social interaction? Why does everyone assume that interacting online is somehow less important or less healthy then interacting face to face? Some types of people will never leave the house to join a club or group. Interacting with friends and family online is better then sitting in front of the tube all day.
I think it would be best to set a limit on the amount of time you spend on FB each day and stick to it
Better delete your account and spend more time with friends outside your home rather than sitting on a computer and commenting and uploading pictures and joining groups , pages also playing games like farmville which is a total waste of time though poker is better xD
lol i used to be a FB addict as well. you can use a sofware to disable your access to the page or just edit the hosts file. or maybe delete your FB profile
This kind of social networks are like everything, a little could be good and fun, but too much is bad.
This is why FB can be a life wrecker. Because you are autistic, your local council might run some social events, try some of them and ask somebody else to delete your facebook for it, it will make life much easier . Then ask them if possible to block it in your browser so even if you tried to register again, you couldnt
How in the world can someone become addicted to something that's on the internet? I understand certain things like shows, but to a social network? What ever happened to actually going out to bars,clubs, or just hanging out in REAL LIFE? That's what I was addicted to back in the day. Now, everyone would rather go on Facebook or Myspace because it's easier. But, I can't argue since I do enjoy using Facebook. Even though I only use it for keeping in touch with relatives around the world, i'd never get addicted to it though. Yugo,
I love facebook, I check it a couple of times a week. I'll play the applications games for a while, see what friends are up to, then log out. It's alot of fun, but I try not to spend too much time on it.