Yes I am that. Hard as it is to accept, I am a Facebook addict! But before I go on, let me define addiction so we are not lost in this blog – An addiction is an obsession, compulsion, or excessive psychological dependence according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
Based on that definition, allow me to list down some of my observed behavior in connection to Facebook:
1. I open my notebook to Facebook first thing when I wake up in the morning.
2. I am always thinking what to write on my status bar.
3. My status bar is changed more than 5 times a day.
4. I play almost all the games in Facebook.
5. I have more communication with some of my friends in Facebook than in real time.
6. I do conversations in Facebook. I mean I actually talk to people in my message box like it was a chat box.
7. I comment on all of my Facebook friends status.
8. I have Facebook on my mobile phone.
9. Some of my news (and I am a newsman) information come from Facebook.
10. I automatically post my pictures on Facebook instead of backing them up in another file form.
11. I never think of life without Facebook. When someone asked me what I would do if Facebook crashed for good my mind went to all the files I have uploaded on Facebook and how I can get them all back.
Now, I connect the definition with my observed behaviors and my conclusion (and I guess any Doctor of Behavior would agree) is that I am indeed addicted to Facebook.
Psychologists and management experts say that recognizing and admitting the problem is the first step towards correcting or curing it. This is probably the reason why my logical mind decided to write this blog, in order for me to take the first step away from my addiction.
Now that we have taken the initial action, we can go further in curing myself of this Facebook addiction.
But first, let me post this on my status bar!!!!
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