Signs you have a social media addiction

This post goes out to a dear friend of mine, Elizabeth, who has a severe Facebook addiction and is close to needing medication to deal with it.   Sorry, girl, but it’s time to get grip. Here is how I know she has an issue, and I bet some of you might see a bit of yourself in these signs. If you do, please let me know so I can blog about your issues.

1.  Knows way too much information about people she isn’t really friends with… like who is getting married and who is pregnant.  She also gets upset that she finds this out on Facebook and says things like: “another one bites the dust” always followed by an “ugh!”

2. Elizabeth logs into her ex-boyfriends Facebook account and reads his Facebook inbox messages.  There are plenty exchanges between he and his new girlfriend, so I do enjoy hearing the scoop… but this is wrong! Very wrong!

3. She is constantly checking old boyfriends pages and often visits pages of the guys she is dating.  This one is not so bad, but can still be harmful to your self esteem.

4. She thinks deleting someone from her Facebook page is the ultimate punishment and often gives me advice to delete a person from my Facebook when I am upset with them.  (seriously bad advice)

5. She starts conversations with “what did you think of my Facebook status earlier today”  This is a really annoying question to me.  I do NOT stalk my best friends Facebook pages.

Alright, you get the point, she is seriously addicted and needs to detox from Facebook.  I recommend spending less than 5 hours a week on Facebook for personal use.  That is plenty of time to tag a few photos and ask your network if they have any meatloaf recipes they love.

If you are considering throwing yourself a pity party over the happiness and success of past lovers and friends… please keep in mind that Facebook is not reality, it’s a place to show off and put your best face forward.  People put up flattering photos and only write about the positive’s.   No one writes about how crazy his or her family is or mentions they prefer to not shower on Sundays.