Signs You Are A Facebook Junkie (and You Don’t Even Know About It)

Signs You Are A Facebook Junkie:
The increased use of social networking,
especially among young people, is a clear
example of how easily we become addicted
to new technology.
These statements are categorical,
researchers say one of the negatives to
overusing social networks is social isolation .
This occurs when a person stimulates their
virtual relationships instead of developing
their personality in a real, physical
environment. This situation is reflected by
the extreme anxiety of some regarding their
likes, posts, and status, being highly
sensitive and overly conscious about what’s
going on in the virtual world, with Facebook,
Twitter, or Tumblr contents their top
priorities. They prefer to interact with virtual
friends more than real people .
Another symptom of social media addiction
with negative effects is that a person will
experience acceptance on these networks,
because they are designed to emphasize the
positives in life, the bright side that is
socially accepted that we feel comfortable
showing. This can result in denial of our
defects and the defects of others, creating
relationships based on sensation-seeking or
immediate satisfaction.
Those hooked on social networking
continually update their profiles and pictures
and are very conscious of comments and
likes, and are more narcissistic and insecure
than average , according to a recent study.
Researchers at the University of York,
Canada, reveals how networking is the
perfect retreat for people who meet these
criteria, as it allows them to establish a
large number of ‘hollow’ friends without
having to maintain a real relationship with
them. The findings show there is a positive
relationship between levels of narcissism or
low self-esteem detected by the test, and the
number of times per day that students
update on social networks, according to
experts this is not a surprising fact,
narcissism can be rooted in lack of self-
esteem .
Finally, the research, which involved equal
numbers of men and women, also showed
how men are more likely to review the
comments on your profile, while women
perused uploaded pictures.
Symptoms of A Social Media Addict
(Facebook junkie):
1- You are online all the time. No matter
where you are or what you’re doing, you
contribute live postings and comments about
your day, your posts, and other posts. You
don’t pay attention to the people that are
with you, family or friends.
2- Walking or driving while looking at a
mobile phone. Often the social media addict
won’t realize he is crossing streets, driving,
or acting strangely because of their
addiction. Studies prove texting while driving
can be fatal, dangerous for yourself and
others,, maybe more than driving while
intoxicated.
3- Posting everything that happens to you.
See if this is familiar: the first time a friend
eats sushi, he takes a selfie with the sushi,
just to inform us. Sometimes people cut
themselves, they’ll post a picture before
bandaging. They assume others are
interested in every detail of their lives.
4- Sleeping less. Do you procrastinate
bedtime to be online?
Sources:
The Myth Of Freedom From Facebook
HuffingtonPost.com | Bianca Bosker
Five clues that you are addicted to
Facebook. By Elizabeth Cohen CNN Senior
Medical Correspondent
By Andres Carvajal
Edited By Stephanie Dawson