Facebook Addicts
'C'mon just admit it'
Deirdre Thompson
Issue date: 1/27/10 Section: Entertainment
Only two out of the seven admit to being Facebook addicts, but they all admit to accessing their Facebook pages in one way or another while in class. Thanks guys. That's why instructors like Mary Schranz have banned laptop usage in class. The sites mentioned previously on how to determine if you have an Internet or Facebook addiction also have good advice on how to beat the habit.
Texas State University is in agreement with all the other sites saying that you should write down exactly how much time you spend visiting these sites. The site goes one step further than the others by mapping out the actual skills it will take to divert your attention elsewhere. For instance, what do you like to do other than be on the computer? If it's ice skating, cooking, dressing your dog up in cute little holiday sweaters or costumes, then do that when you feel the urge to "use".
The most useful advice from the site is to make note cards that are easy to carry around that remind you of just how precious your doggie looks when he does his little tail dance in his Santa suit, or how you may see that cute guy that works at Border's if you go peruse the magazines close to the café. The information above is from the section entitled "Listen to the Voices of Denial," and even further explicates the importance of realizing the warning signs of addiction.
Don't worry; you're not alone. Facebook addiction is real, and there are people out there that definitely have a problem, and you wish that they didn't affect your day-to-day life with their constant need to change their Facebook profile picture. Wait, she's changing her profile picture again? Feeling incredulous anger you step toward the offending student; "Damn I just wanted to print out a paper!"
Texas State University is in agreement with all the other sites saying that you should write down exactly how much time you spend visiting these sites. The site goes one step further than the others by mapping out the actual skills it will take to divert your attention elsewhere. For instance, what do you like to do other than be on the computer? If it's ice skating, cooking, dressing your dog up in cute little holiday sweaters or costumes, then do that when you feel the urge to "use".
The most useful advice from the site is to make note cards that are easy to carry around that remind you of just how precious your doggie looks when he does his little tail dance in his Santa suit, or how you may see that cute guy that works at Border's if you go peruse the magazines close to the café. The information above is from the section entitled "Listen to the Voices of Denial," and even further explicates the importance of realizing the warning signs of addiction.
Don't worry; you're not alone. Facebook addiction is real, and there are people out there that definitely have a problem, and you wish that they didn't affect your day-to-day life with their constant need to change their Facebook profile picture. Wait, she's changing her profile picture again? Feeling incredulous anger you step toward the offending student; "Damn I just wanted to print out a paper!"
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