http://www.addictioninfo.org/articles/2171/1/Potential-Facebook-addiction/Page1.html
It was a horrible rainy Wednesday when Stacie learned a horrible thing, some people are addicted to FaceBook! She had heard people joking before about "FaceCrack" but never did she think that it was a real problem, now she knows.
This horrible and terminal condition is so devastating that it is even worse than cocaine and alcohol! According to Rob Bedi a registered psychologist and assistant professor at the University of Victoria " “This is not something you can quit cold turkey,” said Bedi. “While a cocaine addict can put down his drug and an alcoholic his drink," Quote taken from "Potential Facebook addiction" a blog by Misc Author. This worries many, even ask student Jessie Gottlied from Charles Bloom Secondary School. When asked how she feels and whether she thinks its true she replies, "well I am not addicted to FaceBook, but I think its true because I've seen my cousin who's addicted to FaceBook. I've seen her stay up until 2:30 Am,(on FaceBook) and that kinda worries me." Not convinced that this disorder is real? Well FaceBook even has its own support group says Mr. Belshaw, with 150 members. And taken from the popular blog "Are You Suffering from Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD)?" there are even a list of symptoms taken from the blog:
- Tolerance- This refers to the need for increasing amounts of time on Facebook to achieve satisfaction and/or significantly diminished effect with continued use of the same amount of time. They often have multiple Facebook windows opened at any one time. 3 is usually a sign and over 5 you're helpless.
"Helpless" yes, you read that right, too much FaceBook and you become helpless. FAD is so bad that its renders those suffering with it without help, this is a mordern day problem that doctors and politicians everywhere should be concerned with, and that's only the first symptoms.
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