How facebook can become an addiction

How Facebook can 

become an addiction

Topic covered-sign and symptom, why it's addictive, treatment, finding help, takeaway

Ever stop using the social networking site Facebook and asked yourself that why you are doing Facebook. I think you ask or maybe not, maybe you don't care about it too much, because using Facebook feel pleasures you right. it's because it's highly addictive just like alcohol, or drugs, yah you heard the right drug. When you are using Facebook and automatically scrolling through your feed minute after minute. And You do not even know when an hour passes scrolling Facebook.

The time you are reading this Maybe you have a Facebook window open on your computer browser or maybe a tab open in your phone browser to use Facebook. And you pick up your phone to open Facebook without really thinking about what you’re going to doing. Maybe you think I know what I'm doing? But do you know that what you will do after opening your Facebook?

These behavior don’t necessarily mean that you’re addicted to Facebook, But opening Facebook repeatedly can become an addition to you. And this behavior of opening Facebook repeatedly can reach a place where maybe you can not stop that behavior.

Well, Facebook has not officially been seen as an addiction of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Researchers and experts said that continuously using Facebook is a growing concern, particularly among the young generation.

If you are a youth or working personal I will highly be recommended you to read the complete articles to know about Facebook addiction, signs and symptoms, why it's addictive, treatment, finding help, takeaway.

The signs of Facebook addiction

Experts state that people use Facebook to correct their mood. But there is no problem but When you start using it more than enough you can become addict to Facebook. Most experts say that Facebook is an additive used excessively to improve your mood.

note: but what consider executive or more than enough depends on person to person

A therapist in Delhi explains, “What’s considered problematic with use Facebook Some people use Facebook a lot, but still, those people are not addicted and some people use something less Even then they become addicted.

That is why it's dependent person to person, but He also mentioned that using Facebook interference with daily life and functioning is generally a red flag.” And you should work to get out of it.

Because even if you understand that using Facebook is making a huge difference in your daily life and it's affecting your daily activities, even then, if you do not stop using Facebook, then you can become Addicted.   

And Here’s a look at more specific signs of using Facebook excessively. And it can hurt you.

Regularly You spend more time on Facebook than you think!

Maybe you check your Facebook Messenger only after waking up in the morning, And after that, you keep checking your Facebook Messenger repeatedly throughout the day.

It might seem like you’re not on for long. But a few minutes of posting, commenting, and scrolling, multiple times a day, can quickly add up to hours.

You might also feel an urge to spend increasing amounts of time on Facebook. This can leave you with little time for work, hobbies, or social life.

When you come to know or understood that I am using Facebook more, then you think You are going to use it for a fixed time, maybe five or ten minutes. But you are unable to do it and you use it for hours and after a waste lot of hours.

And after passing too much time, you realize that you have lost too much of your precious time. And then you are regretted to doing so.

Using Facebook as a tool to avoid your problem or pain

You might think like you’re not online on Facebook for a long time. But You open facebook more than one time a day, which causes you to take some more hours of your day. And it's repeat day by day.

And after spending more time on Facebook, you may feel that you should spend more time on Facebook. And Due to spending more time on Facebook, you have very little time left for the Daily work and your real social life.

One thing that most the expert generally agreed on Facebook addiction system is that "when people use Facebook to correct their mood."

When Maybe you want to escape work pressure or when you hurt by your partner, or you feel pain inside, you feel bad. Then you go to Facebook and scroll Facebook to feel better or instant happy. And instant happiness can be very very inquiries for you.

Maybe you’re stressed out about study, about your exam failure, so you use the time to scroll Facebook instead and it makes you feel happy.

Using Facebook to delay your work or avoid something that you feel like it's a little bit harder for you. And using Facebook during those difficult work times can make you feel like you’re still getting something done and completed when you don't complete that task according to 2017 research.

Excessive use of Facebook can badly affect your overall health, sleep, and study

Excessive use of Facebook can cause you to fall asleep. Maybe you go to sleep late and wake up late! Lack of proper sleep can affect your health, which will not be good for you at all. And you may have a disease called insomnia. And you realize the effect of using Facebook late at night. You would know If one day you are not able to sleep properly, then how does it feel in the morning?

And Facebook can impact mental health as well as physical health. There are a lot of cases out there that prove that using executive social networking sites can cause depression. And sometimes people even do suicide but again there is a lack of evidence to prove that Facebook causes suicide.

Using more Facebook can spoil your relationship with your partner. Because by using too much Facebook, you have very little time left which you can spend with your partner. And it causes romantic dissatisfaction.

You may get jealous when your partner likes someone else's post. And You may get jealous of your X because you repeatedly go to the same post and repeatedly open the same photo and see it again and again.

Because of spending more time on Facebook, you don't have much time left to meet people in real. Because of this, you may feel that I am alone, no one with me, I will be alone.

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Difficulty staying off from Facebook

When do you feel like you are using Facebook more And you think that I will spend as little time on Facebook as possible? But forget all that. You open Facebook again whenever you get free time without realizing it.

Maybe you have understood that I am using Facebook again and again and it is spoiling my time too much.

Maybe you It is possible because of this, you have fixed a time to open Facebook that I will open in Morning and Evening. But when you get bored and But whenever you do not feel good or you bore then you think that what makes the difference to see only once. And you again open Facebook and started scrolling. And after a few days, your same pattern comes back.

After managing few days off And unless you get it again in the same pattern, you do not feel good. Then you should understand that you have addicted to Facebook.

What makes Facebook so addictive?

There is various type of Addiction in human. But the cause of all those addictions by a hormone called dopamine. An expert explains that Facebook or any other types of social media “activate the brain’s reward center by providing a sense of social acceptance in the form of likes and positive comments." When someone likes a photo of us and does a comment, so we think that people admire us and we are some kind of very important to the world.

And in another word, it gives us happiness immediately.

Whenever you post something on your social media accounts — it could be anything like your photos, videos of your memory, or your status with the feeling that you feel Right now. And there is a notification bar where you know who likes your photos and comments on them and who’s viewing your post.

Admiring and supportive comments And if you get more likes of your photos, then your self-esteem is very much increased and if you get Fewer likes or get negative comments, then your self-esteem can go down.

And most of the time this happens when something going wrong with your life.

And if you use Facebook for a long time and do for many days. So whenever you feel bad or you will not do good, then you will suddenly open Facebook. And started scrolling because it gives you instant happiness.

How can I work through it?

There are many ways in the world that you can adopt to reduce your Facebook addition or eliminate it?

The first step, you should be fitness, Frick. I telling this almost everyone who is addicted to something that starts working out and that's how you started valuing your time and your overall body become energetic rather than feel sleepy all the time.

If you started to be that you are using more Facebook. Or is you spent time on Facebook than you had decided? Follow these tips.

Track every moment

For a few days, you have to note down that how many hours, how many minutes are you spending on Facebook? Which will gives you a detailed idea that how much time Facebook is taking away from your life, even without giving anything valuable.

You have to be noticed that what circumstances you are opening Facebook. At which specific time you suddenly open Facebook.

How does your mind keep when you open Facebook? Do not you live sad at that time? Because of which you open Facebook, try to get a little Happiness?

If things are happening with you, then you should still be repeated because it is a sign of an addiction.

And you should start working above it now. And you should start working above it now. And you have to do some productive work rather than using Facebook.

And all these things will help you make a good habit, instead of using Facebook!

When you go out of the house to work small, then you should keep your phone in your home. like going jogging in the morning. Or doing the heavy workout.

Buy an alarm clock instead of using your phone as an alarm.

Take a break

When it seems to be a lot of time that you are using then So take a break! If you do not even realize that you are using Facebook for a long time then you can use the get notification app and this will remind you you are using Facebook for quite a long time

So take a break.

This technique especially helps me when I was an internet addict. I don't use a social networking site much in past, I only use social media for my business purposes. But I was so much addicted to the Web world.

Slowly start reducing the time spend on Facebook. First, try to take a break for one, then try for one week but it might feel difficult to avoid Facebook. but when you determine to something the thing will start happening automatically.

When you do all this thing You suddenly realized that your state of mind improves when you stop using Facebook for a while. And started spending more time with your parents, with your family and all the things in your life will be good.

To stick with your good habit and stay away from Facebook then you should deactivate your Facebook account or even delete your account. So it's become difficult to access your account.

Reduce your time for use Facebook

If you feel like it's hard to suddenly stop using facebook then start focusing on reducing your Facebook uses slowly. Reducing Facebook uses slowly can effective for you.

You can plan your day, and reduce time spent on entertainment and spend more time reading an article that will improve your life like this one. And slowly when time past away you will replace the bad habits with good habits.

It will be better if you stop posting photos on Facebook. You can you be spent some time on Facebook but stop posting photos or anything on Facebook. Because it will eat your more time to check who is commenting or liking your photos or whatever you posted.

You have to pay attention to your brain and mood swings behavior.

First, except that you are in a situation, you have to get out from here. And feel how Facebook creates a bad on your mood on your character, it can help you to stay motivated in the dopamine detoxification process.

If you use watching funny videos on Facebook to revive your mood, maybe you have not noticed that using Facebook as a tool of happiness makes you feel worse and in the end, regretted doing so.

Start visualize your mental and emotional state your mood before and after using the site Facebook. And start recognizing the feeling what drives you to Facebook, it could be anything like depression or loneliness. Find out why depression and loneliness come to you repeatedly if you can. Try to control your negative thoughts.

For example

maybe your thinking be like “I wish I were in a relationship too like Everyone else on Facebook, they are looks so happy in their life. I’ll never find anyone perfect for me.”

I suggest you tell yourself or Consider this that: “Those photos where they are looking too good that's not everything is happy. And I don't want to like commenting or spending my valuable time on the fake thing. And when you feel bad about not having a relationship, trust me you are happy, I have the experience, you can live your life freely and happy.

And when the time comes you will find a very good person for you." Like think about there are more than 7 billion people in the world so don't worry about the fact that "you will never find a partner.

Distract yourself by doing exercise

I know that it's difficult to stay away from something that you are habitual to do every day. So try to create a new habit that you love to do and spend your time with new hobbies or activities like gyming, gardening, reading your space-related article something like that.

You can also try things like:

●Running

●Cooking

●Hiking

●Visualizing your life goal

●Start meditation

●Fitness

●Yoga

●Sewing or crafting

●Sketching

●When to ask for help

If you’re struggling with using less time on Facebook use, then I want to tell you that you’re not alone in this world. It’s very common to addict to Facebook. There are a lot of mental health professionals in the world who are focusing on helping people with Facebook addiction or any other social media addiction.

Please don't hesitate to go to a therapist if you have:

When you are struggling with reducing facebook use

When you feel Happy unnecessarily using Facebook

When you feel like you are in a very serious depression, anxiety, or other mood swings symptoms

When you have facing problem with your relationship because of Facebook use or social networking site.

If you notice that for Facebook your daily life is getting distracted

A specialist of mental illness can help you:

●Start working on the unpleasant emotions that you are getting by using Facebook.

●Find out more productive methods like gyming to managing unwanted feelings.

CONCLUSION

Social networking sites like Facebook create a place where you can stay in touch with friends in your circle. But it can also have a bad side especially if you use your face to reduce your pain.

The good news is it's not that hard to come back on track in your life. You just need some time.