Facebook Addiction

Can you visualize a society without physical relationship, where people remain paralyzed to understand the value of their actions or feel others problems? Such occurrence would not only destroy human emotions — rather they could potentially challenge our very survival. This absurd visualization can be our awaited future. For we are too addictive to enjoy in virtual realities such as Facebook — and these digital societies can alter the way we perceive physical world and human relation.

Social networking sites had blown out our lives since last decade — especially when it comes to “connecting” people and accessing information. With more than 1.94 billion monthly active users worldwide, Facebook has become daily household opera. Almost in every part of the world people depend on Facebook to update with friends and family, receive news, Plan vacation and other casual stuffs. For most people around globe, Facebook is feasible means of online interaction . However, some users find themselves addicted to Facebook and have really hard time to log out even after spending inordinate amount of time on it . What’s make users so addictive on Facebook ?

Social sites reinforce positive compliments through flattering comments, likes, thumbs up and cheers up the mood of users .Mostly youths thrives on Facebook –joy in teenage period is based on social life and public exposer . And Facebook provides platform for exposer and to be social or at least makes you feel like surrounded by people, especially when you are all alone at cozy room.

I’m pretty sure that the most addicting part on Facebook is uploading new photos, posting status, grabbing public attention and waiting for Facebook friends to response on your recent activity. Psychiatrists termed this emerging type of addictive syndrome as “Facebook addiction disorder” . But such addictive behavior are not yet commonly acknowledged as psychological problem. Several research have deduct that Facebook as well as other social networking sites have deep impact on users. For example, Facebook promotes unhealthy relation approach, foster cybercrimes, impair emotional connection with people and even lead into depression. The bigger part of threat lies on our growing tendency to seek existence in virtual world . Sometime many Facebook users undergo psychological trauma after seeing selfies of friends in parties and there’s even a psychological term for it, “fear of missing out,”(FOMO).

When social networking sites become toxic , it seems like the ultimate way out is to stop using it. However, sites such as Facebook or twitter have evolved to become crucial part of social life. It keeps people connected and flow information in feasible way . Today, academic stuffs to professional information’s and even official invitations are updated on Facebook. These sorts of positive impact again brings us to question, Why should one stop using it? Facebook is like addiction unless you set a limit for yourself.

Once you manage time and find solid reason to use social networking sites , You may then become a conscious Facebook user instead of addict.