Ever wonder if you are the only one to have developed a compulsive need to check your Facebook account every 20 minutes? Did you think you are alone in changing your status 10 times per day? Well, you are not.
  Thousands, if not millions of others are just like you, but maybe embarrassed to talk about it.
The old expression 'Get a Life" has transitioned to "Get a real life", as people poke fun of those who can not stay away from Facebook and other social networking platforms, like Twitter.
When trying to understand if you or someone you know may have developed a problem or unhealthy dependency on Facebook, ask these three simple questions: 1.
Are you doing other things less than you used to in order to spend more time on Facebook? 2.
Do you spend less time with family and friends and more time interacting with family and friends via Facebook? 3.
Have others told you they think you are using Facebook too much? These questions are relevant to any activity you may be doing online -- gambling, watching videos on YouTube, playing virtual world games like Second Life, using Twitter, etc.
Twitter can be an ideal way to learn about online trends and problems, such as Facebook addiction.
You can "listen" to what people are thinking and saying about any subject.
Look at Facebook Addiction on Twitter to actually see a stream of live Tweets about Facebook Addiction.
You won't believe how serious and widespread Facebook addiction really is and how many people are talking about their dependency on Facebook!