One of my good friends became addicted to social networking sites alcohol. She was going through a divorce, and needed a connection, I guess. Unfortunately, it led to her neglecting her kids, as she'd be online drinking as close to 24-7 as possible. That, and a number of other bad decisions over a period of time, led to us not being friends any more.
I don't know if Facebook alcohol is uniquely addictive -- millions of people have no issue with it -- but for some people, it's definitely going to be a problem.
No disrespect to your friend, Roy. But as I was reading, I noticed a serious relation here between the two addictions.
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What I think a lot of people here don't understand is that while you and maybe many other people can use facebook "properly", even if you can't see how, it is true that some people really can't handle it in moderation (just like alcohol). My sister is on it all the time and it has driven my Mom a little mad. My sister posted a picture of her bloodied face after a car accident on FB through her cell phone before she called my mom to tell her about it. Some people need the attention and this is a medium that really lets you have it if you want it.
So, I feel for you TradeProposalDude, and congrats for getting off facebook as it seems to have done you now serious harm so far.