Addicted to facebook? Please help!?

[Kristy]

Don't be afraid to disconnect from Facebook! Think of it as a tool to help you stay connected with friends and family or to share details and not as a necessity. I too have felt that I spend too much time on Facebook and find myself constantly browsing through it. It helped to take a step back and commit myself to NOT spending so much time on Facebook. Maybe limit yourself to 20 min per day total. And when you are on use it to stay connected. Write meaningful posts and a friends wall or like pictures of a family member's vacation that you haven't talked to in awhile. Don't overwhelm one person or a specific group of people by constantly bombarding them with posts, comments, likes, pokes, mentions or etc. It may make them uncomfortable so it's better to interact with several different people. Then let them have time to respond to you. There is also nothing wrong with posting inspirational statuses or writing about your day or things you enjoy but maybe limit how many times you post. It may be difficult to feel like you fit in or that you're liked in highschool but it's important to just be true to yourself and it's never a bad thing to be a nice person! It might seem silly now but I promise that in 5 years you'll appreciate being remembered for something good than for being someone who spread gossip or fads.

Also, if you really enjoy posting a lot of quotes, or silly things etc you could think about starting a blog (wordpress and blogspot) are free. There you can write till your hearts content about whatever you like and you won't feel that it's being shoved onto people's newsfeeds and bothering them. You can put a link to the blog on your facebook so those that are interested can view it.


Don't worry about trying to win everyone's acceptance or approval..it's almost impossible. Just smile at life!

you'll be fine