facebook syndrome?
By jenzai
@jenzai (388)
Philippines
February 2, 2012 3:15am CST
Last August 2011 I temporarily deactivated my facebook account, I wanted to delete it, but then some part of me doesn't want to end my facebook profile. I had this feeling that i will be missing to much my friends and relatives, and I have lots of pictures tagged to me by my friends and office mates. It seems to me that I had this documented life in my facebook, and i feel like i was able to observe the changes of my physical self through the pictures i have over the facebook. Then again, I activated it this December 2011, but i had this break up with my boyfriend so i had this feeling of wanted to dis appear again thru facebook. But then again I cannot delete my account. I am actually amazed with that kind of attachment to facebook, in other networking site i easily deleted my account with out hesitation, but with facebook i just can't. Is this a facebook syndrome? Do you ever feel the same way with what i had experience?
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4 responses
@phoenix89 (385)
• India
2 Feb 12
I am not addicted to facebook at all. But it is true that I can not ignore it totally.I don't spend hours in it everyday, but I visit it more than once in a week. Because a lot of my friends are their and it is a nice way to communicate with them and I can even video chat with them. So it is very tough for me to avoid such facilities.
@jenzai (388)
• Philippines
3 Feb 12
Glad to hear that, you are online to keep connected, not addicted. Facebook had a unique way of communicating with your family and friends that even if you are that far you can still update yourself by looking at the pictures posted and the comments, its like your reading a storyline of your friends life, like a part of their life. thanks for the answer.
@phoenix89 (385)
• India
3 Feb 12
yes thats a great way to be in touch with them. It makes our distance a little shorter. That is the part I like about facebook.
But it always make me surprised when I see my other friends. Anytime in a day I log in, they are online. I think they are logged in to facebook even in their dreams.
@gerald_lian (2188)
• Australia
2 Feb 12
Honestly speaking, I too have a bit of a Facebook syndrome and will probably find it almost impossible to delete my account there. I remember a time in the past when I went without Facebook for more than a few months, but then went back to it partly because I kind of missed the games and catching up with other people's lives/status, and partly because people have been asking me why I haven't been active there. I guess social networking has become such an integral part of our lives that it's more like a necessity than luxury. 
@jenzai (388)
• Philippines
3 Feb 12
Glad to hear i share the same "facebook syndrome".=)I agree with you that its the peole we share in facebook that would keep up us hook with it. I alos ha dthe same experience with my office mates asking me, why i am out of facebook? I answer then with a laugh, and i a question do i really need to explain it to you people? But anyway i did temporarily deactivate my account just in case their is a very good and urgent reasons.lol. thanks for the response.
@gerald_lian (2188)
• Australia
3 Feb 12
Yeah, it is just so hard to keep away from Facebook these days, knowing that there is where most people will give an update about themselves or share the latest news, so if we fail to log on then we're missing out on all these. I even do know of some people who thinks that others are "anti-social" if they don't actively participate on Facebook (ie. they think that you are distancing yourself from them). Anyway, for me, as long as we use Facebook the way we want, I don't see any faults in that (provided we don't spend countless hours on it 
)!
PS: Thanks for the best response too....appreciate it! 
I even do know of some people who thinks that others are "anti-social" if they don't actively participate on Facebook (ie. they think that you are distancing yourself from them). Anyway, for me, as long as we use Facebook the way we want, I don't see any faults in that (provided we don't spend countless hours on it )!
PS: Thanks for the best response too....appreciate it! 
@bounce58 (17387)
• Canada
6 Feb 12
If this is a syndrome, I think it's unhealthy.
I know that a lot (including me) wouldn't be able to let go of facebook specially if we wanted to disappear. In fact there are a few things good about facebook. Good things like you mentioned.
But it's definitely not good that we are unable to let go if we wanted to.
@tatzkie23 (770)
• Philippines
3 Feb 12
Hi jenzai,
Well, that could be a facebook syndrome. LOL. As for me, i don't have any reason to deactivate my account in facebook, although i'm not that addicted to it. I Also have other accounts in networking sites, i only use those site to upload my photos. I only use facebook only for necessity, like communicating with friends and family that are far away from me. Anyways, if you don't like someone then you can just block them, or you can make your facebook private.
@jenzai (388)
• Philippines
3 Feb 12
Hi tatzkie..=) Good to hear your not addicted, anyway, i agree with you facebook is such a useful networking site. My friend told me to just block or keep update my privacy settings but then a part of me doesn't want to block that friend, maybe i was thinking to forgive him with in me..LOL and go back to facebook again when i feel it i have forgiven him..LOL..thanks for the answer.
