I’ve never been addicted to any type of substance. Never a smoker. A social drinker. No recreational drug habits. My addictions often take form in my obsessive compulsive nature. I make lists on post-it notes. Walk into my room and you will see 10 or so post-its hanging up on my desk. They are in my purse. They are kind of everywhere. I’m addicted to being organized. I get a little antsy if I don’t have a list going. Kind of like withdrawal. I imagine going through withdrawal from a substance such as heroin or even cigarettes (as I’ve witnessed the crankiness first hand many times) is not a pleasant one. I never thought the withdrawal from Facebook would be similar. Seriously! Here’s a quick and dirty break down of my Tuesday:
8am- Wake Up
8:03am- First urge to check Facebook (it’s now been over 24 hours without it)
8:05am- Breakfast
8:30am- Second urge to check Facebook (I’m beginning to wonder what I’m missing, even though I’ve rationally thought out the fact that I’m not missing anything)
Fast Forward…….
11:34am- In my first class of the day… wanting to check Facebook
11:48am- My boyfriend asks if I saw his clever status on Facebook (seriously! Mind of a goldfish because he forgot I gave it up for the week)
11:55am- Still waiting to hear this clever status
1pm- Sitting in my media class… Facebook comes up in discussion (ugh!)
Fast Forward…….
5:15pm- Done class for the day. Had a lot of urges to check Facebook.
7pm- Trying to do homework. Instead, surfing the internet. Hit the Facebook tab four times.
7:08pm- Took Facebook tab off bookmarks bar
7:15pm- Cleaning
Fast Forward……
9pm- Going to bed (yes, that says 9pm for bed… I am an old lady)
9:05pm- Still wondering what’s going on on Facebook (it’s been 48 hours now)
There were several times throughout the day when I thought about reactivating my account just to make sure nothing important had happened. I was literally typing my password into Facebook before I stopped myself. The worst was getting the texts from my boyfriend and then my one friend, Meg, (who I previously posted about) asking me where the heck I went (she’s a long distance friend) and if I was ok.
While I was googling life without Facebook, I came across a blog that did a similar break down of a day without Facebook (although the author went much more into depth about her activities). Check it out: http://fragileheart.com/living-without-facebook-a-log/
The author of that blog mentioned a good point about the way events are organized in the age of Facebook. She said that Facebook has become the primary way events are organized, rather than texting, mailing or phoning about the information. This makes it very easy for someone to be out of the loop on what’s going on if they don’t have Facebook. And another reason for my frustration!! I have a group of friends I met my freshmen year of college and we go out to sushi on the study day at the end of every semester. The event has been organized on Facebook, but apparently new information was sent out with some questions about where to go for our last one, bringing significant others, etc. None of which I knew until I got a text asking where I went and what my opinion was. I quickly realized that while talking on the phone and texting is great for a one on one conversation, Facebook events are even better for communicating with a larger group. Score one for Facebook…
8am- Wake Up
8:03am- First urge to check Facebook (it’s now been over 24 hours without it)
8:05am- Breakfast
8:30am- Second urge to check Facebook (I’m beginning to wonder what I’m missing, even though I’ve rationally thought out the fact that I’m not missing anything)
Fast Forward…….
11:34am- In my first class of the day… wanting to check Facebook
11:48am- My boyfriend asks if I saw his clever status on Facebook (seriously! Mind of a goldfish because he forgot I gave it up for the week)
11:55am- Still waiting to hear this clever status
1pm- Sitting in my media class… Facebook comes up in discussion (ugh!)
Fast Forward…….
5:15pm- Done class for the day. Had a lot of urges to check Facebook.
7pm- Trying to do homework. Instead, surfing the internet. Hit the Facebook tab four times.
7:08pm- Took Facebook tab off bookmarks bar
7:15pm- Cleaning
Fast Forward……
9pm- Going to bed (yes, that says 9pm for bed… I am an old lady)
9:05pm- Still wondering what’s going on on Facebook (it’s been 48 hours now)
There were several times throughout the day when I thought about reactivating my account just to make sure nothing important had happened. I was literally typing my password into Facebook before I stopped myself. The worst was getting the texts from my boyfriend and then my one friend, Meg, (who I previously posted about) asking me where the heck I went (she’s a long distance friend) and if I was ok.
While I was googling life without Facebook, I came across a blog that did a similar break down of a day without Facebook (although the author went much more into depth about her activities). Check it out: http://fragileheart.com/living-without-facebook-a-log/
The author of that blog mentioned a good point about the way events are organized in the age of Facebook. She said that Facebook has become the primary way events are organized, rather than texting, mailing or phoning about the information. This makes it very easy for someone to be out of the loop on what’s going on if they don’t have Facebook. And another reason for my frustration!! I have a group of friends I met my freshmen year of college and we go out to sushi on the study day at the end of every semester. The event has been organized on Facebook, but apparently new information was sent out with some questions about where to go for our last one, bringing significant others, etc. None of which I knew until I got a text asking where I went and what my opinion was. I quickly realized that while talking on the phone and texting is great for a one on one conversation, Facebook events are even better for communicating with a larger group. Score one for Facebook…
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