How can I stop my Facebook addiction?

I don’t know about you, but I tend to linger around Facebook when I don’t have anything else to do. So, I would say the best way to beat your addiction would be to fill up your schedule with activities that keep you away from a computer.

Other than that… willpower?

If willpower doesn’t do it for you, there are browser add-ons that will only give you a certain amount of time to browse. Try using one of those.

Stop throwing snowballs, exchanging flair, joining the group of people who flip the pillow to get the cold side, super poking, super walling, or any of the other myriad useless things you can do there.

Logon twice a day. Check your friends updates. Reply if needed. If you have interesting links or photos to upload, then do that and get out.

In short, stop treating it like a game. Use it as a communication tool. Have a purpose when you logon and when that purpose has been met, then move on.

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On the other hand, I fluther way too freakin’ much… so I’m probably the last person to take advice from.

Limit yourself to preset times, i.e. just in the morning for 15 mins. and another 15 mins. after dinner. Stick to them. Turn off e-mail notifications (you don’t really need them anymore with the improved in-site notifications) and remove it from any mobile devices you have.

Another alternative is if you have long commutes and mobile access you can set your commute as a facebook time…

Delete your account?

You can’t :s sorry :(

Go outside.

I tried all of that already =S
I can’t stay away from the computer, because I have projects to do.
I spend hours and hours replying to my friends, disccussing topics in groups, posting pictures, and commenting on other’s pictures, writing notes, and the list goes on!! so i’m not treating it like a game.
I can’t delete my account!! because without it I would loose the contact with many friends.
and I don’t want to go outside,, I want to do my projects instead! but each time i use the computer I end up on facebook.
I have 2 projects to submitt next week and I’m way tooooo late because of it (>_>)
Thanks alot guys! but i guess I’m a hopeless case =S

anyway!! I just told my friends to ignore me totally, not replying to me or commenting on my posts! I’ll see what’ll happen

@flameboi!! it seems you’re a facebook addict too!

If you consider it to be hopeless, I invite you to enjoy it!

I find Facebook to be great fun – all the interaction with hundreds of friends I’ve known from different stages of my life. I love it. I’m guessing from your activity that you do too. It sounds like it’s gone a little overboard for you, though, where you’re not enjoying it as much (and you have other stuff to do!)

Here’s a possibility that’s a bit out there… I think we have many parts of ourselves within us. I have an inner warrior. When I need to, I can access him to enforce boundaries that I set. If it’s not too weird for you, you could try to call him (or her) out to manage how much time you spend on Facebook, or whether to log on at all. Good luck!

Fluther instead

I have the same problem. I am actually on facebook when I am NOT at work or school or commuting to and from those things everyday. That is a sad thing, but I need help myself. I’d say limit yourself to going on facebook once a week…or rather look at it as a scooby treat once you complete all the important things you need to do. Once you finish homework, writing papers, and all of that…it’s time to give yourself a nice break…facebook :) I think the only way to combat this addiction is looking at it like a goal, treat, present..LOL. And you’ll have way more fun if you go on it once a week because you’ll get to see all these notifications, messages, comments in one big bulk. I think that’s more entertaining than going on it everyday. Try it… :) Hope this helps..as I am trying to take my own advice.

I like how Facebook Addiction Disorder spells FAD.

I suffer from this too, and trying to quit,..and my life & all my dreams is suffering from it, really.
what i’ve found to be somewhat “succesful” (although i’m still faaar from 100% success, boy, how dangerous FB can be!), after browsing around, and pondering through, is these two principles:
1. know the obvious: Facebook (& Internet) is NOT you. You are far more BIGGER than that that! treat Facebook only as your TOOL, instead of become a SLAVE of it. you are the Master, not the slave!
2. i guess we can use this “golden biblical” principle of: “you reap what you sow”.
so if you spend your time (& ur life) facebook-ing in a virtual world (as opposed to in the REAL world/life), then you’ll get more…..in virtual world also! (as opposed to getting REAL things in REAL life).
if you do REAL things, then you’ll surely have more chances of getting REAL results too.

but yeah, i do agree, talk is easier than done.
but whenever I remember these two principles now, I feel that now I can be more in-control, instead of being controlled by it.

oh, and another one very important thing:
have a Purpose or Goal in ur life, so that will stay as ur first priority, before anything else, and especially, Facebook.
good luck!

Your wish has been answered. Facebook is gone.