“Hi, I’m underthetropicsun.com and I’m a Facebook addict.”

Darn. First step to recovery. There you have it. I’m no longer ashamed to admit it. When in fact I first rejected the idea of opening yet another online social networking account. I just opened one because I was curious why everyone was getting in on it and why one of my favorite organizations (Brighter Planet) had a facebook page. Little did I know that my curiousity would lead to my eventual addiction.

At first, I would have weekly doses. I forgot to turn my email notification off so from time to time I’d be reminded of facebook through my inbox. One by one, friends started to add me… I added some more friends and before I knew it, I was playing games like Fashion Wars (which I don’t play anymore), Mafia Wars (I still play this from time to time), Fish Wrangler (I still play), and Restaurant City (this is the most addicting game ever).

It was because of these applications that I kept returning to FB. Then I found myself refreshing (it wasn’t updated in real time before… unlike now, new posts are announced) my update page every 10 minutes. Just to see what people have been up to. Facebook turned me into a pervert, a gossip, and an addict all at the same time. Amazing.

For some reason, the ads weren’t as obtrusive on their site. It was like, I’m in a happy trance whenever I have my FB open… that I end up clicking ads I wouldn’t normally do on other sites. I’m not alone either. My husband’s just as addicted as I am. Whenever he doesn’t answer me on IM, I send him a message on FB and sure enough he answers quickly.

*sigh*

I’m an FB addict. Are you?

P.S.
I also made a page for this blog so please feel free to view and maybe add yourself: FACEBOOK PAGE
I hardly update it but don’t worry, I’ll be taking on a more proactive approach to this page.