Facebook Addiction Disorder. Real?

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This article questions the reasons behind FAD. Questioning if FAD is actually a mental health concern. Also, if the term FAD made by modern psychologists is simply just a way to define our fascination with the social network. The Article describes how Facebook includes something for everyone and that it is only human nature to get carried away on the site.

This was the only article that I could find about any opposition towards FAD. Even in this article it still supports FAD on some occasions towards the end but the beginning you can tell that the writer still questions if FAD is a true concern or not.

I do support the article when it explains about the human nature to get carried away with Facebook, but I do believe there is a sense of being addicted. There have been many cases that I have read where people access Facebook multiple times a day. Check it in the morning before they brush teeth, and check Facebook before the go to sleep. During a work day in office many have complained of checking Facebook multiple times a day, about 5 times or more in one work day. This seems to be a problem of being addicted because many can't perform to their upmost ability being sidetracked on Facebook. Just like any other drug, the symptoms keep you from your top performance and can ruin your life. Some cases involve ignoring family members. One woman ignored her daughters plea for help on homework. To me ignoring your daughter over something can be  sense of an addiction disorder. I have also read where psychologists have had multiple clients come in and talk about being to drawn and strung to Facebook and to me these cases and stories tell me that Facebook addiction is real and has to be dealt with.