Following is an interesting infographic. It shows traits found in a newly described behavior - Facebook Addicition Disorder (FAD). Giving it the FAD acronym places it in the same alphabetical soup of better-known diagnoses and disorders like PTSD, ADD, ADHD, SAD, etc. Though I'm certain there is an ability to be addicted to just about anything, I'm not so sure that FAD is a real disorder - or if it is, that it's appropriately described and named.
If I have a related addiction, it would be to the internet and easy access to information. And yes, when I have a few minutes (several times each day) I go online to check various sites of interest. Facebook and Twitter are high on the list of sites I frequent, but so are others related to weather, sports and news. If I'm checking any online sites during a meeting, I see that as more of a reflection about how dull the meeting is than how captivating the world of social media is.
These days the advancement of mobile technology has made it easy to stay in touch and up-to-date on events that concern or interest us. I don't see that as much different than the hours spent gathering information from television, radio and newspapers from days gone by.
What do you think? Is Facebook Addiction Disorder real and appropriately named? Do you think you or someone you know has it?
Via: Rehab International
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