5 Signs Youre in Need of a Social Media Intervention

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Do you find yourself constantly checking out your Facebook or Twitter throughout the day? Is it to the point where you can’t go a day without scrolling to find out what your friends are doing? The advances of technology can make outlets like social media become invasive. Outlets like Facebook and Twitter can cause people to become socially obsessed with being “social.” There is a point, within ever social media experience, where the question must of usage and control must be addressed. Are things getting out of hand? Can you go without your phone or tablet? Depending on your answer, you may be in need of some intervening assistance.

Social Media is Your Main Communicator

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Do you find yourself mainly communicating via social media? If your answer is yes then you have a problem. Social media is a great way to stay up-to-date on family and friends that live across the world. With the help of social media posts people have the ability to see images they may not have ordinarily seen. However, if you find yourself only communicating with people by writing on their wall or through subliminal social media posts then it’s time to retire your accounts. Think of social media as a supplement to enhance communication versus the primary means to communicate. Instead of posting something on a friends’ wall, pick up the phone and have an actual conversation.

You Accept and Request People You Don’t Talk To

If you wouldn’t talk to a person if you ran into them at the grocery store then you shouldn’t accept or request them as a friend. Social media outlets are meant to act as a median between real friends and not as a means to snoop on people you don’t speak to. There’s a reason you don’t talk to certain people and those standards should apply even within the social media realm. Resist the urge to be nosey and pry into the life of people that you don’t really know. Check out your friends list and count the people that you actually speak to. If you have multiple people that you view for entertainment then you have a social media obsession that needs a serious intervention.