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It’s weird to think I grew up without social media. Up until 10 years ago the likes of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram , Snapchat, Vine, Pinterest and Periscope just didn’t exist. And I have no idea how I spent my spare time because at the moment, every spare second I have is normally used scrolling through my Facebook Feed, liking pictures on Instagram and interacting with people on Twitter. In fact I could probably go as far as to say I’m probably addicted to social media. But that’s OK because most people are. Aren’t they? Here are 9 signs you’re addicted to social media.
- Your social media channels are the last thing you check before bed each night and the first thing you check in the morning
- You only know people by their Twitter handles
- And speaking of Twitter, the phrase ‘Hashtag’ has become a normal part of your conversation ‘hashtag fail, winning, love…’
- You can’t eat your cupcake, cheeky nando’s or breakfast without styling it up to post on Instagram
- Whenever you meet anyone new you instantly go and stalk them on social media to get to know them better
- Every handbag contains a power bank, you can’t run the risk of losing battery when you need to update your social channels
- You have a hard time falling asleep because you’re so used to checking your phone every few minutes for updates
- In fact if you wake up in the middle of the night, you find yourself checking your phone for social media updates – something big might have happened while you were asleep!
- Your friends and family have taken to messaging you on social media as they know they’ll get a quicker response from you
So are you addicted to social media? Let me know of any others I may have forgotten in the comments below.
These are so true!! I have got worse with social media since i started blogging as i am constantly on Twitter and Instagram.
Emmy
I think I am addicted to social media. I need to reduce the time I spend online.
Scary! Almost all of those are me!!! Can’t imagine my life without social media. The only one i would add is going to an event (wedding, party) and i always end up sat up in the middle of the night uploading all my images, just to get them on Facebook…
http://www.theglitterfashionista.blogspot.com
This is very much me haha – 1, tick, 2, tick.. hell I recon it’s all of them 😛
Number 5 got quite bad… especially at work 😉
Alina from The Fairytale Pretty Picture and category manager at The Olive Fox
Oh god, this is totally me! Lovely post. x
hehehe! I love this. I am totally addicted to social media! I found myself nodding along to all of these.
I’m so addicted to social media. At work, I manage the company’s twitter profile, then on my lunch break I log back into mine, so I’m basically on it 24/7. It’s probably excessive, but I can’t help myself!
Lisa | http://farawaylisamae.com
Guilty of all of these, and my hubby, who has no social media, is driven mad by it all!