According to research (featured in The Telegraph), Facebook, the social networking site, is to blame for ‘friendship addiction’ and is fuelling insecurity in users.
David Smallwood, an addictions expert with the Priory clinic, said that at least 10 per cent of the population were vulnerable to ‘friendship addiction.
He said the site was unsuitable for people recovering from drug, alcohol and shopping addictions and could increase feelings of rejection through the friend ‘request’ function. Anyone who is rejected cannot then access the webpage of the person who refused the original request.
“Acquisition of friends is like any other fix but it’s competitive. You judge yourself by how many friends you have online. You go out of your way to amass friends and that means people bend out of shape and become something they are not. Link to Telegraph article
Source: The Telegraph
