Facebook 'as addictive as nicotine and chocolate' – with the LOGO enough to set off cravings

Socials addictive as nicotine, logos trigger cravings... http://ift.tt/2r2Q0su Facebook fix Facebook ‘as addictive as nicotine and chocolate’ – with the LOGO enough to set off cravings A study of 200 people showed that the Facebook logo sparked irresistible 'pleasure cravings' in frequent users of the social media site SOCIAL media is as addictive as chocs and fags — and just seeing Facebook’s logo makes the worst affected crave a fix. Just spotting the blue “f” can be enough to set off “spontaneous pleasure cravings”, new research has revealed. Getty Images Social media is just as addictive as chocolate and nicotine This makes it almost impossible to resist logging on and can, in turn, can trigger disturbing feelings of guilt. For frequent Facebook users, just seeing the logo is enough to get them logging in for their fix. Dr Guido van Koningsbruggen said: “Failures to resist social media temptations may eventually negatively affect well-being.” Getty Images The findings, the latest to reveal the depth of social media addiction, come from a study of 200 people shown a series of pictures. Frequent Facebook users were more positive about the images after s
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