Eventhe most well-intentioned social network user can encounter difficultieswhen it comes to breaking away from the endless streams of photos, applications and voyeurism of sites like Facebook and Twitter.
Most users aren't addicted, says Paula Pile, a marriage and family therapist, but there are some who use social media sites compulsively and often at the expense of other activities and interactions in their life.
Are Read moreyour status updates and tweets getting out of hand? Take this quiz to find out just how dependent you are on social networking*:
Source: Paula Pile's Facebook Compulsion Inventory
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