Facebook Anxiety
Facebook Anxiety
Experts worry about the pull Facebook has on people's lives-- comparing it to a gambling addiction.
Automatically Generated Transcript (may not be 100% accurate)
" There."
" FaceBook is like the party were all your friends are hanging out when he forced that it how many wearing you have. Have like one and sixty but I. 500 FaceBook friend not an unusually high number for the average young adults. But we certainly at college student and Scotland found the more they spoke -- and the person had. The more likely here he was to be let out an -- it."
" Like everything else you have to maintain the more you have of it the more difficult it's going to be the more anxieties. It's -- provoke."
" Psychologist he got beat of the Cleveland clinic agreed to -- the Scottish researchers -- they -- to the gambling addiction. Where users are kept in -- kind of -- limbo. Unable to -- an infinitely that you don't -- Al yeah."
" If you lock away your -- get some jackpot might occur while --"
" In this study student who'd invested the most energy into FaceBook and -- largest social networks. Said they did not come away with much of -- but in some cases students can't walk away."
" I -- innocent people were on it constantly but I know doing that terrible thing because it. And -- have had a passer it's changed my other friend."
" FaceBook did not respond to requests for comment on the new study with more than 500 million users worldwide there's always the social gathering somewhere. But even online. And know -- to pull the plug. Erika Edwards and BC news."
Related Content
A Number of Surgeons Admit to Having an Alcohol Problem
A report looks at the number of surgeons who admit to having an alcohol problem.
Video|Mon, 12 Mar 2012
|alcohol abusefound at0:19
It may take women with a history of eating disorders longer to get pregnant.
Video|Mon, 12 Mar 2012
|eating disordersfound at0:04
Whitney Houston's death rocked quite a few alcohol and drug addicts.
Video|Mon, 12 Mar 2012
|recovering alcoholicfound at0:08
Migraines may increase the risk for depression.
Video|Mon, 12 Mar 2012
|migraine headachesfound at0:13
Veterans in college report significantly more suidical thoughts than the general student population.
Video|Mon, 12 Mar 2012
|mental healthfound at0:25
It's one of the most commonly prescribed drugs in America. Xanax is an anti-anxiety medication that has certainly helped millions of people feel better, but doctors say it's also being abused, leaving too many addicted and suffering.
Video|Mon, 12 Mar 2012
|anxiety and panic disordersfound at0:30
Many Americans at Risk of Mixing Drugs and Alcohol
While the cause of Whitney Houston's death has not been released, her story has brought to light a growing problem in the United States: mixing prescription drugs with alcohol.
Video|Mon, 12 Mar 2012
|prescription drugsfound at1:00
Violence Can Put Women At Risk for Mental Health Issues
Experiencing crimes such as rape, stalking or domestic violence may put women at risk for mental health disorders.
Video|Mon, 12 Mar 2012
|domestic violencefound at0:06







