@603773e5 People say that comparing Twitter addicts to drug addicts is disparaging, and also that it is it is insensitive to ridicule people who have the disease of addiction. These criticisms seem valid. 

Dependency and addiction are horrible and can ruin your life. It is insensitive to fail to acknowledge the mental illness aspects and be insensitive to those who suffer from addition. But, it is also true that the only way to "get clean" is to be truthful... (more)

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 @603773e5 And the first person your need to be truthful with is yourself. The first step is to acknowledge that you have a problem, and you are not in control. If this sounds kind of AAish, it is. The same techniques that people use to address alcoholism and drug dependency are available to social media addicts. Its not disparaging to say that there is a powerful chemical force binding people to Twitter. It is something people need to understand and acknowledge.

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