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Suffering from Burned Out On Facebook Syndrome (BOOFS)? You're not alone...

While it took me a while (longer than most) to give Facebook a chance, after I moved from Omaha, Nebraska to Columbus, Ohio, I quickly got hooked on the popular social networking site. It allowed me to keep in touch with my friends in Omaha, with family in Detroit, and with new friends I made in the Columbus area. It introduced me to: Words With Friends, Bejeweled Blitz, and Candy Crush, among other games. It inspired heated debates, fact-checking, posting silly statuses and pictures, etc. After 6+ years on the site, however, I've found myself losing interest, and judging by others I've talked to regarding the matter, I'm not alone. If you're not sure whether or not you're getting tired of Facebook, here are some major signs that you, like me, are coming down with BOOFS (Burned Out On Facebook Syndrome):

1) Selfie-hating - While it's never good to self-hate, selfie-hating is perfectly understandable, especially on social networking sites like Facebook (or "My Face," as my father ironically calls it). In a study I just concocted in my own noggin, 9 out of 10 people whom post selfies do it to garner attention and positive comments due to insecurity. So, while most of us may not comment on these selfies, if you've reached a point where you're tempted to comment on 9 of every 10 selfies with something like, "Did you ever wash your hair?" or "Are you pregnant or something?" you may have come down with BOOFS, and it may be best to take a break from Facebook as a result.

2) The shortest distance between two pointless statuses is Facebook - Ever read any statuses like this: "I'm about to brush my teeth," "I'm feeling lazy today," "I love eating cereal every morning," or "In and out of the shower in 5 minutes"? Have you reached the point where, whenever you see these statuses, you immediately shake your head and yell out, "Who f*#king cares?" If so, I'm afraid you've come down with BOOFS and you better look far away from Facebook before you start a fight with regard to not caring about what a person does every second of every day.

3) Gag-reflex pics - Let's face it - Americans love their food. We love our food so much, approximately 43.2% of us feel the need to share pictures of what we're about to eat with friends on Facebook before we actually consume the meal. So, if you're a food lover like most of us in this country and you're starting to gag every time you see pictures of meals on Facebook, this is a definite sign of BOOFS and I highly recommend removing yourself from the site for at least three weeks.

4) Drama-edy - Are you like me and have that one Facebook friend whom posts an extremely dramatic, over-the-top, oh-woe-is-me status at least once a week? Did you used to try consoling this "friend" during their hard times and have now reached the point where, when reading their dramatic statuses, you reach for a bag of popcorn, a beer, and start laughing uncontrollably like you had just inhaled your fair share of nitrous oxide? If so, you're either high, drunk, or have come down with BOOFS.

5) Bah-Humbug the Holidays - Are you getting a little tired of hearing "Happy Birthday" from people you haven't seen for 15-20 years? Is it starting to bother you that everyone you know has the best mother and father in the world, so awesome, they'd rather talk about them on Facebook than spend time with them? Does even hearing 424 cyber-friends say "Merry Christmas" make you want to blurt out, "I'm Jewish!" even though you're not? If so, then I'm afraid you've come down with BOOFS, and here's some eggnog for your troubles.

Other possible signs you have BOOFS

- You want to "dislike" a certain person (Facebook stalker) that always seems to like everything you say or post.

- When someone "pokes" you, your first instinct is to look for a "punch back" option.

- Your long-time crush is starting to annoy you to the point where you start asking yourself, "Why did I like him/her again?"

- You've customized a shirt which says, "F*#k Your Farmville Requests!"

- You woke up this morning and thought to yourself, "That's it! I'm going back to MySpace. Wait - is that even around anymore?"

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