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It was only a matter of time, right? As Twitter has become more ingrained into your daily routine—checking for news updates every few minutes, using hashtags in emails, responding to friends via Twitter instead of text, etc—you've slowly become hooked on the social platform. And, with every addiction, there are certain tell-tale signs of dependency. Here, we present the 10 Signs You're Addicted to Twitter.
You Have More Than 10 Tweets Saved In Drafts
Your justification: All the best tweets—your most insightful and witty observations—have to be saved for peak Twitter hours. In other words: tweets on tweets on tweets.
You Share An Article Link Before Reading It
You haven't even read the entire story, but because the first three paragraphs seem interesting and the headline is catchy, you figure you might as well share it with your 300 followers. Either you're addicted to Twitter or you have ADD. Sorry, bro.
You Tweet Your Every Move (Which Are Mostly Inapproproate)
Nobody wants to read about you taking a dump at 8:45am in the morning. Chill.
Your Response To A Friend's Funny Story is "TwitPic/ Instagram It or It Never Happened"
You've become such a fiend that now you need photo proof of the amazing night a friend had at The Standard or the time your mom met Beyonce at Whole Foods. Because if you weren't there there's no way it could've happened, right?
"What's Your Twitter?" Is The 4th Question You Ask When Meeting A New Chick (After Name, Occupation, and Hometown)
It's become your go-to fourth or fifth question when you meet a new chick (and you secretly judge her if it's a foolish Twitter handle, too). How terribly evolved you've become. A word of advice: "What kind of music do you listen to?" or "What types of movies are you into?" are better alternatives.
You @ Reply People In An Email
Gmail is not Twitter. We repeat: GMAIL IS NOT TWITTER. Do not @ me or use hashtags. You're better than that.
You Respond to A Friend Via Twitter Instead of Text
Despite a friend wanting to have a private conversation, your preferred response method is Twitter. Because everybody needs to know where you're going for the night, right?
You Keep Reloading Your Mentions After You Tweet Something Witty
The addiction has become so bad that you constantly check your mentions after tweeting about seeing Jay-Z in SoHo or Usher's surprisingly great performance at an awards show or the leaked photos of Kim Kardashian and Kanye on vacation in Hawaii. We're all looking for a little validation, even if the reply comes from your mom.
"Yo, Did You Hear About ..." Is Really Code For "I Read It On Twitter"
You've become so dependent on Twitter that in conversation you often cite a tweet as a real person. "A friend was telling me about the uprising in Tahrir Square?" is really code for "I read about the Egyptian rebellion in a link from @SassyGyrl24 on Twitter this morning as I was laying in bed."
Twitter Is Your First Source For News In The Morning
If the very first thing you do in the morning is check Twitter, before even getting out of bed, then that's a tell-tale sign you've become too reliant (conditioned?) on the social media platform. Don't get us wrong, as social media has become more integrated into our lives, Twitter has proven a reliable source for breaking news. We get it: You want to be the first of your friends to know. By which we mean: You want to be the first to retweet the day's big news.
