Being on Facebook and being a Facebook junkie are two different things. You can get the benefits of Facebook (being accessible to old friends/classmates and occasionally checking out an old friend or ex-girlfriend) without being an addict.
Because everyone is on Facebook, that's actually a huge amount of residual value to keep an account there. So for most people, it's not sensible to delete their account. Just be relaxed about it, don't connect to everyone and their dog, and use it every once in a while when you need to or when someone contacts you via it.
That said, I understand the need to just "remove the hooks permanently", as you put it. When you're addicted to something, when it grabs your brain in just the right way to keep you hooked in, often the only sensible way out is to cut all ties. I did the same for World of Warcraft (see http://inter-sections.net/2009/02/21/destroying-the-world-of...). Many people play WoW casually and don't need to delete their characters and quit so permanently... but I was totally hooked, so I needed to... so I understand why you did too.
Good luck with the new life without the big weight on your chest :-)
Because everyone is on Facebook, that's actually a huge amount of residual value to keep an account there. So for most people, it's not sensible to delete their account. Just be relaxed about it, don't connect to everyone and their dog, and use it every once in a while when you need to or when someone contacts you via it.
That said, I understand the need to just "remove the hooks permanently", as you put it. When you're addicted to something, when it grabs your brain in just the right way to keep you hooked in, often the only sensible way out is to cut all ties. I did the same for World of Warcraft (see http://inter-sections.net/2009/02/21/destroying-the-world-of...). Many people play WoW casually and don't need to delete their characters and quit so permanently... but I was totally hooked, so I needed to... so I understand why you did too.
Good luck with the new life without the big weight on your chest :-)