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"  I&amp;#039;ve done my fair share of crazy things on Facebook. Like posting esoteric song lyrics specifically directed at this guy I was obsessed with in grad school, and combing through an ex&amp;#039;s timeline for 45 minutes to try to get a good glimpse of the ring he gave his fianc\u00E9e. (Yep, I&amp;#039;m serious.) But it turns out that Facebook doesn&amp;#039;t just make you do crazy things\u2014it can actually make you crazy. A doc at Tel Aviv University may have linked psychotic episodes to Internet addiction and delusional behavior caused by intense virtual relationships. Looking specifically at patients, the study showed that Web-based relationships provided these people with some relief from feelings of loneliness. But after a while, prolonged social media use actually led to psychotic symptoms like anxiety, confusion, delusions\u2014and more intense computer use.  While more research needs to be done to really understand why social media can have this effect, it&amp;#039;s safe to say that taking a break from Facebook now and then might be a good idea, especially if you feel like you&amp;#039;re falling down the ex-boyfriend-stalking rabbit hole, as I so often have.  Want more from Natasha? Follow her on Twitter or find her on Facebook. Photo: Getty Images/Image Source "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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