Internet Addiction

britexpat
By britexpat

Apparently "Internet Addiction" is a recognized illness now and there are even clinics offering to treart you..

SO! Do you believe that internet addiction is real ?

Some signs:

You make unsuccessful efforts to quit or limit your computer use.

You lose track of time while on the computer.
You neglect friends, family and/or responsibilities in order to be online.

You find yourself lying to your boss and family about the amount of time spent on the computer and what you do while on it.

You feel anxious, depressed, or irritable when your computer time is shortened or interrupted.

When you are not on the computer, you think about it frequently and anticipate when you will use it again.

By asif_khan• 23 Feb 2010 12:22
asif_khan

ok thats it ill sell my pc

its making me sick

By Arien• 23 Feb 2010 11:48
Arien

Tiger treated to killl his Libido. Now lets treat to kill our Net-Libido. :)

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By soniya• 23 Feb 2010 11:47
soniya

Count me in as well..I agreed with the last two points..

By anonymous• 23 Feb 2010 11:44
anonymous

I am addicted :(

"Live with passion, Die with style"

By svelte_saggi• 23 Feb 2010 11:42
svelte_saggi

i stay hooked to it only during the day.my evenings are for reading and music :-D maybe i'm only partially ill ;-) it's alright.guess i can live with it.

By Rev.s• 23 Feb 2010 11:38
Rating: 4/5
Rev.s

Everything we do without Limits is Addictions...actually every second person is Addicted, Internet addiction is Lack of confidence, Lack of moral support, so many differences so many other factors are involved in addiction, Lack of socail life as it is easy to access internet then going to a gatherings. best way to be cured is get out of the Box * internet* Take responsiblities of the failures and cheerish what you have within you !!

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By SajanSajan• 23 Feb 2010 11:35
SajanSajan

its an Addiction 4 me 2

By Rev.s• 23 Feb 2010 11:34
Rev.s

they were addicted to Inventions :p so we are blessed with internet now lol

-: Perfectly ImPerfect :-

By Formatted Soul• 23 Feb 2010 11:12
Formatted Soul

wonder what people were doing before the internet age? lol

By anonymous• 23 Feb 2010 11:08
anonymous

yeah ..i am addicted and infected :(

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By britexpat• 23 Feb 2010 10:59
britexpat

They are both addictions and usually the affected person is in denial.

By happygolucky• 23 Feb 2010 10:57
happygolucky

I am ill too...:)

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By GodFather.• 23 Feb 2010 10:55
GodFather.

BritExpat..let me get this straught yer saying that internet addiction is bad as Sex addiction?..hmm

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By Olive• 23 Feb 2010 10:54
Olive

Sounds like me :(

"We submit to the majority because we have to. But we are not compelled to call our attitude of subjection a posture of respect." Ambrose Bierce

By britexpat• 23 Feb 2010 10:51
britexpat

I think it's run by the same people that Tiger Woods went to for his addiction..

By pri• 23 Feb 2010 10:51
pri

let me too , know, the clinic

i m havin that illness..

By GodFather.• 23 Feb 2010 10:49
Rating: 4/5
GodFather.

Yep can confirm the below..:(

You lose track of time while on the computer.

You neglect friends, family and/or responsibilities in order to be online.

I am a QL addict. BritExpat, where is this Clinic that you are talking about?..:(

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