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Internet addiction
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| 2/7/09
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Posted on 02/07/2009 11:09:33 AM PST by omega4179
Ok 2/7/09 I am saying I am an internet addict. I spend every free hour on FR, Amazon, , news sites, various message boards, playing games or emailing friends. I go to bed at midnight and get up at 6:30 AM How much more rich could my life be if I get help and has anyone gone through counseling for this?
TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: addiction; internet
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posted on
02/07/2009 11:09:34 AM PST
by
omega4179
To: omega4179
Try vacation without a laptop.
Try other hobbies that are, or could become important to you.
I’m only two hours behind schedule today because of my addiction to the internet....
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posted on
02/07/2009 11:11:12 AM PST
by
G Larry
(Barack's character has been molded by extremists)
To: ShadowAce; Swordmaker
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posted on
02/07/2009 11:11:13 AM PST
by
rabscuttle385
("If this be treason, then make the most of it!" —Patrick Henry)
To: omega4179
LOL, there’s no cure for this!
To: omega4179
It's been said that the first step on the road to recovery is admitting you have a problem.
Unfortunately, I've never heard what the second step is.
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posted on
02/07/2009 11:11:45 AM PST
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. -- Texas Eagle)
To: omega4179
has anyone gone through counseling for this?There are good Internet sites that can help...
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posted on
02/07/2009 11:11:56 AM PST
by
Flycatcher
(Strong copy for a strong America)
To: omega4179
Your only hope is to force limits on yourself. Cancel your access to the internet. Sell your computer. Go to the library or an internet cafe to check your email and view pornography. It's the only way.
To: omega4179
I recommend not stopping cold turkey. That could be more hazardous than the addiction itself.
Start with eliminating your visits to Amazon, game sites and e-mailing friends.
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posted on
02/07/2009 11:13:30 AM PST
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. -- Texas Eagle)
To: omega4179
I quit cold turkey after the Nov. 5 election but now have fallen completely off the wagon. After, this train wreck of an simulus bill I may hop back on the wagon though (until the 2010 election campaign anyway).
To: Flycatcher
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posted on
02/07/2009 11:13:48 AM PST
by
Kackikat
(.It's NOT over until it's over and it's NOT over yet....The Trumpet will sound....)
To: omega4179
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posted on
02/07/2009 11:14:11 AM PST
by
Smogger
(It's the WOT Stupid)
To: omega4179
You could also hire someone to condition you in a Pavlov’s bell type of way. Whenever you log onto a nonproductive website they whack you across the back of the neck with a thin wooden rod.
To: omega4179
How much more rich could my life be if I get help and has anyone gone through counseling for this?Interesting questions. Have you tried Googling them?
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posted on
02/07/2009 11:15:33 AM PST
by
Redcloak
("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
To: omega4179
You're in luck.
You've come to the right place. FReepers are nothing if not compassionate, caring, and helpful.
I can see no downside to coming to us for help.
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posted on
02/07/2009 11:15:59 AM PST
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. -- Texas Eagle)
To: omega4179
Well your addition to FR is understandable. And emailing is fun. I mean look on the bright side, at least you’re not addicted to porn.
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posted on
02/07/2009 11:16:02 AM PST
by
exist
To: G Larry
Try other hobbies that are, or could become important to you A very relevant comment. I had the misfortune of having to spend some time at an island in the pacific many years ago and I was bored crazy. I was hungry for anything new. That's when I bought my first gun magazine...it became a very appropos hobby, in light of this day and age.
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posted on
02/07/2009 11:16:21 AM PST
by
Gaffer
To: omega4179
PS. I feel your pain. It is like 70+ degrees outside...which is strange in KS in Feb (global warming I guess)...anyway, what am I doing here on the internet?!?!?
To: omega4179
Florida is a beautiful state for relaxing. The information overload that occurs (guilty) through too much on demand internet access can be stressful. What did you do before the internet hobby became a habit?
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posted on
02/07/2009 11:17:10 AM PST
by
allmost
To: omega4179
And you’re asking US for help?
If we’d gotten counseling, we wouldn’t be here!
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posted on
02/07/2009 11:17:32 AM PST
by
LibFreeOrDie
(Obama promised a gold mine, but he will give us the shaft.)
To: omega4179
I've heard of people who do things other than spend all day on the internet.
I'm not sure I believe those people exist but one day I'm going to turn off the computer, go outside and see if there is anything to that claim.
One day.
But not today.
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posted on
02/07/2009 11:17:50 AM PST
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. -- Texas Eagle)
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