[dfwgator]

I can quit anytime.

[Billthedrill]

Ridiculous. I quit the Internet years ago and I never went back.

[Alouette]

The main types of Internet addiction are cybersex, online affairs, online gambling, online gaming, compulsive surfing and even eBay addiction, Young added.

They didn't mention mainlining FR.

[Man50D]

You people are sick! You're on FR far too much!

[Incorrigible]

I can quit FR anytime I want to.

I just don’t want to!

[Randy Larsen]

I’m also addicted to oxygen!

Still waiting for THAT final cure!!!

Until a cure is found for my pleasures, I’ll just keep SEARCHING on my own....

[martin_fierro]

Hey. YOU DON'T KNOW ME.

[BunnySlippers]

[keepitreal]

To help people with their diagnosis, Young developed a test that uses a 20-question survey to measure levels of Internet addiction.

Is it available online????

[Westlander]

[calex59]

I’ve seen a lot of growth in the field of Internet addiction,” said Young. “More research and studies (are) trying to understand it better. … It’s a global problem.”

Just another liberal trying to set the stage for taxing the internet. I can just hear them "If we tax it enough people will use it less and run less chance of becoming addicted!" As if the internet is some sort of mind altering drug! You can't become addicted to the internet, you can become used to it, grow to appreciate it, even get quite fond of using it, but addiction is a stupid word to use concerning internet usage.

As I said, setting us up to tax us, trying this on for size to see how it flies with the ignorant people that will allow them to pass yet more invasive and onerous laws.

[littlehouse36]

I am powerless over Free Republic, and my life has become...

Oh, I can’t say it.

[racing fan]

posting on cell on date. she is in restroom. i am addicted to fr.

[Brian S. Fitzgerald]

Some of us are just waiting for the day we will become one with the internet.

[rjp2005]

I am a complete internet addict. Bulletin boards, risk/chess, real estate GIS pages. 2-3 hours a day minimum.

[thefactor]

for me, internet addiction was one click AGO!

[Skenderbej]

I find my time is better spent reading the news, gaining new knowledge, and learning many differing opinions on the internet than watching TV. I have just replaced my evening TV watching with news surfing, and I don’t get pissed about every channel being on commercial at exactly the same time. I think it has reduced my blood pressure.

[Caipirabob]

Now that it's become indispensable to the point of addiction, you know the government's going to figure out how to tax it somehow.

[MinuteGal]

I'm not addicted even though I've posted close to 25,000 posts.

And that was just during this past week!

Leni

[Arrowhead1952]

Somebody spent A LOT of time making this because they were bored.
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs13/f/2007/077/2/e/Animator_vs__Animation_by_alanbecker.swf