is it possible to actually be addicted to the net? Like drug and alcohol abuse? What are the signs? Do you panic or feel a little crazy when you have no net at home or just the thought of not being able to get online make you anxious? What are the signs? Does your net useage get in the way of living or the important things you have to do?
Hello my name is Aaron and I am addicted to the internet. For the last week I had no internet at work and I found myself going home as early as I can just to get on it.
No its not an addiction I have been doing it every day for over 10 years, that is not an addiction that is just a value added supplement to my drug and alcohol habit Does that sound like an addiction
I believe there can be such a thing as internet addiction, but it's not widely recognized because many people refuse to believe excessive internet use is a problem. Basically, I'd classify use of the internet as an addiction of it's interfering with your day to day activities; if you feel irritated, nervous or otherwise jumpy when you don't have access to the internet; and/or you neglect people/events you used to enjoy in favor of staying home and messing around with the internet. I wonder how many people could be classified as "internet addicts," though?
Does the fact that I get fidgety and start typing in the air when I'm away from a laptop for too long indicate that I may be addicted? You be the judge...
At this moment, I think I may not be classified as one, although at times I do show the symptoms of a man who has been afflicted with "internet addiction disease" Whenever I feel that I am going that way, I take a complete break for 1-2 days. That isn't much , but for a die hard net addict to live without the net for 2 days can be tough.Ofc I ensure that business doesn't take a toss
Yes, internet is very addictive, there should be a word for it, e-ddicted maybe? So it would be like, Hello, my name is David, and im eddicted .... ok that was lame.
Internet is far too easy of an escape from "real life"... or rather can be. Most people who work online are in danger. I'm thankful to my friends who basically yank me off this thing sometimes
I'm addicted to money, which in turns means I'm addicted to the internet I'm sure theres some sort of "addiction" out there...but if you do it for work, no one can say anything
you are addicted to internet when..... You get a tatoo that says "This body best viewed with Netscape 2.01or higher." All of your friends have an @ in their names. And even your night dreams are in HTML You turn on your intercom when leaving the room so you can hear if new e-mail arrives. When looking at a pageful of someone else's links, you notice all of them are already highlighted in purple. Your dog has its own home page. You can't call your mother...she doesn't have a modem. You check your mail. It says "no new messages." So you check it again. You code your homework in HTML and give your instructor the URL. You wake up at 3 a.m. to go to the bathroom and stop and check your e-mail on the way back to bed. Your mom makes a new rule: "The computer cannot come to bed." You turn off your modem and get this awful empty feeling, like you just pulled the plug on a loved one. Your heart races faster and beats irregularly each time you see a new WWW site address in print or on TV, even though you've never had heart problems before. Your bookmarks list takes 15 minutes to scroll from top to bottom. You refuse to go to a vacation spot with no electricity and no phone lines. You finally do take that vacation, but only after buying a cellular modem and a laptop. You spend half of the plane trip with your laptop on your lap.... and your kid in the overhead compartment. You find yourself typing "com" after every period when using a word processor. You turn your computer off and get this awful empty feeling, like you just pulled the plug of your loved one. You start introducing yourself as your name" at dot com" You step out of the room and realize that your roommates have moved and you don't have any idea when it happened. You believe nothing looks sexier than a man in boxer shorts illuminated by a 17" LCD Flat-Panel Monitor. You check your mail. It says "no new messages." So you check it again. You don't know what sex your three of your closest friends are, because they have neutral screen-names and you never bothered to ask. You name your children Google, Yahoo and Blogger You miss more than five meals a week downloading the latest MP3's. You wake up at 3 a.m. to go to the bathroom and stop and check your e-mail on the way back. The last hottie you picked up was only a jpeg. As your car crashes through the guardrail on a mountain road, your first instinct is to search for the "back" button. You have withdrawals if you are away from the computer for more than a few hours. You type faster than you think. You double click your TV remote. You can now type over 70 WPM. You check your e-mail and forget you have real mail. You rank your friends by the amount of bandwidth they have. You have "Googled" all your friends to try to find out anything interesting that they are not telling you and you can use against them later. The sound of the keys clicking turns you on. You have more browsers than friends in the real world. You run four chat programs all at once... Yahoo Messenger, ICQ, AIM and MSN You sign off and your screen says you were on for 3 days and 45 minutes. You say "he he he he" or "heh heh heh" instead of laughing. You talk on the phone with the same person you are sending an instant message to. You get up in the morning and go online before getting your coffee. The letters have come off your keyboard from excessive use. You order pizza online - because you can't be bothered to call. The last movie you've seen was on your Quicktime player. You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends who are addicted to the internet. you talk in l33t. In real life. you call little kids noobs. you go, "www. (insert random outburst) .com" at random times. you pay someone to be your 'screensaver'. When you want to play a full length PS2 game in the Internet Last but not least.. You Come and join Digitalpoint forums
the only valid addiction i had concerning the net is with Online Games ... and it really got in the way of my responsibilities like my job, household chores ... whew!!! no longer have that addiction.
Thank goodness for those. Even though I don't understand what their aversion against the internet is. I mean seriously: how can you just logon for personal email and then log off?
It might be an addiction except it does not have the health problems associated with drug, alcohol addcitions.
Hello my name is lpstong and I am addicted to the net. lmao. Are there any good 12 step programs out there besides turning off my CPU?
Am I addicted to the internet? hmm...no, not at all... I didn't have internet access for a week when I moved to the new house...it was plain terrible..I ended up going to the local library (after years) to check my email of course. 90 "Your Internet usage is causing significant problems in your life. You should evaluate the impact of the Internet on your life and address the problems directly caused by your Internet usage."