Internet addiction and are you addicted?

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  1. mixu010

    mixu010 Peon

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    #21
    I spend about 5 hours daily working on my computer, so I don't think that I'm an addict. I'm not playing games or doing something useless, I'm using comp just for work.
     
    mixu010, Apr 14, 2010 IP
  2. andykid7

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    #22
    yes, i am addicted to the internets :D
     
    andykid7, Apr 14, 2010 IP
  3. tango007

    tango007 Peon

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    #23
    I m too an Internet Addict....can't live without it a single day.....Just work on it to earn some cash and knowledge.....
     
    tango007, Apr 14, 2010 IP
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    umpahpah Well-Known Member

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    #24
    it's hard to define addiction when you talk about something that you must use in day to day activities and can't work without it.
    I've read somewhere that you are addicted if you are using it 8 hours per day. Well, internet is kinda my job and most of the planet works 8h/day so if it's addiction, we could say that every working man is an addict. construction addict, waitress addict, taxi driver addict :)
    it's just silly

    enjoy your addiction ;)
     
    umpahpah, Apr 14, 2010 IP
  5. PhotonServers

    PhotonServers Peon

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    #25
    On this question i guess its my right :p lol i mean i am totally addicted to the internet.. I cant stay without it. I am online on the internet for more than 8 hours or even 15 hours on the internet.

    When i wake up the first thing i do is switch on my laptop and check mails and other stuff. :p

    NB: Also my BlackBerry has emails enabled therefore i get all emails and stuff there, so that is also another form of internet hehe
     
    PhotonServers, Apr 14, 2010 IP
  6. fxmasterz

    fxmasterz Peon

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    #26
    If i was very successful in internet marketing then you wouldn't be seeing me again lol, i wouldn't want to see another computer again!
     
    fxmasterz, Apr 14, 2010 IP
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    shadowpope17 Active Member

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    #27
    Well yeah I have to say im pretty addicted to the net.
     
    shadowpope17, Apr 14, 2010 IP
  8. alvin1978

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    #28
    In Jap, they call addicted man Otaku
     
    alvin1978, Apr 14, 2010 IP
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    trishlaraa Peon

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    #29
    may be, because i am doing online business.
     
    trishlaraa, Apr 19, 2010 IP
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    #30
    I will have a cup of coffee in the morning and read my newspaper like I used to, before the Internet.
    I will eat breakfast with a knife and fork and not with one hand typing.
    I will sit down and write a letter to those unfortunate few friends and family that are Internet-deprived.
    I will call someone on the phone who I cannot contact via the Internet.
     
    searchgeek, Apr 19, 2010 IP
  11. gasura

    gasura Active Member

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    #31
    It's becoming a 'need' more than a 'want'. It's not that we're addicted, but we need it for so many things these days. No libraries in this world can compare to the abundance of information we could find online. We could shop online instead of going to the malls, pay bills and do online banking. We watch movies, listen to music, work online and what not. Sooner or later no one would hang out on the streets anymore.
     
    gasura, Apr 19, 2010 IP
  12. CarlZombie

    CarlZombie Active Member

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    #32
    When you have online business is hard not to be "addicted"
     
    CarlZombie, Apr 19, 2010 IP
  13. rajesh.ejob

    rajesh.ejob Well-Known Member

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    #33
    I am getting addicted........ When i left my day job and engaged in Internet marketing , freelancing.... It is been more than a week, went out of my home. I am just sitting and staring on PC and i am not wasting time by playing games or other chat services, I am working on every second or learning some new things which will help me in increasing my earning. And Dp made me busy, that i couldn't even log in here and discuss with the community :). And after working entire night... i feel sleepy now but i thought to spend some time in here.
    When there is no power(here due to summer, weekly once 9 hrs power shutdown) at that time i really miss something hard in my life and to manage those time, i will work @ night and sleep at day when the power fails. And these things make me to feel that i am getting addicted to internet.
     
    rajesh.ejob, Apr 19, 2010 IP
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    #34
    Not addicted, but spend too much time onine doing schoolwork and trying to make money!
     
    sara.spillman, Apr 30, 2010 IP
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    #35
    My parents are on my butt all the time about spending too much time on the computer :S.
     
    tjsocr22, May 2, 2010 IP
  16. chosenlight

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    #36
    its 3 in the morning and i have to wake up early tomorrow .... but no i dont think i am an addict :)
     
    chosenlight, May 2, 2010 IP
  17. Mentalhead

    Mentalhead Active Member

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    #37
    I've been without internet for 72 hours, and how do I feel?
    Bored. I didn't do anything special, I was doing my usual stuff and the time that I would spend on my PC I used to watch TV or relax. I'm guessing that I'm not addicted than :)
     
    Mentalhead, May 2, 2010 IP
  18. viralblasts

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    #38
    I used to be addicted to the internet but when it nearly split me and my partner up i've sort have cooled down a bit now.
     
    viralblasts, May 2, 2010 IP
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    #39
    I'm addict as well by internet too. All because social website such facebook
     
    ExaMike, May 2, 2010 IP
  20. toditodi

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    #40
    I'm addicted internet, I'm addicted online
     
    toditodi, May 2, 2010 IP