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Old 10 October 2007, 03:41 AM
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Question Internet addiction..?

Seriously,

How do you know you have it...?

How can you cure it..?


Stands back expecting smart ar*e comments like "switch it off" or "don't pay the ISP", but would prefer level headed sensible replies please..?

Nige.
Old 10 October 2007, 06:30 AM
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When you come home from work.. where you've spent your day dealing with the Internet or using it and go straight to your PC to "check" your emails!

When you realise you seriously have nothing left to look at but you keep going over the same sites just to use the net !

When you use words like Woot!11!111! Pwned and Hoaxor !

I'm l33t me
Old 10 October 2007, 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by pimmo2000
When you come home from work.. where you've spent your day dealing with the Internet or using it and go straight to your PC to "check" your emails!

When you realise you seriously have nothing left to look at but you keep going over the same sites just to use the net !
Oh ****... So do we have a cure then?
Old 10 October 2007, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by pimmo2000
When you come home from work.. where you've spent your day dealing with the Internet or using it and go straight to your PC to "check" your emails!

When you realise you seriously have nothing left to look at but you keep going over the same sites just to use the net !

When you use words like Woot!11!111! Pwned and Hoaxor !

I'm l33t me
Oh fvck.

Add to that, playing World of Warcaft (or some other MMORPG) for every non-sleeping/working hour of the day.
Old 10 October 2007, 08:38 AM
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I am not addicted.. I can give up any time I want...
Old 10 October 2007, 08:39 AM
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If I'm working shifts and have no work to do(which is most nights) then I can spent the full 12 hours at work on the net and maybe another 4 when I get home and then do it all again the next night.

We normally have a theme night and spent the shift finding all the Joey Deacon websites (for who are old enough to remember him) or all the A team sites and then play back all the Mr Tsayings. It's good way to pass the night
Old 10 October 2007, 08:52 AM
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You dont even have 1000 scoobynet posts in nearly 3 years, I think you're safe
Old 10 October 2007, 08:59 AM
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<stands up> My problem is on another forum, over 12,000 posts.. I have tried to give up but the voices in my head keep telling me to post just one more reply... <sits down>
Old 10 October 2007, 08:59 AM
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People have computers at home then too?
Old 10 October 2007, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by billythekid
<stands up> My problem is on another forum, over 12,000 posts.. I have tried to give up but the voices in my head keep telling me to post just one more reply... <sits down>
11000 posts on RTOC which Ive not posted on in about 2 years. 11000 posts on here, 2000 on another plus too much time on Facebook

Thats nothing though compared to some peoples post count on here alone
Old 10 October 2007, 09:12 AM
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2898 on here 17864 as a mod on another forum !

I'm ok with that
Old 10 October 2007, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by pimmo2000
When you come home from work.. where you've spent your day dealing with the Internet or using it and go straight to your PC to "check" your emails!

(
I must be an addict then
Old 10 October 2007, 06:27 PM
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I can waste days at a time on here. Just because I haven't posted as much as others doesn't mean I'm not here and on othe forums posting and reading the posts.

So I think I'm addicted.
Now, seriously, how do I go about fixing it..?

Nige.
Old 10 October 2007, 06:31 PM
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Go back to a 14.4k modem, should be enough to put you off !
Old 10 October 2007, 06:36 PM
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