Internet Addiction- Am I Alone?

[IncognitoTeenager]

I forsook the internet for a week and now i'm back.

Why is it that I can never shake this beast?

Seriously.

I dont get it.

Some people can cut back on their internet usage just fine. But not me...

nope.

Am I the only one that cant seem to stay away from the internet? Am I crazy? Am I just...I feel like I've just relapsed on some sort of drug. *frowns*

I'm addicted to the computer too. I don't know what else to say. It's like drugs.

 

[oarivan]

I stopped spending so much time on the web by blocking sites I would typically frequent. I could always unblock it if my lust to browse overcame me but it would be a somewhat tedious process to unblock and block. My lazy side eventually won and now I cbf to browse as much.

This technique worked on my gf. It wasn't long before she gave up on pRon.

 

[Badjedidude]

^^^Hahaha awesome.

 

[edgecrusher]

your not the only one, i have been bad about this lately.

 

[Invisible_Quadrant]

You aren't alone. I used to be addicted to the internet REALLY badly. I would stay awake for days at a time just for the novelty of being online, and when people asked why I said it was because I couldn't sleep (when really all I was doing was googling useless things and posting on message boards). When I was away from the computer, all I could think about was the computer. When I got back home the first thing I did was go online. I was never sure how the time flew past but somehow I managed to use it up just sitting in front of the screen. At one time in my life I didn't leave the house for more than a month because I was obsessed with a particular message board. I didn't want to be around people. I wanted it to just be me and my computer, where information access was almost limitless. I quit my studies so I could go online more often and at one point (I know it sounds gross) I stopped showering because I simply didn't care anymore.

I think that some people make a joke of this problem but look at the above and can you tell me that it's a laughing matter? I can't.

 

[evanescencefan91]

dude I'm pretty much more dependant on the internet then I am my medications, in fact I'm starving right now but I haven't gotten up to eat yet, becuase I'm afraid the internet will go out again while I'm away

 

[tehdreamer]

I used to be addicted to the internet, but now I find I'm really bored of it all. It's main purpose for me is to be able to talk to people and the secondary purpose is quit access to information. I rarely spend time actually browsing the web and just use the same few sites each day to pass the time. I guess after a while you just get internet burn out and other things become more interesting. I'd much rather be unplugged and out in the world doing stuff. If I had local friends, I'd probably never be online

 

[Teenage Dream]

I used to be addicted to the internet, but now I find I'm really bored of it all. It's main purpose for me is to be able to talk to people and the secondary purpose is quit access to information. I rarely spend time actually browsing the web and just use the same few sites each day to pass the time. I guess after a while you just get internet burn out and other things become more interesting. I'd much rather be unplugged and out in the world doing stuff. If I had local friends, I'd probably never be online

The Internet IS really addicting, and it may make you feel like you can do anything and have access to anything you want, but I feel as if it's just as great, if not greater, to actually be outside in the world being connected and doing stuff.

 

[sneha]

i m terribly addicted, mainly due to depression and no frnds in real. my online frnds have become my world . although i have never met them in real . wenever i am sad or depressed i turn on my pc and log in messenger and either chat or play games. its a feeling that there is this world out there over internet were there are people with whom i can interact and not be bothered bout home issues. in a way i am trying to escape from my problems ,running away from it, but i guess thats how i cope with mental breakdown.

 

[zombieslayer]

Can you imagine a world without internet?

*shudders*

haha I love Lionel Hutz.

 

[iris]

I too have no social life so I spend a lot of time online. Cool people put themselves out there and stay connected and do things. I too quit school during my last year because of my internet addiction but I managed to go back to school and finish it, two years later. Now I find the internet mostly boring.