DISQUS

required · 3 years ago

thats so true, nice list

Harold · 2 years ago

I know what you mean. I am 17 and get up EVERY morning and before i get ready to go to school. I do the same thing.
1. Start up computer
2. Check Emails
3. Open forums in tabs
4. Check Ebay
5. Itunes
6. Leave computer to get ready!!

Then 15mins later after i get ready i go back on doing the same thing till i have to leave for school.

When i get home i am on the internet till I GOT TO BED. Thats like 6-9 hours a night!
On the weekends i am on as well, every but of spare time i am on the internet.

When i have homework it now takes me AGES to get into doing it because i am always using the internet. Also other teens play games. I havn't played a game in years, its 100% internet! I use to have a social life but now i am never going out.

SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME!!!! I NEED TO GET A LIFE!!!
Is there a cure?

webomatica · 2 years ago

Harold, sadly I think the best cure is to go cold turkey and move in with the Amish.

No, seriously... the only way I am able to cut down on the internet is to go on vacation and distract myself with other fun stuff. Maybe that is the real secret... to get some hobby that doesn't involve the internet. I'm thinking I should take up watching television  (joke).

Thanks for commenting though, I am glad I am not alone.

Harold · 2 years ago

ok I will take your advice.
I am willing to do that and maybe check my ebays once a day and thats it!
I love to ride my Thumpstar 125cc motorbike so i guess i will ride that ALOT more.

Thanks alot! Hope it all works out for us both!

anja · 2 years ago

I am 17 too and I am very stuck on the pc.

In the morning when I wake up the first thing I do is turning on the PC. I leave smth downloading (as you said: an idle pc is useless) and when i'm back from school, the first thing i do (even before changing clothes, hygiene etc.) is using the pc for some hours. I use it ALL the time i can. I lose nights (even now - it's 1 am when i'm writing this and i still ain't satisfied; after 10 hrs of PC), my marks at school decrease, I dont have any friends (that's not as much the fault of the PC though, yet it could be better if i went out and socialize more) ... I neglect important things, i waste my life....

I'm depressed if i dont use the pc and i feel like i'm missing something. i wonder about who's online, what new posts are there on the forums i visit, if there are new torrents on the tracker .......

I am trying to find some cure, but i fall everytime in front of the charm of the pc,.. i feel very lost in this virtual world.

I forgot to mention: ... three years ago i had perfect sight. now i have myopia and astigmatism, and even though i know the intense pc usage is the cause and a reason to aggravate my situation i still refuse to leave it.

if i shut down, i dont know what to do. i feel like i just landed outta somewhere.

I' ll continue searching the web now .. maybe i find smth that could give me some perspective on curing this... though, it seems close to impossible.

P.S. : I liked your article a lot ;)

webomatica · 2 years ago

Hi Anja I'm starting to limit the amount of time on the computer. Kind of like going on a diet. It's hard because I work on computers all day. My first attempt is to only post on this blog 3 x a day maximum. There's no way I could quit cold turkey but it doesn't have to be all or nothing.

I'm going to try other hobbies like playing music, reading books, drawing with paper and pencil, socializing, or just getting out of the house more. Maybe some of these things would work for you, too!

Thanks for visiting and commenting!

migz · 2 years ago

dude, cool article.

carina · 1 year ago

good for you to recognize you have an addiction! I'm a teacher of English from Rosario, Argentina, and I came across your site looking for some material. I think this kind of addiction is something that in a way is socially accepted, like cigarettes some time ago, what do u think?? warm regards and hope u get better :)

Le Fin · 1 year ago

haha oh...yes... I relate...

Rosalyn · 1 year ago

I'm addicted too! This is so me! I think it started last year when I was first given a laptop and now it's my life. I only care about online friends... I have no job ambition! Funnily enough got depression around the same time and now have a physiatrist. O_o One time my internet connection broke for a few days... I couldn’t cope and tried to hang myself, fainted and had to stay in hospital... And I’m only 15... But hey, I’m a little happier now! Sorry for the depressing comment xx