A question that I should ask myself more often... Well, probably quite a while... I'm an average on-line user. I can surf the Web a bit too long at times, but I have these controls over my usage. I do enjoy being incommunicado sometimes! But not forever, though... Losing it would be a trial but it could be done. I could live, I am strong but the withdrawal period would be long and painful. I never choose computers over going out with friends, I go hangout on weekends, have friends. Internet is just my favorite hobby…even if obsessive at times.
For some like the old-timers, they can live for years without the internet. And they don't think they would have trouble giving it up. But others specially the children and teens, most of them are "weboholics" or might be having this Internet Addiction Disorder(IAD).
Some of my friends lived in an area of town where they should be out every night and every day. I’m ashamed to say how much time they spend online. They spent all day (ALL DAY) online today. Yesterday too. Friday and Saturday night. This is not untypical. It’s become a serious problem to them. They miss sleep, ignore relationships, ignore their health (think it’s healthy sitting indoors all day?), ignore their career and even school. What for? Online games. Porn. Random infotainment. There is so much info out there. It becomes so easy to get caught up in it. Now, I’m not blaming anyone but their selves. This probably points to an underlying internal problem but I think it's part of our humane nature, we are all “homo adictus”, we use to abuse from any situation that reports us pleasure and happiness in any sense. And that's because faults in our lives: affection, money, success, love,...
The more intelligent we are the more easy we’ll get frustrated and the more weird our addiction will be. People gets super specialized in comics, games, news, tech, just for putting all their time there... I have friends that have got incredible scores in MMORPGs, something unable for the most of us. That means they have a lot of skills in organization, calculation, abstract thinking, economics,... but all of these efforts were (actually they are) made in the wrong direction, they are just missing their time just because they need feeling themselves successful and forget their real problems at the same time.
The problem is not internet itself but the rest of our lives, because of the way our modern society works, and its system set of values. Its too hard be a perfect lover, student, businessman,... and its too easy get frustrated in many ways all the time.
Best of luck to all who want to make positive changes in their lives. I keep telling myself, when you’re 85 and dying, do you want look back on your life and see a computer screen?
I love the Internet and it is my passion, however on a personal level I conclude it is just the communication channel I use to get the information I need and to be in touch with my friends. It never interfered with my personal life. Being informed is my addiction.. that’s not that bad I think.
Feel free to visit this link for more information about the theme and here is also a test.
I compiled these 12 easy tips or reminders to help you out getting over your addiction to the internet...
1) I will have a cup of coffee in the morning and read my newspaper like I used to, before the Internet.
2) I will eat breakfast with a knife and fork and not with one hand typing.
3) I will get dressed before noon.
4) I will make an attempt to clean the house, wash clothes, and plan dinner before even thinking of the Internet.
5) I will sit down and write a letter to those unfortunate few friends and family that are Internet-deprived.
6) I will call someone on the phone who I cannot contact via the Internet.
7) I will read a book...if I still remember how.
8) I will listen to those around me and their needs and stop telling them to turn the TV down so I can hear the music on the Internet.
9) I will not be tempted during TV commercials to check for email.
10) I will try and get out of the house at least once a week, if it is necessary or not.
11) I will remember that my bank is not forgiving if I forget to balance my checkbook because I was too busy on the Internet.
12) Last, but not least, I will remember that I must go to bed sometime...and the Internet will always be there tomorrow!
Don’t forget to go outside. It’s a beautiful world out there!
For some like the old-timers, they can live for years without the internet. And they don't think they would have trouble giving it up. But others specially the children and teens, most of them are "weboholics" or might be having this Internet Addiction Disorder(IAD).
Some of my friends lived in an area of town where they should be out every night and every day. I’m ashamed to say how much time they spend online. They spent all day (ALL DAY) online today. Yesterday too. Friday and Saturday night. This is not untypical. It’s become a serious problem to them. They miss sleep, ignore relationships, ignore their health (think it’s healthy sitting indoors all day?), ignore their career and even school. What for? Online games. Porn. Random infotainment. There is so much info out there. It becomes so easy to get caught up in it. Now, I’m not blaming anyone but their selves. This probably points to an underlying internal problem but I think it's part of our humane nature, we are all “homo adictus”, we use to abuse from any situation that reports us pleasure and happiness in any sense. And that's because faults in our lives: affection, money, success, love,...
The problem is not internet itself but the rest of our lives, because of the way our modern society works, and its system set of values. Its too hard be a perfect lover, student, businessman,... and its too easy get frustrated in many ways all the time.
Best of luck to all who want to make positive changes in their lives. I keep telling myself, when you’re 85 and dying, do you want look back on your life and see a computer screen?
I love the Internet and it is my passion, however on a personal level I conclude it is just the communication channel I use to get the information I need and to be in touch with my friends. It never interfered with my personal life. Being informed is my addiction.. that’s not that bad I think.
Feel free to visit this link for more information about the theme and here is also a test.
I compiled these 12 easy tips or reminders to help you out getting over your addiction to the internet...
1) I will have a cup of coffee in the morning and read my newspaper like I used to, before the Internet.
2) I will eat breakfast with a knife and fork and not with one hand typing.
3) I will get dressed before noon.
4) I will make an attempt to clean the house, wash clothes, and plan dinner before even thinking of the Internet.
5) I will sit down and write a letter to those unfortunate few friends and family that are Internet-deprived.
6) I will call someone on the phone who I cannot contact via the Internet.
7) I will read a book...if I still remember how.
8) I will listen to those around me and their needs and stop telling them to turn the TV down so I can hear the music on the Internet.
9) I will not be tempted during TV commercials to check for email.
10) I will try and get out of the house at least once a week, if it is necessary or not.
11) I will remember that my bank is not forgiving if I forget to balance my checkbook because I was too busy on the Internet.
12) Last, but not least, I will remember that I must go to bed sometime...and the Internet will always be there tomorrow!
Don’t forget to go outside. It’s a beautiful world out there!
