INTERNET addiction

01:07 PM

The Internet is so accessible, 24 hours a day it's there and provides me with instant entertainment in the comfort of my own home. It's no surprise that I've therefore become addicted to it. I've been on the computer for 10 hours now, and it's 4 am.

I think unlimited internet is a problem for me. I should probably cancel it.

May 10, 2016 at 02:29 PM

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missbelle · Jun 23, 2016 at 03:16 PM

Don't see anymore posts but I like to comment on this forum. I used to be so active here but found that I was getting really addicted to it and had to make sure all my on-line friends got pics etc. I would be on for two plus hours. I realized it had become a real problem for me. I love the forum but like anything too much of a good thing is not healthy.
I still feel this is the best place for help and it really worked for me when I needed it. I thing a wonderful job has been done here but like anything, it can become an addiction. So for all the friends here...I have thought of you but I just want to come back a little at a time...............Hugs; Dee (missbelle)

Jun 23, 2016 at 04:28 PM

Hi Dee,

I relate to what you are saying. This is my favorite website. I get a lot of support here and I try to support others, too. I don't watch much tv so I don't feel concerned about my internet usage, although I find I read less despite that being a passion of mine. Take care xo

bizi · Jul 06, 2016 at 08:19 PM

Have never been a reader. But have been an internet user since they became popular. Was on line for the forums at braintalk before they went bad. Now am a member of neurotalk but it is so small found myself needing more support.
So that is when I really restarted back up her at psych central.
I am bipolar so that is where I am posting for the most part.
bizi

Fuzzybear · Jul 27, 2022 at 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by bizi

Have never been a reader. But have been an internet user since they became popular. Was on line for the forums at braintalk before they went bad. Now am a member of neurotalk but it is so small found myself needing more support.
So that is when I really restarted back up her at psych central.
I am bipolar so that is where I am posting for the most part.
bizi

I'm sending hugs

and I know this is an old post

jmariah001 · Jul 25, 2016 at 04:54 AM

I have been online for 6+ hours now. I am suppose to be up in 2 hours and have yet to even sleep. I don't have cable tv and read only a little bit. Mostly on my kindle. I have been spending a lot of time playing the arcade games on this site and watching YouTube videos.

Jul 31, 2016 at 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by jmariah001

I have been online for 6+ hours now. I am suppose to be up in 2 hours and have yet to even sleep. I don't have cable tv and read only a little bit. Mostly on my kindle. I have been spending a lot of time playing the arcade games on this site and watching YouTube videos.

How are things going? Is being online that much problematic in your life?

bizi · Aug 06, 2016 at 10:44 PM

Hubby has been gone for the week, back on tuesday.
I have been on here for hours!
I post to many different web sites forums face book email, checking rechecking see if any one responds.
I am like a 2 year old.....
sigh

I worked saturday too this week so time has flown by since he has been gone. I am off tomorrow. Will have brunch at the diner then I have nothing else planned.
My dirty house needs attention, but actually the yard screams for attention.
All I can say is I better not spend the whole day on line.
bizi who is blurry eyed from being on line so long and not blinking.....

obscurity · Aug 07, 2016 at 02:53 AM

I super relate to this, haha. I don't even want to count up the hours I'm online per day. It's like a coping mechanism, because it doesn't require much thought. My OCD loves when I start putting extra thought into things (like reading books, writing, working on anything, etc) so I scroll through image sites like Tumblr and Instagram to make it shut up for a minute :I

alicetailor · Oct 26, 2016 at 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Anonymous33211

The Internet is so accessible, 24 hours a day it's there and provides me with instant entertainment in the comfort of my own home. It's no surprise that I've therefore become addicted to it. I've been on the computer for 10 hours now, and it's 4 am.

I think unlimited internet is a problem for me. I should probably cancel it.

Internet addiction can be bad for your health. I would suggest you to limit its use.

bizi · Nov 05, 2016 at 10:37 PM

I find that being on the computer feeds my hypomania.
Being bipolar, I need to better control my obsessions....
bizi

emgreen · Jan 23, 2017 at 01:47 PM

I've not been sleeping much lately (3-5 hours a night). I don't get on the computer before going to bed, as I know that can keep you awake. I've just been spending too much time on PC lately, but there's little to do when you're up at 3 am & your days are so freaking long. I wish I could sleep a "regular 8" so I can get myself readjusted to having normal days.

Nazaqacaza · Jan 25, 2017 at 01:41 PM

Maybe I have it, it's been years already since my school years. Think I'm able to go all day online, I guess.

Thing is, I have a habit of visiting certain sites many times each day - sometimes to see if any updates, or just visiting without any reasons at all.

At the moment, I can't control it. My bookmark list is full of many things useful in Internet that I planned to do, but it keep being delayed due to that habit above. As time passes, it could be months before I took a look at it back.

Of course, this do affecting my life. Jobless now, so since job-hunting being predominantly done in Internet - and I'm easily distracted - you can see where this is going. Still, I'm glad this didn't affect me at all on my previous job, perhaps not owning a smartphone helped on that fact.

Going online distracted me from facing those supposed problems that I suspected I had, so don't know if being Internet addict is good or bad in my case.

bizi · Feb 21, 2017 at 02:02 AM

addictions are hoard to handle....
bizi

bizi · Oct 19, 2017 at 08:45 PM

I got on line to avoid my paperwork, billing to be precise.
sigh
bizi

seeker1950 · Aug 14, 2019 at 11:09 AM

My twin grandsons, now 17, are addicted to the Internet gaming. They live overseas, and I visited them twice over there. Excited to visit, they only said "hi" a few times before retreating to their bedroom to resume their internet activity. They were such sweet young boys, but their parents, my daughter and her husband, both educators , have allowed them to become absorbed and obsesses with internet gaming. They're 17 now, approaching leaving school to embark on college, but their grades are bad. I attribute this wholly to allowing then to focus on internet instead of school. I mean, all night! when the visited me this past summer, they barely spoke to me, absorbed in their internet activities. To speak to them, I had to interrupt them to remove their headphones, to which I would get a one word reply. I don't have confidence that they will succeed in anything. They are supposed to go to college next year.

bizi · Aug 14, 2019 at 11:33 PM

I think that this is a big problem.And you are not alone in your worries.
It will be an interesting time....their grades being so bad they may not even find a collage to accept them.
I feel for you....
bizi

seeker1950 · Aug 18, 2019 at 03:16 PM

Bizi, exactly. Thank you for your response. I can't do anything about it. If I even mentioned this to my daughter, I'd be resented. They'll just have to find out for themselves, I guess.

Verity81 · Jan 28, 2017 at 01:21 PM

If I included by smart phone, which I guess I should I spend hours per day online. I still get other stuff done like work and studying so I am not that concerned yet. I don't watch much tv so I guess its kind of taken that spot in my life. Whereby some people can watch tv for hours in the evening, I go online.
If I wasn't getting to sleep or working etc then I would need to address my internet use. I do find it helpful to connect with others who would understand some of the issues I am going through.

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Anonymous37904 Guest Posts: n/a	Jun 23, 2016 at 04:28 PM #4 Hi Dee, I relate to what you are saying. This is my favorite website. I get a lot of support here and I try to support others, too. I don't watch much tv so I don't feel concerned about my internet usage, although I find I read less despite that being a passion of mine. Take care xo
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jmariah001 Member Member Since Jul 2008 Location: Geneva, Ohio Posts: 248 15 6 hugs given	Jul 25, 2016 at 04:54 AM #7 I have been online for 6+ hours now. I am suppose to be up in 2 hours and have yet to even sleep. I don't have cable tv and read only a little bit. Mostly on my kindle. I have been spending a lot of time playing the arcade games on this site and watching YouTube videos.
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emgreen Wise Elder Member Since Aug 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 9,645 (SuperPoster!) 11 937 hugs given	Jan 23, 2017 at 01:47 PM #13 I've not been sleeping much lately (3-5 hours a night). I don't get on the computer before going to bed, as I know that can keep you awake. I've just been spending too much time on PC lately, but there's little to do when you're up at 3 am & your days are so freaking long. I wish I could sleep a "regular 8" so I can get myself readjusted to having normal days.
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bizi Bizi is bizi Member Since Nov 2005 Location: cajun country Posts: 10,874 18 44k hugs given	Feb 21, 2017 at 02:02 AM #15 addictions are hoard to handle.... bizi __________________ 150mg of lamictal 2x a day haldol 5mg 2x a day 1mg of cogentin 2x a day klonipin , 1mg at night, 4-5 peri-colace for chronic constipation multi vit,, vit c, at noon, tumeric, caffeine at noon PRN Remeron 15mg at night, zyprexa10mg under tongue, requip2mg.
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bizi Bizi is bizi Member Since Nov 2005 Location: cajun country Posts: 10,874 18 44k hugs given	Oct 19, 2017 at 08:45 PM #16 I got on line to avoid my paperwork, billing to be precise. sigh bizi __________________ 150mg of lamictal 2x a day haldol 5mg 2x a day 1mg of cogentin 2x a day klonipin , 1mg at night, 4-5 peri-colace for chronic constipation multi vit,, vit c, at noon, tumeric, caffeine at noon PRN Remeron 15mg at night, zyprexa10mg under tongue, requip2mg.
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seeker1950 Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2005 Location: WV Posts: 8,131 18 1,580 hugs given	Aug 18, 2019 at 03:16 PM #19 Bizi, exactly. Thank you for your response. I can't do anything about it. If I even mentioned this to my daughter, I'd be resented. They'll just have to find out for themselves, I guess.
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