Are you addicted to the internet?

08-10-2003, 01:22 PM

I'm definitely addicted to the internet to some degree.

Funny, though - I went away on holiday with the kids for 5 days the other week - no PC and no internet. And addicted to both as I am, I didn't actually miss either all that much.

But now I'm back I'm online constantly again.

Is that a bad thing, though?

08-10-2003, 01:53 PM

Yes, my name is dwndrgn and I've been addicted since 1995. I don't go crazy if I can't get it but I sure miss it a lot!

08-10-2003, 06:08 PM

Well, like Brian, when I leave the computer for a while it's actually relief. But when I get back...it's part of me.

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08-10-2003, 07:04 PM

I am addicted to the net first thing i do in the morning and last thing at night

I cant get away from it
Oh and brian when I went on holiday last year my parents decided to extend it for 3 days and I actually cried!

Now that ladies and gentlemen is an addiction

My parents hate it But my argument is I don't drink I don't smoke and I dont take drugs so why cant i go on the net :P

08-10-2003, 07:12 PM

That's the thing - at least it's a harmless addiction.

Probably much cheaper, too, ;D

08-11-2003, 03:52 AM

Mostly harmless.

08-11-2003, 09:00 AM

Well, so long as I remember the real world it's mostly harmless.

Definitely got to watch the screen brightness, though - especially at night when I can't switch the light on, because the baby sleeps in the same room.

08-11-2003, 07:35 PM

I always check it out before I go to work and, usually, after I get back. So, yes, guilty M'lud. I am addicted.

It's the wealth and diversity of information that fascinates me so much. One of my favourite places is the Hubble telescope site...some of those pictures just
make you feel humble.

08-12-2003, 09:36 AM

The PC is in our bedroom, so I have to wait until my girlfriend first. I'm up with the kids anytime after 5am - usually around 6am though - and then am able to get online around 7:45. After that I try to keep on intermittently throughout the day.

It's become a form of social outlet - which is great while my children are still very young and very demanding.

More than that, though, is that I'm creating a network of backlinks to my sites, to help them rise up in search engine rankings. Any excuse, really.

08-13-2003, 04:38 AM

Confession time-I am terribly addicted to my forums and net friends, can't do without them. I did have to go for as long as four days without any net, back in June, and it was horrifying!!