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Are you addicted to the internet?

I've recently become aware of just how much time I spend on the internet, and how much I put off doing things I'm supposed to be doing by browsing facebook/youtube/TSR. It has got to the point that even though it is my summer holidays and I have no work I need to do, I'm not even getting round to reading the books I had planned to read or playing the video games I had planned to play cause I am just wasting my days away online.

Does anyone else think their internet usage is starting to become problematic? Any advice on how to cut down and actually stick to it? :smile:

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Reply 1
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MoTown200
Yes, I'm addicted to the internet, but I have no advice lol.
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I'm exactly the same, but sadly I can't even think of other stuff I'd do half the time. When I get to uni, hopefully I'll be a lot busier.

In short, I need a girlfriend! :L
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zKlown
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Original post by tibbles209
I've recently become aware of just how much time I spend on the internet, and how much I put off doing things I'm supposed to be doing by browsing facebook/youtube/TSR. It has got to the point that even though it is my summer holidays and I have no work I need to do, I'm not even getting round to reading the books I had planned to read or playing the video games I had planned to play cause I am just wasting my days away online.

Does anyone else think their internet usage is starting to become problematic? Any advice on how to cut down and actually stick to it? :smile:


Keep yourself busy?

Exercise?

Tell yourself "instead of sitting here doing nothing, why don't I be productive"

And by productive, I mean something which means something to you.

Usually I just get up, check e-mails, facebook, twitter etc. Then I try get off before I'm sat spending hours actually doing nothing but flicking from random site to random site.
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lucaf
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same here, pretty sure I have written more on TSR during my revision than notes :tongue:
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Cll_ws
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I wouldn't say i'm addicted, there's just not much else to do :tongue: Especially when you're on a gap year, and everybody you know is at university!
Same... facebook/TSR/random websites take up so much of my time. It's pretty annoying, but I've got no helpful advice.
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m-s-96
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I'm addicted to porn.
A bit, I've been without Internet for a whole month once....but that was during holiday abroad so I don't think it counts :mmm:
Original post by m-s-96
I'm addicted to porn.


nice one, and likely right. Fewer people are addicted to the Internet than are addicted to what can be had on it, such that a seeming internet addiction only supervenes.
Travel around more. You just need to break away from your boring routine and start being more active.
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A bit, I've been without Internet for a whole month once....but that was during holiday abroad so I don't think it counts :mmm:


Haven't spoken to you in ages.


op, yes I'm addicted


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Original post by Olympiad
Haven't spoken to you in ages.


op, yes I'm addicted


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PM me then :pierre:

I can teach you how to reduce your Internet usage :u:
I guess so but if I was less shy & had loads of people to hang out with I probably wouldn't be lol.
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ForgetMe
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I'm not addicted but I do spend lots of time on the Internet.
Reply 15
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chef
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old thread but yes
Yep, to the point where I spend a minimum of 10 hours on it everyday. I think I'm going crazy!


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Wish I wasn't though.
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Unfortunately, yes.
Isn't everyone? lol

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