I was just wondering, i've been hearing a lot about internet addiction, what are the clock crews views on it. Would any of you say your addicted to the internet?
Article:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/460208.stm
According to this article, I don't use the internet right.
every time I hear something new about psychological addiction I have more reason to think it's complete bullshit
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QuoteThe anonymity of the Internet made it easier to indulge the addiction, and encouraged "deviant, deceptive and even criminal online acts, such as the development of aggressive online personas or the viewing and downloading of illegal images".
Illegal Images is a band name if I ever heard one. You may call dibs on it in this thread.
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Illegal Images is a band name if I ever heard one. You may call dibs on it in this thread.
omg CP
I can quit the internet anytime I want to. I just don't want to.
Addiction is really a chemical thing. Attributing personal entertainment preferences to addiction is sort of dragging the word out to meaninglessness.
Ive found an addiction to a site which I cannot name.
I spend a lot of time awake and sober. Am I addicted to reality? :(
Quote from: I AM IRON MAN;1340516I spend a lot of time awake and sober. Am I addicted to reality? :(
kill yourself lets find out
I think the internet is enjoyable but not addictive. I don't get cravings or anything like that myself.
It's bullshit. If someone goes for a 2 mile jog every day, are they addicted to jogging? Do they need treatment for this addiction?
Quote from: Flux;1340867It's bullshit. If someone goes for a 2 mile jog every day, are they addicted to jogging? Do they need treatment for this addiction?
Yes.
Quote from: "BBC"Wednesday, September 29, 1999 Published at 02:01 GMT 03:01 UK
Oh how times have changed! This article is no longer accurate.
The internet is now as much a part of western life as the automobile. It does many things other mediums used to do.
Internet addiction is no longer possible unless it's MMORPG-type obsession.
Quote from: joliet_jane;1340940Oh how times have changed! This article is no longer accurate.
The internet is now as much a part of western life as the automobile. It does many things other mediums used to do.
Internet addiction is no longer possible unless it's MMORPG-type obsession.
I was online 24/7 in 1999, too.
I didn't get online 24/7 until 2001. :cool: I'm less in need of a therapist than you.
It is true that I also don't have a therapist.
Wow... The conservative and the liberal side of the clock crew coming together saying "fuck off I don't have an addiction." But yeah it is pretty gay. The whole thing is poorly written. Fuck the BBC, and fuck their quack doctors with skewed results too.
The symptoms sound like those of a typical DeviantArt or MMORPG user. How would I know? I was one once.
Mind you, I do use the Internet all the time, but I don't currently have any problems I'm trying to escape or emotional issues or whatever. I basically like to see if there's new posts in places like the CC or Youtube, but I usually get carried away. What I should be doing is game programming, which is a lot more productive, and not finding ways to waste my time.
EDIT: Also, BBC is like the British equivalent of FOX News in its views on the Internet.
Quote from: a fat ass j of some;1341789Didn't you defend your perverted fixation with... air pumping, to having an obsessive personality? I'm going to jump to conclusions and assume you're not like every other average joe.
Not sure, but I do tend to get addicted and un-addicted to things rather quickly. Depends on the thing. TF2, for example, is one of those always-awesome things, while one of those things that gets old after a bit would be like Sonic Riders. Things that stay for a while but then get old when I realize how shit it is is like Sonic games in general. Except for the old ones, maybe. I still prefer Mario.
Sonic Rush wasn't half-bad though, I played it recently.
Don't cross it off your list yet there chief. (http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/16-06/st_wtf) Congrats now they're just saying you're I'm a edgy teen.
I think if Google was a drug, everybody would smoke it. It has to be pretty trippy if it's a website that's a drug!
I'm addicted to Porn, and I dont have any Pr0nZ outside of my computer, So yea' Im addicted to the Internet.
i am addicted to the internet, if i go too long without it i get nervous and shit
Internet addiction exists. But I don't think it's dangerous like drug addiction is. I've been addicted WoW, GW, RO and every other MMO I've come into contact with for God knows many times, and I can still just as easily walk out of my own house and pretend that I'm just like every other civilized human being.
Fact is, only the weak get addicted. if you can't take it, then don't. You'll just make it easier for news fucktards like these (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/460208.stm) to target everyone else.
Let's test this out!
QuoteDo you feel preoccupied with the Internet (you think about your previous online activity or anticipate your next session)?
Yes, of course.
QuoteDo you feel the need to use the Internet with increasing amounts of time in order to achieve satisfaction?
I just make my mark and most of it is due to procrastination/too lazy to actually work on stuff I should be doing so really I just browse forums and play games all day instead of doing important things
QuoteHave you repeatedly made unsuccessful efforts to control, cut back or stop Internet use?
Only when I have been abroad, on the other hand when I'm on holiday I don't really feel the need to use the PC.
QuoteDo you stay online longer than originally intended?
I intend to spend the day on the internet.
QuoteHave you jeopardised or risked the loss of a significant relationship, job, educational or career opportunity because of the Internet?
Funnily enough, almost.
QuoteHave you lied to family members, therapist or others to conceal the extent of involvement with the Internet?
Mother: GET OFF THE COMPUTER AND GO TO BED
Me: Just 5 more minutes! (5 hours)
QuoteDo you use the Internet as a way of escaping from problems or of relieving, for example, feelings of helplessness, guilt, anxiety or depression?
Well if I'm stressed or depressed I usually just play games.
Okay so my score is...
5.5
(I had an almost in there)
So yes I have an internet addiction problem!
Where do I see the therapist?
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and where the fuck have you been >:
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Quote from: Maddox;1358533and where the fuck have you been >:(
Yes, do tell.
You know, I bet some younger people who grow up with the internet get addicted, but I don't think I'm addicted... Well, ok, if addiction is when I get pulled away from my computer I start wanting to get back on, then no.
if addiction is going somewhere really boring, and just being able to think about wanting to get home so I can sit on the computer, then kinda.
The truth is, I like the internet, I use it a lot when I'm at home. I may have health issues later in life from it. But does that really mean that I'M "addicted" to this shit? Heeeell no. And you know why? Because I'm already addicted to one thing. The ladies.
And even if The Ladies is plural and not one thing at all, and aren't things to begin with they are people, its still what I'm all about, baby. I don't need this fucking pc junker, I can go out anytime I want and probably hang out with a girl! Ya! Thats what separates us, you guys. Yep, I can work it.
What, you say? But Ampmemem, how can you tell us that you use the computer so much but also go out and see women all the time? You'll all see, the answer is quite easy. I have eliminated sleep. In the day, I sit still on the computer and chit chat, but I am really regaining my energy, for my night time activities. I go out into the streets, swinging a chain and walking with a stretch. My eye brow raises at the sight of a wooooo-man, and then, well, I don't wanna reveal my secrets.
I'd say I am, but I get addicted to a lot of stuff that isn't addictive.
I grew up thinking I was safe from internet addiction. Now I'm the administrator of an internet "forum." What I thought was a harmless hobby has turned into a full-time responsibility, and the consequences of my actions are very real.
Don't make my mistakes. Don't do "internet."
Quote from: Zombie Lincoln;1358929I grew up thinking I was safe from internet addiction. Now I'm the administrator of an internet "forum." What I thought was a harmless hobby has turned into a full-time responsibility, and the consequences of my actions are very real.
Don't make my mistakes. Don't do "internet."
IT MUST'VE BEEN A TYPO A TYPO A TYPO IT MUST'VE BEEN A TYPO IT CAN'T BE RIGHT
Quote from: ZeitmiserZeitmesser;1358773Yes, do tell.
Exams, games, clans.
You know, the excuses
SafeClock is a nigger-lynching ghostie.
I probably am.
OHH YEAH THAT'S THE SHIIIIIT!
My name is Moose Clock and I am an Internetaholic.
This is my last log-in, I swear.
Hello, my name is GearBoxClock, and I'm addicted to the Internet. It all started in 2000, when My family bought a computer. It all went spiraling down from there. Now I'm a member of a clock-based fourm and play games like Halo CE and WarHammer 40k DoW. I've even thought about modding or upgrading my PC myself.
Im a WoW addict. :(
when I cant play ill start getting violent. Yeah. ///wristss
Quote from: GearBox;1364198Hello, my name is GearBoxClock, and I'm addicted to the Internet. It all started in 2000, when My family bought a computer. It all went spiraling down from there. Now I'm a member of a clock-based fourm and play games like Halo CE and WarHammer 40k DoW. I've even thought about modding or upgrading my PC myself.
What do you want, a medal?