Cure Your Internet Addiction Online...

from the surf-on-over dept

In the past we've had fun making fun of psychologists worried about "internet addiction", but people get accused of it all the time. A columnist in New Zealand decided this need to be investigated, after being accused of spending too much time online. Of course, her investigation consisted of taking a variety of online quizzes to see if she was really addicted to the internet. She also found a number of online help sites for internet addiction - which does seem a bit like having an AA meeting at a bar.

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    aNonMooseCowherd, Nov 21st, 2003 @ 8:06am

    Thanks for pointing to this article. I plan to dedicate the rest of my life to researching internet addiction sites so I can determine whether I suffer from this terrifying malady.

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    All in fun, but..

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    Tony Lawrence, Nov 21st, 2003 @ 12:01pm

    One thing these folks forget is that some of us earn our living this way.

    Yes, I spend many hours of the day "on-line". But every job requires many hours doing something: are long distance truckers "addicted" to Big Rigs?

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