Internet Addiction

TommyVercetti

<div class="IPBDescription">HELP!</div> I've noticed some people here who lead happy and successful lives (or so they say) and also spend 4+ hours on the internet a day. How do you do it? Rigid routine, or just kind of glide through the day doing everything that needs to be done? I mean, I _could_ get excellent grades on my schoolwork and stuff, but the efforts just not there - it seems to be from a lack of organization (I've not been diagnosed, but some think I have ADD, as it's in my genes). Just wondering if anyone else had (or has) this problem, and how they fixed it. Could be getting AP classes, but I'm staying mediocre for some reason, and consciously I know this will ultimately have a quite negative effect on my future (or at least the money earning part) but every time I try something out it just doesn't work, either from confusion or something else. Like I said, I'm not certain I have ADD but the online test gave me a 50% chance of having it. Big help. Quanat seems to have the best traits on these boards.

Wow that was pathetic. /me hides in a hole.

Cyndane

Its quite easy to deal with an internet addiction. Simply force yourself to turn off the internet at least ONCE a week where you concetrate on what is actually going on. Honestly I used to have the same problem I would be online for more then 8 hrs a day and not care about really anything but playing games (not hl or ns). Then, I simply called my ISP and turned off the internet for 6 months and decided to change how I was going about things. I must say it was the best thing I ever did. Though it makes me sound even more of a nerd then I thought hehe :-)

kida

No, it isn't pathetic or stupid to post on an online board like this about your problems. The NS people are generally nice and understanding.

I know how you feel man, I really do. Its like you're sitting at your computer desk for hours on end, doing absolutely nothing, sometimes not even gaming. It seems you know what you need to improve on and what the problem is. I cannot tell you how to solve those problems, because it is you who will have to do the searching. You are the only one who can solve the problems faced in your life. I can merely show you a routine, or a method on how to solve your problems, but most often those solutions are most fitted for me, unless we are one in the mind, hehe.

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Well some of us have jobs that relate to the computer and are therefore fortunate to go on the internet and do anything related there of. They are happy, because they are doing something they enjoy, but not always. I can't say this for everyone, but I think the key is passion.
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Rigid routine, or just kind of glide through the day doing everything that needs to be done? I mean, I _could_ get excellent grades on my schoolwork and stuff, but the efforts just not there - it seems to be from a lack of organization (I've not been diagnosed, but some think I have ADD, as it's in my genes). <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
You say you have a lack of organization in your study habits and anything related to school, I would suggest trying to reorganize what needs to be. It really makes one motivated if everything is nice and neat, like binders, backpacks, and the desk. You'll have to find your own, personal routine, everyone is different. If you think you have ADD, <b>I'd go check with your doctor. </b>

Cyndane

On a side note, I'm sure almost all of us have gone through that internet addiction thing. It is fun a the time but then its time to move on hehe and just work out a balance.

DOOManiac

Hmm.. I always considered anyone w/ only 4 hours a day on the internet an amature. :P

Hell, I love my job, cause that's an instant 8 extra hours on the Internet. Woooo

But indeed, finding your personal balance is the best thing.

For some people that's a few hours a day, for some its a few a week, whatever. You just have to work out your own schedule and decide what's important and whatnot.

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Also, while I have no scientific evidence, 10+ years of experience with IRC has lead me to believe that the Internet gives you ADD. :P
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dr_d

I can vouch for the fact that the internet gives you ADD. You can switch between topics and links so fast that it just causes you to focus on one thing for shorter and shorter amounts of times, I find myself playing games while waiting for downloads of demos to finish so I can play them while waiting for responses to e-mails instant messages and forum posts.

Hmm maybe I should take a break.

If you want a cure for ADD read the Wheel of Time series heheh.

Venmoch

Get some wire cutters and snip the cable. That always works.

coil

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It's slightly different, actually. It's information addiction, and it has been documented. Receiving new information stimulates your brain with dopamine, providing a minor rush.

Here's a link to more information; they even call it "pseudo-ADD" for the symptoms it produces: <a href='http://www.impactlab.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2105' target='_blank'>http://www.impactlab.com/modules.php?name=...rticle&sid=2105</a>

Trevelyan

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It's slightly different, actually. It's information addiction, and it has been documented. Receiving new information stimulates your brain with dopamine, providing a minor rush.

Here's a link to more information; they even call it "pseudo-ADD" for the symptoms it produces: <a href='http://www.impactlab.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2105' target='_blank'>http://www.impactlab.com/modules.php?name=...rticle&sid=2105</a> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
wow... information addiction? Must pass through system fast because it sure doesn't feel like i know that much. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

Cyndane

<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> If you want a cure for ADD read the Wheel of Time series heheh. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Rofl...

True it does teach you how to pay attention to even the slightest details....

Shockeh

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It's slightly different, actually. It's information addiction, and it has been documented. Receiving new information stimulates your brain with dopamine, providing a minor rush.

Here's a link to more information; they even call it "pseudo-ADD" for the symptoms it produces: <a href='http://www.impactlab.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2105' target='_blank'>http://www.impactlab.com/modules.php?name=...rticle&sid=2105</a> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Explains a lot to me, tbh.

Cronos

I think I'm just plain addicted to information. I've devoured every book in the house (**burp**) and I cant help myself when I find an interesting article.

I love reading. I love learning. I love thinking.

Someone, send me to a library!

Call me a geek, I dont care, I've got my head buried in books and I'm in bliss...

Hawkeye

I have ADD, and it sucks.

I mean I never pay any attention to..

Um, I mean I never pay attention.

What was I saying again?