Joined: Feb 02, 2005 Posts: 930 Location: United Kingdom
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 11:56 am Post subject: Internet add's to SA
Ive been looking at things that have been affecting my SA and trying to deal with them, one thing that seems to stand out is the internet. My SA got to its peak when i was about 17, and its the same time i got the internet put in. It made it easier for me to do stuff without actually having to talk to or meet people, i could get anything i wanted online from CD's, books, clothes you name and if i could get it on line then i would.
Looking back now i can only see that this has added to my SA and made it harder to get out of this black hole, right now when i come home from work Monday to Friday i will be on the net from around 5pm till about 10.30 and then the weekends will be from when i wake up till i go to sleep basically which i think is way to much. I have been reading about how too much time on the net also add's to depresion, this is one of the articals i have found that seems to support the theory http://www.acrosslimits.com/media/20020723-technophilia.shtml
What iam going to do now is get my self down too 2 hours of use per night during the week and about 3 hours at the weekend so instead of coming on here i will need to find my self something else to do.
I was just wodering how much time people here spend online and do you think it adds to mental illness?
Joined: Feb 02, 2005 Posts: 930 Location: United Kingdom
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 12:15 pm Post subject:
taws wrote:
i hate it and love it
Iam like that as well, i hate whats its done to me but at the same time i need it, i can sit for hours and hours on the net doing nothing it basicaly just passes time for me and keeps my mind occupied from thinking too much by doing stuff like playing games and downloading and listening to music.
Joined: May 09, 2005 Posts: 1409 Location: United Kingdom
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 1:08 pm Post subject:
I got seriously addicted to the net at 18 and it really messed up my exams at the time - I was falling asleep in lessons, getting grade E's when normally I'd be getting B's or A's, everything went downhill and I developed the most severe depression in my life.
Luckily moving away to university where I had little access to the internet other than on campus for short periods of time...changed everything. My SP was at an all time low and I had the best year of my life.
Obviously I'm simplifying a lot but the net really messed me up. Chat rooms showed me how to talk to people, forums how to learn and discuss issues, I made my own website, forged a split personality (online and offline personas) and generally became a bit more wise as a result. However, since being SP from the start I was endlessly fascinated by the online human interaction and this turned into a powerful addiction.
My sisters currently have their own laptop each (spoilt!!) and do nothing but sit on their arses all day in chat rooms or msn. It's so sad to see them going through what I did at their age. The thing is, they're so addicted and so misbehaved, if we were to remove their net connections completely they'd go hysterical.
Scottish player, cutting down is a very healthy thing. Good luck with it!!
Joined: Aug 12, 2005 Posts: 102 Location: United States of America
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 5:10 pm Post subject:
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Obviously I'm simplifying a lot but the net really messed me up. Chat rooms showed me how to talk to people, forums how to learn and discuss issues, I made my own website, forged a split personality (online and offline personas) and generally became a bit more wise as a result. However, since being SP from the start I was endlessly fascinated by the online human interaction and this turned into a powerful addiction.
Chatroom and talking online have helped me some, I think. It's an easy way to talk to people.
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My sisters currently have their own laptop each (spoilt!!) and do nothing but sit on their arses all day in chat rooms or msn. It's so sad to see them going through what I did at their age. The thing is, they're so addicted and so misbehaved, if we were to remove their net connections completely they'd go hysterical.
My brother is like that. He's addicted to those online games like Diablo and World Warcraft. That's all he does. I can't blame him though, there's nothing else to do around here.
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Joined: May 09, 2005 Posts: 1409 Location: United Kingdom
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 5:18 pm Post subject:
Well I believe that theres always something to do. But I'm also against an outright ban on the net because I know how much someone can rely on it for social communication. If thats cut off abruptly it can be quite damaging.
But yeah, unless you're sitting in the middle of a desert or barren artic wilderness I don't see how there can be nothing to do/nothing better to do.
It's just a matter of regulating the time you spend online and getting the balance right between hobbies, work, family/friends and education.*
*delete where applicable.
ShadowCat wrote:
Chatroom and talking online have helped me some, I think. It's an easy way to talk to people.
Chat rooms helped me so much. Before I discovered them I thought 'normal' people spoke to each other in some amazing, almost unreachable style. Then I realised they just spoke about the same stuff me and my sisters talked about. Hurray. I was normal after all.
I'm only starting to use chatrooms and post on forums, but l can see how it can help social skills, even though it can be as nerve wracking as real world communication. I don't use the net everyday, but sometimes l wonder about other people, they seem to be on it constantly. Using it as a connecting tool is so much fun, l feel lonely when l stop chatting now, it's funny.
Chat rooms helped me so much. Before I discovered them I thought 'normal' people spoke to each other in some amazing, almost unreachable style. Then I realised they just spoke about the same stuff me and my sisters talked about. Hurray. I was normal after all.
Yeah, I discovered that normal people don't have like a secret code when they talked to eachother, I was paranoic about this. Chatting online for over half an year now helped me develop conversation skills, although it doesn't help you gain social skills, any ideeas on how to do that ?
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Joined: Feb 10, 2005 Posts: 1831 Location: United States of America
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 4:45 pm Post subject:
i think this topic is like the half empty half full glass.
yes the internet may keep people from going out and trying to be social, but at the same time, those that would otherwise be in their home doing nothing would be worse off, the internet provides some access to the world.
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