Computer and Internet Related Addictions
August 30, 2009 | Bill Mullins' Weblog
Guest writer, Rick Robinette, writes a thoughtful article on computer and Internet addiction, and what overindulgence might mean.
Overindulgence, in anything, (including computers and the Internet) will result in devastation of some form.
Have you lost your connection with the real world as a result of excessive computer usage and what the Internet has to offer (e.g. video games, chatting, texting, social networking, blogging, gambling, buying, pornography, compulsive surfing, etc…)?
Do you know someone personally, as a result of excessive use of the internet, whose:
- marriage has been devastated?
- career has been shattered?
- family has been broken?health has been affected?
- financial ruin has occurred?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you are witness to someone (or yourself) of a computer or internet related addictive behavior. Here in the U.S. we are just starting to recognize these addictive behaviors and are taking steps to provide help and resolution. {Read the Full Article on Bill Mulilns' Weblog}
