Addiction to....?
By Korivy
@Korivy (8)
United States
September 2, 2009 9:27am CST
Ok, lets face it, even though there are loads of people out there with a addictive problem, mainly drugs and alcohol, would you say the computer can be too?what do you mean? is what you may ask yourself.
well what I mean is, the internet can be very addictive at some point.
if your lonely you can go online and subscribe to a dating service
if you want to network yourself you go to sites that sell you to other viewers like myspace, tagged, facebook, twitter, etc.
if your the type that like to play games online, you tend to spend hours on it and not realize you just wasted 10-20 hours playing a game that either pays or doesn't pay you at all. I certainly fall in that category lol
so would you believe the computer and what the computer can offer you be addictive? and can it harm you? and in what way?if you disagree then please feel free to post your comment on it as well. I would really like to read your thoughts on this subject.
8 responses
@strikezero86 (246)
• Canada
3 Sep 09
Computers and internet can certainly be addicting, and can certainly be harmful. Sitting in front of the computer for so long is not good for the eyes, and there's the possibility of getting carpal tunnel syndrome. There's also the lack of exercise and the possibility of an unbalanced diet. Sometimes people are also willing to spend a lot of money on whatever they are doing on the computer/internet. I think I heard about people spending real money trying to get the best stuff in an MMORPG game.
@Korivy (8)
• United States
3 Sep 09
it certainly can affect peoples real life issues when they make the computer and what it can offer for the person an outcome that can affect them. But I at least stop to tend to my kids and eat and even use the bathroom. I go out and spend time with my family. A game doesn't rule me, the only hours I play now are the evenings when the kids are asleep. I know people in the game that don't sleep because they have insomnia and use the game to entertain themselves rather than try hard enough to sleep. Course they get to 80 and have all epic gear before me but its ok in my book as long as i get sleep lol.
but I also know folks that are addicted to going to the dating sites and well...its just bad. .
@etavasi (749)
• Malaysia
3 Sep 09
Hello korivy, nice after you say about this i remember that the first time i learn how to make real money from internet. Then i become start become addiction for surf internet and learn all thing until i got not enough sleep. So funny i feel my back shoulder so pain then that time it cause me become sick, so sad. I need to rest like 2 days. Yes i think i agree that computer can make people addiction. Now i also like to play online game, i spend many hours to play and leveling character. So be careful with computer haha.. but when i think back, Although we addiction to something for me it's alright no problem, we do what we love to do, as long as we satisfy what we do, that will make us happy and don't forget to rest for our own healthy.
@bloodcakelover (420)
• Malaysia
3 Sep 09
at first i didnt even realize that i am addicted to my laptop.I use to play games,editing pictures and downloading music whenever i got the chances to use the wifi system every weekend.But then i have my own broadband and i tend to online quite often and i cant live without internet.I think i am addicted to it.
@purplealabaster (22094)
• United States
3 Sep 09
You can definitely be addicted to the computer, Internet and/or video games. Spending hours on the computer or playing video games doesn't necessarily mean that you are addicted. If you are staying up all night, ignoring your family and responsibilities, spending money that you can't really afford to spend to pay for your Internet activities or to buy games, and it is preventing you from doing things in your "real life" (off the computer and away from video games), however, then I think it is an addiction and a big problem.
@x_revenge (284)
• Greece
2 Sep 09
I do spend most of my time on the computer but I'm not addicted to the internet, actually I find myself bored many times, there's another thing that you could say I am addicted to and the internet is the easiest place I can get it, and that anime. I can literally spend all day watching anime, besides that, there's not much else I do. I don't play mmorpgs or anything, just watch some anime and rarely play any flash games or something...
@madugulagopi (1093)
• India
2 Sep 09
Ofcourse Iam addicted to my computer earlier i used to use my computer only for playing games now that has been replaced by internet.Whatever it may be I am addicted to it...
