[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Verbal

Thank you Ammi. I've just done a quick search on internet addiction and it is largely dismissed as a fad, which is a little disheartening. Its very real, and i'm the poster boy for it.

I can sit and say that i'm going to actually do my shopping physically and so on, but I know I wont when it comes to it, because its so easy just to log onto tesco and do it sat here. Unless someone physically stopped me from sitting here all day, i'm not gonna change and they'll probably find me at 45 dead infront of the PC covered in Guiness and Pizza logged onto TiBB

There is no doubt the Internet is a major issue for me, and as other sites suggest it may be a symptom of another condition, which I agree with. I am on medication for anxiety. But again, sitting here just acts as another convenient crutch.

..I haven't had a chance to look through these yet Verbal..but maybe see if they are of any help..?...


http://www.helpguide.org/mental/inte..._addiction.htm

http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwa...net-addiction/

http://netaddiction.com/internet-addiction-test/

http://www.minddisorders.com/Flu-Inv...-disorder.html

http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Inter...diction/advice

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolog...-internet.html

http://forums.psychcentral.com/gambl...-internet.html



..the irony of help sites on the internet lol....


...I'll look through them myself as well later when I have more time...and well, if you want to talk over what you think would maybe be best for you or anything... and just doing a little at a time and things you feel are achievable and that wont make you feel anxious.... ok..?....


EDIT:...one of the things it does mention in there is Cognitive Behaviour Therapy which many people find very effective for lots of things including addictions/self esteem etc...it's all about 'breaking down' your anxieties into smaller bits so that you can tackle it a bit at a time, rather than the whole thing in one go, sort of thing....which can be quite scary and create more layers of anxiety which would only make it worse....