Are You Addicted..to Your Computer?

I spend many hours a day on my computers, at work and at home too. Addicted in some ways, and out of necessity in other ways. Internet has become the information highway these days, and that is what makes me stick to the computer doing the research work I am assigned to at my work place. When back home ? Well, that's when I spend time on myLot !!

Thanks God, I am not that addicted with computer and internet. At least, I can manage to not touch computer for more than 3 days without any big problems at all. If you are doing something good and useful with your computer, I think it wouldn't be a problem. But if you can't life even only a day without your computer, or if you always think about your computer when you aren't close with it, I think there's some problems with that.. ^^; An addiction. And as far as I know, any form of addiction isn't really a good thing at all..

Hi! according to one psychologist,a person is addicted to computer when she does not do anything aside from the computer that she forget to take a bath, eat, comb her hair and also when she seems detached already from her sorroundings and the outside world. One symptom too is when ones attidude change like she gets angry easily and becomes irritable. My daughter was like this, she got addicted to computer that we dont talk to each other anymore because she spend her whole day in the computer. She watch movies, she play puzzles and other games. She was like this for almost 2 years, i often scold her but she reasons out and we ended up not talking to each other for days. Her addiction stopped when a burglar stole her computer, her cellphone and her i-pod. I did not buy replacements immediately. I told her that God wants to teach her a lesson and i then she realized that. She was depressed for quite sometime but learning some lessons from the incident, made her recover sooner. Now she has a new laptop and she knows now to set limts to herself. She needs it in her school work so i have no choice but to buy her a new one.

Oh no, that is pretty bad though, you probably already addicted to it, and you might need some rehab on your problem. More or less, I might have the similar problem myself too. I have to turn on the computer all the time, or I have to at least spend at least a couple of hours in front of my desktop in a day, otherwise, I might find myself not comfortable with it.

i was like you before couple of months. i was only thinking about computers and nothing else, like you said i only tough about pc even when i was with my girl or anyone else. but somehow i managed to get it off me, and now i dont spare that much time on computer like before. i used to be like 12h a day on computer and net, now im max 2 hours a day

It's not bad. But still. you should know your time.

An addiction is doing something that you cannot help and what is also harmful. So if you were addicted, it would be harmful. It depends on how much time you are on it and also if you are not on it mostly at work. It would help if you would think of the computer as a tool that enables you to write, or to keep in touch with people. That is one way to kill an addiction that I feel is what is happening to you. Isolating yourself is bad because you do not want to turn into a crazy person. I think that is the danger, not the computer.

Well the way I look at it is, to me it's just a tool that is necessary for me to accomplish all the activities that I am involved with! 1. It is my financial support that helps me keep tabs with my bank accounts, the latest savings and CD rates, and helps me keep my budget on file where I can easily monitor it! 2. It is my personal jukebox, of which youtube provides all the music I listen to, I just pick the list of songs, and it plays them while I am relaxing or doing other activities at home! 3. I keep in touch with my kids, and grandkids, to where I know their sports games are scheduled so that I can attend, and any other family information that is relayed to me! 4. As a musician I utilize the internet to get the music I need to get songs for my group to perform when we are playing, and keeps all my music lists,and words and music to all the songs! 5. I take classes on line, that are required for my job as a tax preparer! Needless to say, There is just so much information on here that it is not necessarily an addiction, but a way of life that we have accustomed to! Oh, and by the way, sometimes I even have time to get on myLot, and get involved in some discussions! To me, an addiction is an activity that hinders a person from doing activities that are productive, and non-harmful to oneself !

Yeah, I'm kinda like you too, when I'm not at home and I have to go out. I always find myself thinking about my computer and how I just can't wait to get home and go online. So I guess I'm kinda addicted to my computer. I get all excited when I get home and I flip on the "on" button. I enjoy surfing the web and hanging on Mylot!

Not so much lately ive been working and going to school and have bout 2 hours yo mylot then i go to sleep.

Once you become addict on computer,your mind will keep thinking of it...For m, i always something do on computer, very time i go home and don things in home i on my computer,because i have things to do in computer because i have work to do and earn..that is my main reason to earn and work online...