television addiction?

Philippines
January 23, 2013 10:10am CST
these days i can spend 8-15 hours daily only watching TV. I want to stop that hobby but i cant because i dont want to loose one episode of the show i watch. this makes me lazy.
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8 responses
@AkamaruKei (5219)
• Malaysia
23 Jan 13
Hmm my grandma also like that too. She can watch television from morning until midnight. She very addicted to watch drama series. When some of my family sit with her when she watch television she will tell the story in the drama series even we not watch and ask her. When she watch drama series it is like she very angry with some scene especially when scene part for bad people. Hmm sometime it so funny when she very angry with some scene in television.
• Philippines
24 Jan 13
haha sounds like your grandma loves to watch drama all the time =) maybe i could suggest a movie for her =). i love drama series too but more likely to comedy shows.
• Malaysia
26 Jan 13
Yes she very love to watch drama series. She cannot miss her favourite drama series.
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
23 Jan 13
What I do is to only watch the shows I like and then only once. If it is a good show and I like the series, I will buy the DVD so I can watch it later. Also you could go in another room if you do not need to watch but listen to it. I do the same with Youtubes when I will listen to the commentator because it just shows him talking.
• Philippines
24 Jan 13
i think its good but when i start to watch i cant let my eyes off to tv, when i found a job maybe i can stop that hobby, thanks..
@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
27 Jan 13
That is alot of TV for one day. I would cut that down to maybe two days of watching TV. Watching that much TV each day is so unhealthy for your body not to mention your mind. Don't you have other things you need to be doing like living your life. Not being glued to the TV. I would get so depressed if that was what I was doing for eight to fifteen hours a day. I would feel so lazy and feeling that way gets me so down. I need to be active and accomplishinging things in my everyday life. Can't you tape the show and cut down watching it everyday. By the way what show are you addicted too?
• Philippines
1 Feb 13
i love watching all kind of shows like cartoon, teledramas, comedy, suspence i love watching in HBO channel. after watching TV. im here surfing on the net, but now after 1 week i can control a little. im doing exercise, talking with my friends outside, thanks for their advice., and to you too. thx ms.lelin1123 =) have a good day
• Greece
24 Jan 13
You have become a couch potato, nothing unusual about that but you are honest and you really want to make a change so you already have a good attitude. As with all addictions you can either go cold turkey - turn off the TV completely - or find some substitute. Once you get into a more healthy lifestyle you may be able to select a shorter program that enables you to just watch the best TV and ignore the rest. Start with some physical exercise, an hour's walk would open the front door and enable you to meet up with other people, as well as improve your health. You will need to find some enjoyable substitute activity to fill some of those TV hours. I'm not suggesting you take the cold turkey route, just shorten it with other pleasures. Probably the least tempting activities would be out of the house and well clear of the TV so that if you get bored you cannot turn it on. If you try killing off one program a week you will be surprised to realise that after a little while your interest wanes and it does not worry you to miss it. Good luck with your venture.
• Philippines
25 Jan 13
yes, even it is hard i want to try that. 1-2hours only for tv that is my punishment to myself. make do some change i need to maintain a good health not only for napping on a couch and watching tv.. thx for comment sir, thumbs up !!
@Raine38 (12250)
• United States
24 Jan 13
Oh my, that is pretty long! I think the longest time that I have a television is 4 hours and that is when they run a marathon of this series that I am following. I would still want to watch more but I feel tired already and my eyes are getting heavy not from sleepiness but I think its from too much TV.
• India
1 Feb 13
I will suggest you to keep yourself busy with other outdoor activities like going to gym daily, going out to meet up your friends, etc and slowly and gradually you will realize that your TV hours are drastically reduced and that is what good for you. And if you are interested, you can try part time jobs.
• Philippines
24 Jan 13
your right, i dont know why but watching television and playing computer games whole day makes me tired
• Philippines
1 Feb 13
yeah, i agree with you thats a good advice thanks mr.intelinsideyou =)
• India
1 Feb 13
You are watching it for so long because you have so much free time and you want to kill it. But you can kill time also on internet or going outside with your friends but it all depends on your choice. I will say instead of watching too much TV you can try earning online.
• Philippines
1 Feb 13
its not easy to get a good job quickly. yes im here doing a part time, but only surfing 2-3 hours daily. i dont want to be addicted here also =) thx mr. intelinsideyou for the coomment =)
@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
23 Jan 13
I probably watch way to much television, but I am retired and I do live alone, so I am not accountable to anyone. I won't say I am addicted to it, it is just that it passes the time when I am on the computer. In fact, I am watching it right now, while posting this. there are only cerain shows I will watch, but like the others, I do watch them again, as I like them so much that I don't mind seeing them again. I have a streaming player connected to my tv, whre I can watch different shows that are streamed from the internet. I am into that as well, and use it a lot. Take care, and have a good day.
• Philippines
24 Jan 13
im a teenager, i dont want to watch tv in my whole life, thanks sir i love your comment have a good day too =)
• Philippines
24 Jan 13
probably i cant stand watching tv for that long hours. though i am tv addicted i will just only watch tv which is my favorite show. a filipino show that i dont want to miss every day. my days will not be completed without watching "BE CAREFUL WITH MY HEART " tv shows daily. this is the most beautiful movie that everyone can relates most. yes i concluded that also watching tv it makes me lazy too.
• Philippines
24 Jan 13
a drama series? i dont know that, im not watching channel two, the only channel that i watch is TV5, HBO, Cartoon Network, National geographic channel , and gma7. My favorite watching now is tv5 series GIANT. i love all the roles of the characters there, thanks for comment