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Internet addiction is real!!!

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compuwiz1

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Anyone with who thinks they, or a spouse may have a problem, may want to check out the link. There is help. Are you, your spouse, or significant other experiencing life or relationship problems, due to involvement on the net? Can you be sure someone is not having a cyber affair or cybersex? Find out. Netaddiction! There is a book I have ordered called "Caught in the net"

Obviously this effects me, or I would not have posted it. 🙁
 
Yes, it's apparent here, but the problem can be much more serious than posting on a bbs. I am going thru this right now with my wife, and you cannot believe the things I have found out in the past couple weeks, with regard to her activities. It's as powerful as alcohol, drugs or compulsive gambling, maybe worse!
 
It's real alright! I can sit infront of my PC and just "surf" away for 12 hours without blinking my eyes dude. ***SIGH*** I'm wasted 😉
 
I suffer from adictions to everything I enjoy. I have a classic addictive personality.

I am addicted to Coke (Cola)
I have been addicted to coke (yes THAT kind)
I am addicted to strawberry Mentos.
I am addicted to cannabis.
I am addicted to the internet.
I am addicted to typing the phrase 'I am addicted to'
 


<< It's real alright! I can sit infront of my PC and just "surf" away for 12 hours without blinking my eyes dude. ***SIGH*** I'm wasted >>



I can do it longer 😀 😱
 
They have strawberry mentos? But can you buy that flavor only or do you buy a whole bag and throw away the other flavors since they aren't worthy?
 
Well, apparently you guys think this is funny. 🙁 If you were in my shoes right now, you would find nothing funny about it.
 


<< They have strawberry mentos? But can you buy that flavor only or do you buy a whole bag and throw away the other flavors since they aren't worthy? >>



Yes... well at least here in Australia.. they have rolls of ONLY strawberry. BUT unfortunately they arent available everywhere... so when I have to buy a normal roll I simply remove the sacred strawberry ones and feed the orange and yellow ones to the dog... or my wife... whichever is interested. 🙂
 


<< Well, apparently you guys think this is funny. 🙁 If you were in my shoes right now, you would find nothing funny about it. >>



As a matter of fact, I'm wearing your shoes right now... I see you have small feet... is this representative of your other attributes? :Q
 


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<< Well, apparently you guys think this is funny. 🙁 If you were in my shoes right now, you would find nothing funny about it. >>



As a matter of fact, I'm wearing your shoes right now... I see you have small feet... is this representative of your other attributes? :Q >>

D00d shut up and study or something. There's a right and a wrong time to make useless posts in order to boost your ego by dishing out lame attempts of humor, and now is the wrong time.
 
Sorry to hear you're having problems Steve. If we can be of any help please let us know. Most of these knuckleheads would help out in a second eventhough they like to joke around.
 

Compuwhiz...

am very sorry to hear of the problems you are having, I know it is a heart wrencher for you.

You are right it is a problem and it is a quickly growing problem...I see it with my married friends...chat sex...then video meetings...they think nothing is wrong with it because they do not leave their house. They think it causes no problems ....then some of them meet the person on the other side of the screen......yada yada yada...

This problem is much bigger than reported in media. I have already decided that when I get married the best thing for me to do is rid myself of this computer. probably won't but probably would be a good idea.

I have a friend who his wife use to be a good mother for their children, now she cannot get them up for school because she was up all night chatting....can't get kids from school..she is sleeping...never spent times with children. I could go on....she finally had an affair...her husband (my friend) almost lost his job from the mental anguish...he finally threw the computer in the yard destroying it...they are still together but the computer is gone.

I would really hate to go thru that...I feel for you
 
You know this is totally worse than any other type of addiction out there, like smoking, gambling or whatever, simply because it's so uncommon. I mean, as much in denial that smokers are about their habits, imagine someone who truly does suffer from internet addiction goes through. Obviously, based on the reactions to this thread, not even the most open minded people in the world would accept that off the bat.
 
Well, here is the scenario.

Online games.....ok.
Online game for 6 hours at a time....ok
Online game and chat for 6 hours at a time....ok
Online games, chat and finaly, sexual talk.........well, ok
Online games, chat, sexual talk, now for 8 hours.......this is becoming not so cool.
Online games, chat, sexual talk, cybersex.......not ok with me.
Online games, chat, sexual talk, cybersex, but for all hours, hell with housework, taking care of the family, socializing with friends, etc.
Houston, we have a problem...hello! Ok, honey, I won't do it anymore. <<<<<That was 4 months ago.

We've now graduated to:
7:30 am to 2:30pm and 11😛m to 4am, Online games, chat, cybersex and now a newly acquired cell phone is making calls for 2 hours plus a day, having phone sex!

WTF!?!?!?!
She has become emotionally "unavailable"
Household has gone to hell.
No affection
Daughter neglected
Finances are being spent on cell phone bills and buying this "other person" things. :|

I finaly installed a keylogging program, got her email passwords. It disgusts me to see the graphic sexual exchanges between the two of them, not to mention that I want to puke, when she tells me she loves me, since she constantly tells that to him. She has never spoken to me, with the sexual content that she speaks to this other person with. We've been married for 22 years. My wife is still a babe and does not look even 10 years within her age. I love her tremendously, but have some real trust issues right now. I sent her away to stay with her mother in another state, with no internet access for now, til I figure out what to do. (She can get internet access, if she wants it bad enough, I'm sure).

She does, however admit that she has a problem and could not stop. She even said she knew that she would get caught, but actually thrived on the thrill of living on the edge.
 
I certainly can't say or claim that I know exactly what it's like to be you, but I certainly do hope that things return as closely to normal over in the compuwiz house as soon as possible.

And you might want to make sure she doesn't come close to here either 😉
 


getting back together and getting rid of the computer...are two things I would like to see happen in the Compuwhiz house. Counseling for you, wife and the daughter would also be a great idea.
 


<< I love her tremendously, but have some real trust issues right now. >>



Get rid of the computer and the cell phone, and you both need some marriage conselling. I know, I've been there. Sounds like it would work for you. Good Luck!
 
Getting rid of my computer is not an option, for business reasons. She was using my daughter's computer. We have 4 computers in the house. I don't know how to help her, without penalizing others.

She got a very strong wake up call, when I told her to pack, go stay with her mother, and finaly to decide if she wants to stay in this marriage and get the help she needs.
I will do whatever it takes, including couseling with her. I believe she is truely ill at this point. Addictions are progressive and reach an apex, where life just simply becomes impossible. Hopefully, this is her bottoming out, and things can be worked out from here. There is still alot of denial on her part. When we have a conversation and I still feel her denial, I tell her we have not been apart long enough then, please go think and reflect more, and we'll talk in a couple more days. She cannot come home til I get the right responses.
 
You're a good guy, I hate to hear that happening to you 🙁 Best of luck in this situation and like the others said, its definatley time for some marriage counseling if you want to save it. Might have to ditch or lock down the PC too, cancel cell phones, move accounts to your name, etc.

I will confess I'm mildly addicted and spend less time with school work than I should, but I truly feel like I learn so much more this way.

Obviously because of your business you can't remove all the computers, but it might have to be the only one. There is going to be suffering/penalization of others, its the only way.
 
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