Are you adicted?

Arvon · 12-07-2001, 12:54 PM

Help for Internet Addiction

Hello.

Yes, you. You, looking at this screen for hours on end, online. You, bleary eyed. You, an addict. Have you looked in the mirror lately? Been outside? Know what day of the week it is?

Your name was given to us by a spouse or family member who is concerned about your internet addiction. At Internetaholics Anonymous, we can help. We're a non-profit society of recovering addicts like yourself that provides support and counseling through weekly meetings designed to help you cope with your problem.

We feature a twelve step recovery program and in extreme cases, interventions. Although it is our firm belief that you are never "cured," you most certainly can recover.

We have designed a brief checklist to determine if you are an addict. Do you: 1) Have twitches of the hand when you walk by your terminal? 2) Check e-mail more than five times a day? 3) Spend more time chatting than eating or sleeping? 4) Surf aimlessly with no direction, if only to be online? 5) Leave your name and information at countless sites if only to hope you'll receive a reply one day from a company you'll never do business with anyway? 6) Log on before important personal habits, such as meal preparation, hygiene or bodily functions? 7) Have red, swollen eyes that hang halfway out of your head? 8) Spend hours online on a holiday from work, where you'd usually be griping about your carpal tunnel syndrome? 9) See smoke rising from your computer or WebTV box? 10) All of the above?

If you answered yes to four or more questions (or chose #10), you have a problem. Please call us at Internetaholics Anonymous at: 1-800-LOGOFFNOWFORSWEETJESUSSAKE.

We're here, we're free, and we're confidential. The first step to recovery is admission that you have a problem.

Call us today. If you can power off to free up your phone line, that is.

SSJ4Sephiroth · 12-07-2001, 05:11 PM

excuse me, can i get that phone number again? i seem to have lost it somewhere on the internet...

11) Have you ever been lost on the internet?

Neb · 12-07-2001, 05:13 PM

#9 was the only one that wasn't true for me, can I have that phone number again?

Tabitha Silverwill · 12-07-2001, 06:05 PM

What are us UK addicts suppose to do please?

We don't have 1-800 numbers - they won't work for us. Oh dear [img]graemlins/verysad.gif[/img]

Sir Kenyth · 12-07-2001, 06:07 PM

Do you guys have a web site?

*snicker*

LennonCook · 12-08-2001, 03:18 AM

Hey!!
i thought we werent meant to have advertising on these boards, not even in general discussions!!!

Liliara · 12-08-2001, 04:47 AM

Hmmmm.... Don't check my email that often, but the rest fits! I think I'm still in denial, though. I don't want help!

adam warlock · 12-08-2001, 03:07 PM

you have a message board?

Black Dragon · 12-08-2001, 05:06 PM

Are you trying to tell me I'm a bad person, I wouldn't say I'm addicted just because I put a check in #10, I just like to be on the internet. Oh ya I had the same question as Sir Kenyth, do you have a website for that hotline, Cause my phone wont turn on and I just tried like two minutes ago. Please post the website.

Sir ReGiN · 12-08-2001, 05:08 PM

Seriously, guys.
I think it was a joke!
(Or I'm just real slow

)
(Or everybody's being sarcastic, and I'm left outside as usual [img]smile.gif[/img] )

12-07-2001, 06:05 PM	#4
Tabitha Silverwill Dungeon Master Join Date: August 11, 2001 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 91	What are us UK addicts suppose to do please? We don't have 1-800 numbers - they won't work for us. Oh dear [img]graemlins/verysad.gif[/img] __________________ <p>Regret nothing.

12-07-2001, 06:07 PM	#5
Sir Kenyth Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: August 30, 2001 Location: somewhere Age: 54 Posts: 1,785	Do you guys have a web site? snicker __________________ Master Barbsman and wielder of the razor wit!<br /><br />There are dark angels among us. They present themselves in shining raiment but there is, in their hearts, the blackness of the abyss.

12-08-2001, 04:47 AM	#7
Liliara Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: August 17, 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 874	Hmmmm.... Don't check my email that often, but the rest fits! I think I'm still in denial, though. I don't want help! __________________ Proud member of the LH (Yorick?)<br />Captain of Bouncers, Boogre Bar<br /><br />\"I\'ve had it up to here, listening to a small segment of people try to put down America! America\'s the greatest land on Earth, and we oughta be proud of what we have! I\'m proud of America, I\'m proud of our people, and I\'m gonna prove it. We\'re American and DAMN proud of it! Frankly I\'m getting a little ticked off...go ta ****\"... Dink (if anyone knows who originally said this, please let me know!)

12-08-2001, 03:07 PM	#8
adam warlock Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: I live inside of my mind..... Age: 53 Posts: 3,234	you have a message board? __________________ [url]\"http://motdw.comicgenesis.com\" target=\"_blank\"><br /> [img]\"http://motdw.keenspace.com/images/lymanimaca.txt\" alt=\" - \" /></a><br /><br />my karma ran over your dogma

12-07-2001, 12:54 PM	#1
Arvon Unicorn Join Date: October 4, 2001 Location: Kingdom of the West,..P.o. Cynagus Posts: 4,212	Help for Internet Addiction Hello. Yes, you. You, looking at this screen for hours on end, online. You, bleary eyed. You, an addict. Have you looked in the mirror lately? Been outside? Know what day of the week it is? Your name was given to us by a spouse or family member who is concerned about your internet addiction. At Internetaholics Anonymous, we can help. We're a non-profit society of recovering addicts like yourself that provides support and counseling through weekly meetings designed to help you cope with your problem. We feature a twelve step recovery program and in extreme cases, interventions. Although it is our firm belief that you are never "cured," you most certainly can recover. We have designed a brief checklist to determine if you are an addict. Do you: 1) Have twitches of the hand when you walk by your terminal? 2) Check e-mail more than five times a day? 3) Spend more time chatting than eating or sleeping? 4) Surf aimlessly with no direction, if only to be online? 5) Leave your name and information at countless sites if only to hope you'll receive a reply one day from a company you'll never do business with anyway? 6) Log on before important personal habits, such as meal preparation, hygiene or bodily functions? 7) Have red, swollen eyes that hang halfway out of your head? 8) Spend hours online on a holiday from work, where you'd usually be griping about your carpal tunnel syndrome? 9) See smoke rising from your computer or WebTV box? 10) All of the above? If you answered yes to four or more questions (or chose #10), you have a problem. Please call us at Internetaholics Anonymous at: 1-800-LOGOFFNOWFORSWEETJESUSSAKE. We're here, we're free, and we're confidential. The first step to recovery is admission that you have a problem. Call us today. If you can power off to free up your phone line, that is. __________________ 53.7% of all statistics are made up

12-07-2001, 05:11 PM	#2
SSJ4Sephiroth Beholder Join Date: May 4, 2001 Location: The Outside Looking In Age: 37 Posts: 4,361	excuse me, can i get that phone number again? i seem to have lost it somewhere on the internet... 11) Have you ever been lost on the internet?

12-07-2001, 05:13 PM	#3
Neb Account deleted by Request Join Date: May 17, 2001 Location: . Age: 38 Posts: 8,802	#9 was the only one that wasn't true for me, can I have that phone number again?

12-08-2001, 03:18 AM	#6
LennonCook Jack Burton Join Date: November 10, 2001 Location: Bathurst & Orange, in constant flux Age: 37 Posts: 5,452	Hey!! i thought we werent meant to have advertising on these boards, not even in general discussions!!!

12-08-2001, 05:06 PM	#9
Black Dragon Zhentarim Guard Join Date: November 11, 2001 Location: Virginia Age: 37 Posts: 352	Are you trying to tell me I'm a bad person, I wouldn't say I'm addicted just because I put a check in #10, I just like to be on the internet. Oh ya I had the same question as Sir Kenyth, do you have a website for that hotline, Cause my phone wont turn on and I just tried like two minutes ago. Please post the website. __________________ Black owns!<br />Dragons rule!!<br /> [img]\"http://img.ranchoweb.com/images/ladyzekke/blackdragonpic.jpg\" alt=\" - \" /><br /> <b>If the media decided that breathing wasn\'t \"cool\" anymore, half the teenage population would be gone.</b> --Someguy

12-08-2001, 05:08 PM	#10
Sir ReGiN Gold Dragon Join Date: August 11, 2001 Location: The land of blonde virgins Age: 42 Posts: 2,563	Seriously, guys. I think it was a joke! (Or I'm just real slow ) (Or everybody's being sarcastic, and I'm left outside as usual [img]smile.gif[/img] )

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