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Addiction & Recovery

customerserviceguy

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1. It's not a new problem

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Sat Aug 3, 2019, 12:37 PM

Aug 2019

Pre-computer, we had these people called "bookworms".

About all you can do about any obsession that you feel is ruining your life, is to force yourself to do a variety of activities, including social ones (I'm talking face-to-face here, not social media.)

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Why the internet is addictive. And I am an internet addict. My thoughts. [View all] Stuart G Aug 2019 OP

It's not a new problem customerserviceguy Aug 2019 #1

I'm a candidate for Internet Addict designation progree Aug 2019 #2

I do like this idea ..Your quote: "carve out a block of time each day... Stuart G Aug 2019 #4

people used to go to bed at sunset because there was little to do after dark. then came books. then msongs Aug 2019 #3

I can relate... chia Aug 2019 #5

Thank You for sharing your experience and your ideas. Yes, being online changes your brain. Stuart G Aug 2019 #6