OK. Time to fess up. Are you one of the eight?
- “Internet addiction affects one in eight Americans.”
- “Studies have shown that addicts (to internet) have 10%-20% surface area brain damage.”
- “2012 Survey of American Women found that 34% check their smartphone before getting out of bed, 21% wake up in the middle of the night to check Facebook, 27% check Facebook while on the toilet.”
- “Students who tried to disconnect for 24 hours: It felt like some sort of withdrawal; I most likely have an addiction; I really panicked; Media is my drug.”
- See infographic below for additional statistics and information:
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Of course it is!
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I don’t wanna go to rehab, I said no, no, no 😉
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lollllllll
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It’s quite apparent that someone needs some professional attention. 🙂
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Any data on people with 10-20% brain damage just on general principle? I think that’s my category…:-). Wonderful post as always,,,
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Interesting. You locked in on same factoid. I was going to put a smart alec comment stating well if it’s 10-20% “surface” brain damage, how much deep brain damage is being inflicted. 🙂 Yes, how can they possibly no this?
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I’m not one of the eight…yet. Equal to cocaine & alcohol addiction is amazing. Glad you found this as it’s a daily battle with 12 year old. Lately have given him only one hour on the computer after school cause the longer he is on the more “brain dead” I tell him he is going to be. LOL..can’t wait to show him.
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Good luck with that!
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Thank you for posting this, Dave. I can breathe easy now – according to this, I’m NOWHERE CLOSE to being addicted. But you hit a nerve (you can ignore my comment on your hockey post) – obviously (“methinks she doth protest too much”) – it’s good to take a step back and keep these things in check.
I am worried about the kids, too. It’s a constant battle.
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always good to rationalize self away from a problem and blame it on the kids, the dog, just about anyone. 🙂
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One day at a time….working the steps….
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Funny!
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I love going online and using my phone, but I wouldn’t go so far to freak out and go crazy if I have none of these.I would actually love it! I wish we had no technology! It would be so much calmer.. ahhh.
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Wow, what discipline, impressive!
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Reblogged this on AURORA MOREALIST ©2011 ~ Writer.
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Thanks for sharing…
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It was just too good… had to 🙂 My pleasure.
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Very enlightening. I think I have the proclivity for such an addiction, which is one reason I’ve yet to get a smartphone–I just don’t want the temptation. As it is, it’s 4:30 in the morning, I’m reading email, and getting ready to share this fabulous post on my Facebook page. ;-). Thx for the tweak, David!
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Wow. I had you pegged for full electronic gear. Yet, more evidence of rigorous discipline. You a Navy Seal by any chance too?
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Reblogged this on Carlo Favaretti.
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Thanks for sharing Carlo
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Hi. My name is Currie and I am completely addicted to the internet.
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Finally, someone coming clean. You and misty get the gold banner award…showing us the way to TRUTH
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I’m not an Internet addict but I’m married to one!
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To bad for you!
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OMG, LOL, I LEA this post. And can I just state for the record, I HATE Facebook. Useless. So is twitter. JMHO….. I feel so much better.
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Laughing!
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WOW … That’s kind of interesting … and scary. Yikes. 😀
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🙂
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Internet? What’s that????
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Yep. You need help. Fast.
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David, I had to conciously reduce my time with blogging and tweeting about a month ago and set aside more time for face-to-face interactions with folks in my life. Because I have some residual oral (non-repairable) damage from surviving a murder attempt some years ago, I was hiding from the folks I communicated with in front of the computer! The people who really want to be with me, as a whole person, just forget about the lower half of my face after a few encounters!
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I hope this was all just a story Granbee!
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Imagine the Twitter generation in, say, 20 years, maybe even 10.
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