I thought that we could talk about this. Has anyone had issues with net addiction?

I used to, but I've gotten better, and have some tricks. For example, I do my reading where there are no computers in sight. Also, if I need to, I'll work on essays by hand and then type them up.

What makes the net and computer games so addicting at times is that it's easier to hyperfocus and lose track of time. At times, when I was quite depressed, I would be online and b4 I knew it, the greyness of dawn would be peering at my window and I'd think to myself "Do'h!". Thankfully, now I get to feeling too tired to be online past 11.

The internet is both a blessing an a curse for people with AD/HD.

Addicted to the net? Ha! Am actively searching for the web page that says "You've reached the end of the Internet. Please go back now."

Wow Andrew....I haven't thought of looking for that page but I SHOULD BE looking for that page...if you find it, let me know....

I must say I AM addicted to the web, and it's a big concern...huge actually...and I know I need to get very honest about it and work on it....:( It gives me as big a high as chocolate and shopping....probably bigger.....

Here you go. <a href="http://www.iamnext.com/fun/jokes/lastpage.html">THE END.</a>
Now you can get on with your lives.
No need to thank me, it's what I do.
(<--the name has meaning...)

The Internet was probably made by and for people with ADD!!!! :):)

It is especially hard at work with always on, very Fast internet connection. I often just have to close my web browser to get other work done, but sometimes that is easier said than done!

Originally posted by aforceforgood
Here you go. <a href="http://www.iamnext.com/fun/jokes/lastpage.html">THE END.</a>
Now you can get on with your lives.
No need to thank me, it's what I do.
(<--the name has meaning...)


Hey A forceforgood: THANKS for that...that's great. SOOO NEEDED THAT!!! You have put me out of my internet addiction misery....finally....:)

Heh, no problem.

I go by Force BTW ;-)

Sorry, "Force". I didn't know that. And I didn't want to give you a presumed nickname or shortened name that wasn't really real. But since it IS real, I will use it from here on in! (gee, that was a typical WORDY ADD response, huh?)

By the way, "Force", you say this is "what you do"? How do you mean? Do you help others a lot in your life?

Online games and the internet have been a big problem for me, primarily with my family life. It's much easier and more stimulating to go to the computer and tap into the vastness of the worlds resources than deal with mundane problems like my kids not going to bed. Chat rooms can be like a black hole for me. I've been tempted, once I learned about ADD, to quiz people in chat rooms to find out if anyone else had been diagnosed. I suspect the number would be higher than the average. It's frightening to think that the better technology gets, the faster transmission speeds become, the more life like and enticing the internet becomes, more and more of us will be sucked into it's artificial world. Particularly children.

Right Roger..true...scarey, isn't it? Sucked in says it well...and the mundaness of life...the internet is just such a relief...for me it's been the mundaneness of homework...I feel like the internet is my reward for getting stuff done...

Personally, my addiction to the net has kept me from doing various destructive things to myself and others...............i think I should be paid a weekly salary for keeping the net going.

Myself, I can't wait for virtual reality to reach the point of "the matrix". That will likely be the last anyone ever sees of me. Yeah, I know that's a bad thing.

<b>By the way, "Force", you say this is "what you do"? How do you mean? Do you help others a lot in your life?</b>

Do I help them a lot? Mmmm, depends on your definition of lot- I don't go around smacking people who probably could really use a quick fairly painless reality check... hehe, just kidding (sort of).

Seriously though, I help when I can, which is usually in the form of fixing something for them, providing info they didn't have which makes their lives easier or better, or helping them to see the positive in their situation or just see their situation in a more positive way.

BIG...lol....I can't top that! I feel the same way.

My addiction began when I was seperated from my spouse for a year. During that year I had surgery and was totally incapacitated and this internet became my hallway to the outside world. I made friends on here. Then my family situation improved, and we got back together. However, the internet addiction stayed... I have not released this addiction.

I spend less time on here though. I used to be on here 24/7.

hi everyone hares for me the internet is a hall after two three hours by the net dealing with nothing it’s a real hall I hope soon to see a doctor and a better life

I don't think I'm addicted in the technical DSM sense, but I do rely on the internet a lot as a source of stimulation. I don't go thinking about getting online when I can't, such as when I'm at work, but I do get a bit restless when the cable goes out and I can't get online and I'm at home.

If it's during the day, and the cable goes out, I generally go out to the bookstore or something. If it's at night, I read a book or go to sleep. But you better bet as soon as I get home or wake up, I'm checking to see if I'm back online. :D

I seem like I'm on a lot, and I am, but it's mostly excusable...I'm normally on doing something else as well, and since my computer is at my only desk, I normally come and idle in the chatroom while doing other things...I really don't surf around much, so I don't think I count as "internet addicted." Maybe ADD Forums Addicted.

ive been online since 1996, and people thought i was some kind of freak before they knew i was talking to others on a computer somewhere across the world. I was so hooked on the thing and i think i was one of the first non geek humans to first taint the net with stupid questions and lack of interest in meg-0-ramas. Years later im still here even with all the spamulent sites that have sprung forth online. i still love the instant contact with intelligent life forms in other places. (without actually having to make eye contact!) Yes im hooked but its not a destructive addiction, it has been a wonderful tool of dicovery and has provided my family with a great reason not to watch tv mindlessly. I dont play games, my kids sometimes do..games are great but i usually just want to know stuff and exchange ideas.

me too me too...
Hyperfocus and lost track of time. Hmmm sounds interesting and new. :) I never knew why, always thinking playing online is better than my serious things but boring and tiring. Ah my lame excuses.

Anyone without ADD would just tell me to switch the damn thing off!
A bit of a problem when you look at your watch and its three hours after you promised yourself you'd be in bed. Or worse, three hours into what little time youve got at home to finish something for work that you couldnt organise your time well enough to get done. (Or you didnt think you'd do a good enough job at so was left and left till now its weeks late and you still cant tear yourself away from just one more site).
OOPS:eyebrow: ...this was meant to sound so third personish and I've just spilled the beans on life as I know it.
So... what is it about my inability to resist the easy way out? Should my dex be helping the impulsiveness? If not, other meds or ????
Thank goodness for this forum. At least it's productive surfing!

A bit of a problem when you look at your watch and its three hours after you promised yourself you'd be in bed. Or worse, three hours into what little time youve got at home to finish something for work that you couldnt organise your time well enough to get done. (Or you didnt think you'd do a good enough job at so was left and left till now its weeks late and you still cant tear yourself away from just one more site).
This sounds just like me. Worse, after I completely read an entire site, such as virtually every thread in this forum, and then I still can't just shut off the PC and go to bed, I sit there actively wondering what I can look up next!

I am an admitted free cell junkie! I can sit for hours and just watch the pretty colors flash by. I'm getting really good at it. Kind of sad, since it's not like I have nothing else to do! I think there must be a certain pull to it, since my 17 year old daughter (also ADD) will fight me for the game!

Im absolutely addicted to the internet, literally couldnt cope if I didnt have constant access to it

I have worked for big internet moderation contracts for years now and spent so much of the last couple of years on the internet working for companies like BBC, playstation, wanadoo etc

Its been great, and I adored every minute of it. Met tons of new friends on the net too - a lot of them ive met up with and got on like best friends with

What I truly adore about the internet is two things, firstly that I have the answer to every question in the world at my fingertips (gotta love google lol) and also I love that the internet is such a great place to socialise if you have learning disabilites

I know people with dyslexia, ADD, asperghers etc who would not be able to get their personality and true nature across in real life situations but message boards provide the perfect environment to show people who you truly are with all the colour, race, accent etc stigmas removed

Its a wonderful place, its such a shame that its important to keep the body healthy too, otherwise I could very happily become a cyborg lol

I'm addicted - totally. I spend most of my day at work on messageboards which means I don't get what I need to do done. This has been the story of my life since university. When I'm come home, I'm on all evening, and sometimes half the night too. I feel like I don't have control over it. I even use my wap phone to browse to and from work. I've tried to use temptation blocker, but unfortunately, I need to use browsers and email for work. Unfortunately, I think it may take getting fired (which gets more and more likely by the day) for me to get a grip, but even then, I'm not sure I could.

I have stuck around long enough to have been a moderator 4 times on 4 different boards (even a supermod). That about says it all for me.