FACE IN THE MIRROR
I am sure that anyone coming to
look at this page has seen this
at least once in their e-mail.
It is a common joke among those
of us on line. OR IS IT???
I would like for you to read it
one more time..and then go to
my story on the following pages.
Then come back here and trad it
one last time. Then ask yourself..
IS IT A JOKE?
You might Be Addicted if.....
...Tech Support call you for help.
...Someone at work tells you a joke
and you say "LOL"
...You watch T.V. with the closed
captioning turned on
...You have called out someone's
screen name while making love
to your significant other.
...You keep begging your friends
to get an account so "we can hang out"
...Three words: Carpal tunnel syndrome
...you have to get a second phone line
just so you can call Domino's ...
you go into labor and you stop to type
a special e-mail letting everyone know
you are going to be away.
...you have a vanity car tag with your
screen name on it
...you no longer type with proper
punctuation, capitalization, or
complete sentences
...you have met over 100 people onl ine...
you begin to say "heh heh heh" instead
of laughing
...when someone says "What did you say?"
you reply "Scroll up!"
...you change screen names so much that
you have to get your profile to see who you are
...you marry your cyberboyfriend and
you both sit at your own computers
and chat to each other every night from
across the room.
...you type messages to people while on
The phone with them at the same time
...you won't work at a job that doesn't
have a modem involved
...you write a letter like this..."dear tom,
hiyas! how r u doin well i gotta go bbl!"
...you name your pets after people you talk to
...you smile sideways
...you sign on and immediately get 10 messages
from people who have you on their buddy
lists (::cringe::)
...your significant other kisses your neck
while you are chatting and you think "uh oh
cyber sex pervo"
...you use AOL lingo in everyday life
(if you still have one...hehehe)
...you take a speed reading course to keep
up with the scrolling
...your buddy list has over 100 people on it
...your relationship online has gone farther
than any real one you have had
...when you enter a room and 23 people
greet you with {{{Hugs}}} or
***Kisses***
... you stop typing whole words and use things
like ppl, dunno and lemme
...your answering machine message is "BRB,
leave your s/n and I will TTYL"
...you got your psychiatrist addicted on AOL
too and are now undergoing
therapy in private rooms instead of at his
office
...you can actually read and follow all the
names of the cast that scrolls up your
tv-screen at the end of a movie
...you double click your tv remote
...you spend at least 30 minutes making
sure you say goodbye to everyone in a
room
...your last sexual experience was
really just a "textual" experience
Now, consider these and see how many
you answer:
....have you ever stayed up more than
one hour late to be on your computer,
knowing you have to up early in the
morning?
....Are you now getting less that 8
hours sleep because you go to bed
much to late, get up earier or both
to get extra computer time?
....Have you stop watching your
favorite tv show?
....Has the amount of time spent watching
television deminished or even stopped
to give you more time online?
....Have you ever jumped up from doing
something to run check your email
or ICQ messages?
....Does the "RIBBIT" on ICQ set your heart
beating faster and you cannot wait to check it?
....Have you stopped reading the morning paper
and watching tv news, prefering to hear it or
read it online?
....Have you forgotten or refused to eat
because you are on line?
....Have you lost more that 5 pounds since
you went on line?
....Has anyone MENTIONED this weight loss?
.... Have you ever told your significant other
that you "would be right there" only to have
him call and remind you you have been saying
that for over an hour?"
....Does your email out-number your snail-mail
ten to one now?
....Have you ever told one of your children
that you would help them "In a minute" and
then totally forgotten about it?
...Have your child's grades slipped in school
since you began spending more time on line?
.... Have you stopped calling good friends?
and visiting them, preferring to be at
home and on line with your friends there?
....Have you stopped going out except when
you HAVE to so you can be on line more?
1) Using the online services
everyday without any skipping.
2) Loosing track of time afte
r making a connection.
3) Goes out less and less.
4) Spending less and less time
on meals at home or at work,
and eats in front of the monitor.
5) Denying spending too much
time on the Net.
6) Others complaining of your
too much time in front of the monitor.
7) Checking on your mailbox
too many times a day.
8) You think you have got the greatest
web site in the world and dying to
give people your URL.
9) Loggin onto the Net while already
busy at work.
10) Sneaking online when spouse or
family members not at home, with a
sense of relief.
"Internet addiction" is not a joke. It is
not just a hypothetical illness or label.
It is currently one of the fasting growing
emotional diseases in the world, and it can
happen to anyone.
I know most of you are laughing at
this, and pssibly me, right now but please,
continue reading through the next few pages,
nd then come back here and re-read these.
If you can answer
YES!!! to 5 or more of these, I beg you to
take a serious look at your lives.
Thank you.
FACE IN THE MIRROR II
...MY STORY
Now, consider these and see how many you answer:
....have you ever stayed up more than one hour late to be on your computer, knowing you have to up early in the morning? ....Are you now getting less that 8 hours sleep because you go to bed much to late, get up earier or both to get extra computer time? ....Have you stop watching your favorite tv show? ....Has the amount of time spent watching television deminished or even stopped to give you more time online? ....Have you ever jumped up from doing something to run check your email or ICQ messages? ....Does the "RIBBIT" on ICQ set your heart beating faster and you cannot wait to check it? ....Have you stopped reading the morning paper and watching tv news, prefering to hear it or read it online? ....Have you forgotten or refused to eat because you are on line? ....Have you lost more that 5 pounds since you went on line? ....Has anyone MENTIONED this weight loss? .... Have you ever told your significant other that you "would be right there" only to have him call and remind you you have been saying that for over an hour?" ....Does your email out-number your snail-mail ten to one now? ....Have you ever told one of your children that you would help them "In a minute" and then totally forgotten about it? ...Have your child's grades slipped in school since you began spending more time on line? .... Have you stopped calling good friends? and visiting them, preferring to be at home and on line with your friends there? ....Have you stopped going out except when you HAVE to so you can be on line more?1) Using the online services everyday without any skipping. 2) Loosing track of time afte r making a connection. 3) Goes out less and less. 4) Spending less and less time on meals at home or at work, and eats in front of the monitor. 5) Denying spending too much time on the Net. 6) Others complaining of your too much time in front of the monitor. 7) Checking on your mailbox too many times a day. 8) You think you have got the greatest web site in the world and dying to give people your URL. 9) Loggin onto the Net while already busy at work. 10) Sneaking online when spouse or family members not at home, with a sense of relief.
"Internet addiction" is not a joke. It is not just a hypothetical illness or label. It is currently one of the fasting growing emotional diseases in the world, and it can happen to anyone. I know most of you are laughing at this, and pssibly me, right now but please, continue reading through the next few pages, nd then come back here and re-read these. If you can answer YES!!! to 5 or more of these, I beg you to take a serious look at your lives. Thank you.
FACE IN THE MIRROR II ...MY STORY
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