the eight signs of internet addiction..

Scottish things and people that I like

Responding to threads in your sleep is the 14th sign of ilx dependency dahlin.
-- Onimo (gerry.wat...), July 30th, 2005 9:01 AM. (GerryNemo)

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What are the 13 before that?

-- Forest Pines (forestpine...), July 30th, 2005 9:26 AM. (ForestPines)

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1. Pressing refresh on the new answers page so frequently that sometimes it doesn't even change
2. Checking your favourite current threads before you have breakfast (me, now).
3. Cancelling shutting down your pc at the last minute just so you can have one quick look at new answers.
4. Emailing friends about ongoing threads even though you know they're reading it anyway.
5. ILX Dreams.
6. Getting annoyed when your idea of a good thread dies.
7. Bumping said tread because you can't accept no-one else is interested.
8. Bookmarking more than three boards (I have music, everything and books so I think I'm ok).
9. Thinking about threads on your way home from work, wondering how they're progressing.
10. Composing messages in your head when you're nowhere near a computer.
11. Using ilxisms in everyday conversation, to the bafflement of your friends and family.
12. Thinking of yourself/introducing yourself as your screenname.
13. KNowing the 14 signs of ilx dependency.
-- Onimo (gerry.wat...), July 30th, 2005 9:34 AM. (GerryNemo)

12. Thinking of yourself/introducing yourself as your screenname.

I called my wife 'Mrs O' the other day,

6. Going online to escape real world problems.

i find going online generally causes real world problems...

I do number 12 constantly, oh no!

Seriously though, that's a great list, I've done everything in it except 4 and 11. (And 8 is obsolete obviously.)

None of the signs on the Internet addiction list apply to me though. Can you be an ILX addict without being an Internet addict?

Hahaha, I get the cocktail party 'why are they talking about me?' effect when anyone says the word Abbott or I see it in a book or article.

http://www.robertoquaglia.com/img/copertineesterne/Abbott_Flatlandia.jpg

How did I get the ability to write in Italian?

1. Lying about how much time is spent online. No.
2. General decrease of physical activity and social life. Yes.
3. Neglecting obligations at home, work, or school to spend time online. No.
4. Spending too much money on computer equipment or Internet activities. Heavens No.
5. Feeling a constant desire to be online when they're away from the computer. Definitely not.
6. Going online to escape real world problems. No.
7. Disregarding the emotional or physical consequences of being in front of a computer all day. Yes.
8. Denial of the problem. Maybe.

1. Pressing refresh on the new answers page so frequently that sometimes it doesn't even change. No.
2. Checking your favourite current threads before you have breakfast (me, now). No.
3. Cancelling shutting down your pc at the last minute just so you can have one quick look at new answers. No. Computer isn't shut down at nite!
4. Emailing friends about ongoing threads even though you know they're reading it anyway. Good god NO.
5. ILX Dreams. Never.
6. Getting annoyed when your idea of a good thread dies. Yes
7. Bumping said tread because you can't accept no-one else is interested. Yes.
8. Bookmarking more than three boards (I have music, everything and books so I think I'm ok). No. Wait. I have about 10 bookmarks for threads.
9. Thinking about threads on your way home from work, wondering how they're progressing. No, and I have an hour drive home.
10. Composing messages in your head when you're nowhere near a computer. No.
11. Using ilxisms in everyday conversation, to the bafflement of your friends and family. Fuck no.
12. Thinking of yourself/introducing yourself as your screenname. AIEEEE!!! No!
13. KNowing the 14 signs of ilx dependency. I do now.