Posted by Adam on January 12, 2000, at 18:28:39
In reply to internet addiction, posted by Elizabeth on January 12, 2000, at 9:00:07
> McLean Hospital, the local loony b- -- err, psych hospital...
My father was fond of the term "booby hatch" until his son landed in one.
As for internet addiction, I find I'm sucked in sometimes (search engines, esp. Alta Vista and MedLine advanced searches w/ all those funky boolean operators you can throw in) and it's tough to pull away. I've stopped checking during work hours, and I try not to go online after certain hours b/c it's just another insomnia enabler (and I need that like a hole in the head/trepanation). It's weird. Just slip out of the cycle of checking/reward/more checking for less reward, the desire just kind of goes away, or falls to a healthy level. Behavioral therapy has taught me well.
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