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I am so addicted and I cant stop visiting IF.

@mermaid_QT

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Posted: 19 years ago

somebody please ban me.. else I'll be here forever 😭

Edited by mermaid_QT - 18 years ago

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MNMS

@MNMS

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Posted: 19 years ago

🤣🤣🤣 OMG what is this QT di 😕 😆 Why do you want to get banned...

I wonder what the mods are thinking right now....Bechare mod... extra work [banning] for no reason 😳

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@mermaid_QT

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Posted: 19 years ago

Originally posted by: MNMS
🤣🤣🤣 OMG what is this QT di 😕 😆 Why do you want to get banned...

I wonder what the mods are thinking right now....Bechare mod... extra work [banning] for no reason 😳

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mnms, this is a dumb and dumber poll and look at the response!! 😕 look at people like myself. It is so wrong that I am online on IF! I had to send out a grant past december. I chose to send it out this spring. I still have to start working on it! I am yet to submit my paper. Severe rebuke from my poor husband and mother (yes mother too, and I am 33 btw😉) has not helped 😕😕. What does it mean? Somebody should ban those who clicked 1 😆 and block IP address of those who clicked 2.

No jokes anymore..
This is what I should do, and those of you who clicked above.. -

Although you(we) may feel like your(our) internet use is getting out of hand, there are ways to get out of the trap.

Break the Pattern - You must understand your use of the 'Net and alter your routine. Find something else to do when you first get home rather than turning on the computer; use an alarm clock to force you off after an hour, do something else, then get back on if you want.
Find Other Uses for Time - Join a club, start an exercise program, get involved with friends. Look for ways to spend your time offline.
Find Other People to Talk to - Many people get sucked in to the 'Net through talking with others online. Find people in "real life" who you can talk to, even if you start out with small things.
Examine the Underlying Issues - Frequently internet overuse is a symptom of a deeper issue. Surfing the Web and chat rooms become a coping mechanism for dealing with emptiness, self-doubt, and other problems. You need to figure out what you're avoiding and begin to deal with root causes.
Seek Professional Help - If all else fails, or if you want help in the process, seek assistance from a mental health professional. Through individual or group work, your dependence on the internet can be reduced.

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@mermaid_QT

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Posted: 19 years ago

Tania .. 😲 😭 😭 how about a little support eh

also, u r phoenix.. don;t forget to click option 2 there 😉

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@mermaid_QT

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Posted: 19 years ago

yes tania. i am going to try it a bit more seriously. see you after few hours, let us log off.

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bhilwara

@bhilwara

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Posted: 19 years ago

I voted twice into "even banning won't help"! 😆

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@mermaid_QT

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Posted: 19 years ago

Originally posted by: bhilwara
I voted twice into "even banning won't help"! 😆

😆😆 Bhilwara.
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Let me share tennyson's work here, instead of adding another post.
(the poem is unrelated to IF friend Bhilwara's response quoted above.. clarifying to avoid confusion)

I sometimes hold it half a sin
To put in words the grief I feel;
For words, like Nature, half reveal
And half conceal the Soul within.

But, for the unquiet heart and brain,
A use in measured language lies;
The sad mechanic exercise,
Like dull narcotics, numbing pain.

In words, like weeds, I'll wrap me o'er,
Like coarsest clothes against the cold:
But that large grief which these enfold
Is given in outline and no more.

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MNMS

@MNMS

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Posted: 19 years ago

I went offline ... came back after hours... and QT di is still online 😕 .. with this thread 😆 🤣

Now what should we call this? QT di will top the addicts list soon 😉

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193980

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Posted: 19 years ago

😆I voted for second option. Knowing you it will take hardly few hours before you return in a new avatar.😆 On serious note IF addiction is bad or for that matter any kind of addiction😉 but it is mature people like you which prompts me to come and read your views. So please don't leave altogether.

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@mermaid_QT

Inactive

Posted: 19 years ago

#10

not changing ID folks.. 😳 and not quitting either maya, tisha .. good to see u here.
awww eggo.. coming over for papdi gathi.. dude.. that ppl are choosing second option is sad enough, u don;t have to provide a proud example, do u??
this thread was meant to look at the bigger picture and promote normal behaviour!!
😆 😆