America's First Internet Addiction Center Opens Near Seattle

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The 45-day program at the 6-bed, family-style retreat costs $14,500 and is not covered by insurance.

The reSTART Web site lists symptoms of internet/gaming addiction, like increasing amounts of time spent on computer and internet activities, craving more time on the computer and internet, physical changes such as weight gain or loss, backaches, headaches, carple tunnel syndrome.

reSTART says presence of 3-4 of the symptoms suggest abuse, and 5 or more suggest addiction. So, most people we know are addicts.

To those who are discouraged by scary stories of China's internet rehab centers -- relax, this one seems different.

reSTART's first patient, Ben Alexander, who was addicted to World of Warcraft. Before entering the dark realms of the Outland, Ben used to be interested in biology and animals. So he now takes care of goats, chickens, and other animals on the rehab facility.
 
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Hmmm.
 
TollBooth Willie said:
Holy SHIT guys I just LAUGHED SO HARD at this shit my cock just FLEW OUT and SHATTERED A WINDOW and took out a coffee shop across the street!
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This comment ^

I don't know if I'm addicted, I probably am, although I don't let it get in the way of work, family or friends.
 
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See? You're obviously an addict.
 
Pi only really visits once every couple of years. His sheer presence, however, lingers over us all for much longer.
 
"Have I visited this web site before today?"
"visited this web site before today?"
"this web site before today?"
"before today?"
"today?"
 
This is apparently the first time I visit this site.

Intressting...
 
I'm sure I've been here more than 50 times, probably since I clear all of my stuff off before my sister gets on:naughty:
 
I dont know how u bastards are getting that bullshit. I'm guessin its a FF3 thing.

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• Increasing amounts of time spent on computer and internet activities

• Failed attempts to control behavior

• Heightened sense of euphoria while involved in computer and internet activities

• Craving more time on the computer and internet

• Neglecting friends and family

• Feeling restless when not engaged in the activity

• Being dishonest with others

• Computer use interfering with job/school performance

• Feeling guilty, ashamed, anxious, or depressed as a result of behavior

• Changes in sleep patterns

• Physical changes such as weight gain or loss, backaches, headaches, carpal tunnel syndrome

• Withdrawing from other pleasurable activities
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• Increasing amounts of time spent on computer and internet activities
Dont know what they mean by "increasing", its always been at a near max.

• Failed attempts to control behavior
What behavior? What behavior do they consider normal? Im just a normal dude.

• Heightened sense of euphoria while involved in computer and internet activities
Guilty as charged, this is better than shooting up heroin ffs

• Craving more time on the computer and internet
There is nothing to crave when its in front of me everywhere i go. 2009 ftw

• Neglecting friends and family
Quite the opposite for me

• Feeling restless when not engaged in the activity
"the" activity? what activity? confuzled

• Being dishonest with others
I lie as much as the average person.

• Computer use interfering with job/school performance
Never have interfered, with or without a computer i would STILL procrastinate.

• Feeling guilty, ashamed, anxious, or depressed as a result of behavior
Nope.

• Changes in sleep patterns
Patterns? Who said anything about patterns? I fall asleep whenever i fall asleep bitch, dont tell me when to sleep and wake up you rigid life piece of shit.

• Physical changes such as weight gain or loss, backaches, headaches, carpal tunnel syndrome
always had the same physics since ever. Average body type

• Withdrawing from other pleasurable activities
If i find something pleasurable, i will do it.



Conclusion: I call bullshit on Internet Addiction
 
They host Starcraft LAN parties there on the weekend. :P
 
According to the symptoms, I might actually be addicted.
Then again, I've been like this for years now, so who give a shit.
 
Mine doesn't give me a number.. It looks exactly like that, but no number.

EDIT: Oh wait cookies, I forgot.
 
I dont get a number either, in fact, i dont get any of that under the security tab. Using 3.5
 
• Increasing amounts of time spent on computer and internet activities
Only way this would be possible is if the number of hours per day are increased.

• Failed attempts to control behavior
Why control what is just fine?

• Heightened sense of euphoria while involved in computer and internet activities
I'm usually perpetually bored while I use the computer and internet activities.

• Craving more time on the computer and internet
I crave more time on the computer and internet while I spend all my time on them.

• Neglecting friends and family
Friends?

• Feeling restless when not engaged in the activity
Wanting to kill oneself is classified as mildly restless.

• Being dishonest with others
I'm the least dishonest guy I know.

• Computer use interfering with job/school performance
Can't interfere with what you don't have!

• Feeling guilty, ashamed, anxious, or depressed as a result of behavior
Porn, Porn, hl2.net, politics.

• Changes in sleep patterns
They change... almost every day is different. Variety is the spice of life!

• Physical changes such as weight gain or loss, backaches, headaches, carpal tunnel syndrome
Computers? Weight loss?

• Withdrawing from other pleasurable activities
Combining computers and masturbation isn't withdrawal!
 
Ravioli said:
I dont get a number either, in fact, i dont get any of that under the security tab. Using 3.5
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Probably because you're looking at the Options>Security tab. Right click anywhere on the page and select View Page Info and look at the Security tab there.

Also, since taking that screenshot yesterday, that number has gone up by 300.










So where do I sign up? :o
 
That was a Pizza Hut number! O:<
 
Considering neither owner of the joint has a PHD in psychology I can only conclude they're after kids with rich parents and don't actually care about anything else. Shady operating at best.
 
Take away all the cake from a fat person for a month and a half. That will surely cure their desires. :rolleyes:
 
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Apart from all out isolation, the only way to cure an addiction is that the person needs to want to quit. They have to hate whatever it is they were addicted to. Whether it be because of the damage to physical health, mental well being, the financial burden of the addiction, etc.

People addicted to the internet, they have to begin to hate the fact that they are missing out on life, or wasting too much time on the internet.

That's how I quit drinking, smoking, using drugs. I began to hate them. You can't quit an addiction if you [strike]love it[/strike] live for it.

Another way to quit is substitution. You substitute one addiction for another. Fine, I can't have drugs, I'm going to become a sex addict.

Right now, I would go ****ing insane if someone stole my internets. But I don't want to quit using it, it hasn't become a problem for me.

If I was neglecting my children or financial responsibilities because of WoW or something, then that would be a problem, you see. I would have to hate the game for the strayed relationship with my family that I ended up with.
 
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