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Offline serious crayons

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Are you addicted to the internet?
« on: March 19, 2007, 01:23:58 am »
Your score: 65

You are experiencing occasional or frequent problems because of the Internet. You should consider their full impact on your life.

http://www.netaddiction.com/resources/internet_addiction_test.htm

No surprise, really. In fact, I thought it would be worse. But is it the internet's fault, or RL's fault?

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Re: Are you addicted to the internet?
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2007, 01:47:57 am »
Your score: 23

You are an average on-line user. You may surf the Web a bit too long at times, but you have control over your usage.


http://www.netaddiction.com/resources/internet_addiction_test.htm
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Re: Are you addicted to the internet?
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2007, 07:01:43 pm »
Your score: 34

"You are an average on-line user. You may surf the Web a bit too long at times, but you have control over your usage"



I'm a bit surprised that I have a higher score than David, seen that he has 3,444 posts on here already, compared to me with 765..  ???

Either the test is no good, or you lied, David!  ;D

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Re: Are you addicted to the internet?
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2007, 12:32:16 am »
43-You are an average on-line user. You may surf the Web a bit too long at times, but you have control over your usage.

And only because of fan fiction. I don't surf-it's here or LiveJournal reading. I think it's the staying up til 5 in the morning ready that is tweaking my score...
and maybe missing the gym a couple of times or possibly blowing off my friends-hmmmmm....

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Re: Are you addicted to the internet?
« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2007, 02:59:46 am »
Your score: 34

"You are an average on-line user. You may surf the Web a bit too long at times, but you have control over your usage"



I'm a bit surprised that I have a higher score than David, seen that he has 3,444 posts on here already, compared to me with 765..  ???

Either the test is no good, or you lied, David!  ;D

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Jude, we have exactly the same score! 34

That sounds right, we have about the same number of posts...
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Re: Are you addicted to the internet?
« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2007, 06:58:56 am »
Your Score:  27

You are an average on-line user. You may surf the Web a bit too long at times, but you have control over your usage.
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Re: Are you addicted to the internet?
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2007, 01:49:18 am »

Your score: 38

You are an average on-line user. You may surf the Web a bit too long at times, but you have control over your usage.

http://www.netaddiction.com/resources/internet_addiction_test.htm
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Re: Are you addicted to the internet?
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2007, 05:22:15 am »
I think you're all lying!!!  :laugh:
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Re: Are you addicted to the internet?
« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2007, 05:49:28 am »
I think you're all lying!!!  :laugh:

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hmmmmm, well....., maybe just a little  ;)
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Re: Are you addicted to the internet?
« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2007, 09:39:21 pm »
23. Average user. Not bad. :)

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Re: Are you addicted to the internet?
« Reply #10 on: March 27, 2007, 09:45:10 pm »
59.

I answered "Often" to many of the questions.  :)

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Re: Are you addicted to the internet?
« Reply #11 on: April 09, 2007, 02:54:02 pm »
I had 45...You are an average on-line user. You may surf the Web a bit too long at times, but you have control over your usage.

I think the score would have been significantly higher if I'd taken this test a year ago :).
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Re: Are you addicted to the internet?
« Reply #12 on: April 09, 2007, 03:28:33 pm »
I had an average score too! I thinnk this research was put together by Bill Gates LOL!

One thing I answered "Always" to was "Do you block out upsetting experiences with thoughts of the Internet?" Yes, I do. It's the only way I survive!!

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Re: Are you addicted to the internet?
« Reply #13 on: April 09, 2007, 07:24:49 pm »
One thing I answered "Always" to was "Do you block out upsetting experiences with thoughts of the Internet?" Yes, I do. It's the only way I survive!!

Me, too. But then what does one do to block out upsetting experiences ON the Internet?

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Re: Are you addicted to the internet?
« Reply #14 on: April 09, 2007, 09:58:21 pm »
Well, when that happens you have to don your "heavy boots" (like in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close") and slog on thru!!
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Re: Are you addicted to the internet?
« Reply #15 on: April 10, 2007, 08:46:43 am »

Speaking personally, I find the best way to contend with unpleasant experiences on the Internet, is to just pretend they didn't happen. I mean, they only happened in cyberspace; ergo, they didn't actually happen at all, in reality. It works for me. But then again, I always have been a fantasist!  ::)  ;)  :-*  :laugh:
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Re: Are you addicted to the internet?
« Reply #16 on: April 11, 2007, 01:36:13 am »
Your Score: 26

You are an average on-line user. You may surf the Web a bit too long at times, but you have control over your usage.

well that's a relief!
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Re: Are you addicted to the internet?
« Reply #17 on: April 16, 2007, 01:32:23 pm »
Your Score: 26

You are an average on-line user. You may surf the Web a bit too long at times, but you have control over your usage.

well that's a relief!

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