How do I help my addiction to the computer?
Question by Felicity M: How do I help my addiction to the computer?
I am absolutely addicted to neopets! And I always tell myself that I am going to spend only like 1 hour on the computer that day, but then I just go ahead and waste the whole day on the computer! And I need to read some books in about a month if I want to go to the Ice Cream Party at my school with my friends, but I never read because I’m too busy playing on the computer. Even at school, because me and my best-best-best friend are so advanced the teachers just tell us to read or get on the internet.
And even when I do read, I can’t seem to say the words in my mind. I have to sort of mouth them with my tongue, and that gets tiring. Has anyone else ever had that problem? And how do I help this computer/neopets addiction I have?
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Answer by Wes T
I am also an addict to the computer. I play World of Warcraft quite excessively. So much so that I’m surprised that I’m passing all my classes. However, to curb that obsession I’ve canceled my subscription, which was a needed measure since I have finals coming up soon.
The difference with your issue though is that Neopets doesn’t have a subscription service so obviously you wouldn’t be able to use the same method as me. However, what I think you could do is make a log of your playing time. Perhaps if you see how much time you’re spending on Neopets in writing, then you’ll be more inclined to stop.
You could also set a timer. You said that you made a mental note of only playing one hour. It’s possible that just thinking that won’t stop you from playing over your limit. What could help is setting up a timer so that you’re aware of when you’ve reached your limit. Something more tangible could probably help you.
If you want to be more drastic you could also just pull out your internet cord each time you want to force yourself to read. Doing that helps my internet addiction because in order to get back on I’d need to replug my internet cord. This extra step helps me think twice before getting back on.
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June 24th, 2011 at 8:33 am
I used to be obsessed with Neopets, less than a year ago. xDD
But then my computer broke, and I didn’t get the chance to go on it. When I finally was able to go back on, I just wasn’t interested in it.
Try to go about a day without it, then increase every time you succeed. In the mean time, watch TV, play a board game, talk to a friend, have a snack. I know how that problem is, and I’ll hope you can get through it. (: