Two weeks without you guys???? BRING ON THAT STUDY!! I'll make the sacrifice in the name of science
Seriously though, I think internet addiction is like any other addiction. In my opinion certain people, or more probably - certain personality types, are more prone to become addicted to anything. Personally, I do not have an addictive type of personality, and have a hard time understanding those that do. I almost view it as a character flaw. I quit smoking cold turkey. I quit watching television when I felt my family was watching too much (others in the house were not so pleased that I had the cable disconnected, but oh well!). I have put myself on a break from the computer on more occasions than I can remember - usually when I feel that some site (ebay, Hypography, and others) is starting to have more control over me than I have of it. There are times that I have lost myself in a certain site for a while, such as the 2 mentioned above. Usually though I will realize what is happening fairly quickly and am able to stop. I was at this point with this site when Tormod asked me to be a Moderator. As it is now sort of a requirement to be here on a fairly regular basis, I no longer feel that I am being controlled by the site.
I have dial-up and am glad for that. If we had high-speed, I might have a harder time stepping away.
