16 SYMPTOMS OF INTERNET DEPENDANCY

(join us in the war on internet addiction, just say NO!!!)

1. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU CHECKED YOUR E-MAIL TODAY?
2. HOW OFTEN DO YOU WONDER WHO'S WRITTEN YOU ON E-MAIL?
3. HOW OFTEN DO YOU ASK OTHER PEOPLE TO USE THEIR TERMINALS TO CHECK YOUR E-MAIL?
4. HOW OFTEN DO YOU ASK PEOPLE TO SEND YOU E-MAIL?
5. HOW OFTEN DO YOU SEND E-MAIL TO SOMEONE WHO LIVES RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO YOU? OR IS IN THE SAME ROOM AS YOU? SOMEONE YOU SEE EVERYDAY?
6. DO YOU SEARCH YOUR ADDRESSBOOK FOR SOMEONE NEW TO E-MAIL THAT YOU BARELY KNOW? OR DON'T KNOW AT ALL?
7. DO YOU GET MORE EXCITED WHEN SOMEONE E-MAILS YOU, RATHER THAN WRITING A LETTER OR CALLING BY PHONE?
8. HAVE YOU EVER E-MAILED SOMEONE YOU DON'T KNOW, AND HAVE NEVER EVEN SEEN BEFORE, JUST TO MAKE SOME SMART-ASS COMMENT AND SEE IF YOU GET A RESPONSE?
9. DO YOU SPEND FRIDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHTS IN FRONT OF YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN ON E-MAIL OR THE INTERNET?
10. DO YOU CALL PEOPLE JUST TO GET THEIR E-MAIL ADDRESS, AND THEN HANG UP, ONLY TO E-MAIL THEM IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS.
11. DO YOU HAVE OTHER PEOPLE E-MAIL PEOPLE YOU'VE E-MAILED JUST TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO GET ON THEIR ASSES AND E-MAIL YOU BACK?
12. DO YOU WRITE SENSELESS THINGS ON E-MAIL LATE AT NIGHT OR IN THE DAY AND SEND THEM TO FRIENDS JUST FOR THE HELL OF IT?
13. DO YOU CALL PEOPLE JUST TO TELL THEM YOU E-MAILED THEM, AND THEN HANG UP SO THEY CAN READ THEIR E-MAIL, AND HOPEFULLY RESPOND?
14. DOES E-MAIL AND THE INTERNET DISTRACT YOU FROM OBLIGATIONS AND TIME SPENT WITH LOVED ONES?
15. DO YOU FIND YOURSELF SITTING IN FRONT OF THE SCREEN WONDERING WHAT NEW, SCREWED UP TYPES OF THINGS YOU CAN PUT ON THE INTERNET (i.e.; pictures out of words and punctuation marks, or smart-ass quizzes like this?)
16. DO YOU HAVE A GPA THAT'S BELOW 2.5, BUT YOU STILL EMAIL FOR 4 HOURS THE NIGHT BEFORE AN EXAM?

IF YOU ANSWERED YES TO ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS, GET YOU ASS AWAY FROM THE COMPUTER SCREEN AND TAKE A LONG WALK!!! YOU'RE PATHETIC!!!! YOU HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS WHOLE E-MAIL THING, AND ARE ADDICTED TO MODERN TECHNOLOGY, HAVING YOUR MIND, AND VOICE SUCKED OUT OF YOU. DO YOU EVEN INTERACT WITH PEOPLE ANYMORE? BE CAREFUL, STOPPING COLD TURKEY CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS-SERIOUS WITHDRAWLS CAN OCCUR, LEAVING A PERSON TWITCHING, AND TYPING INTO THIN AIR, SENSELESSLY MUMBLING ADDRESSES AND PASSWORDS THAT HAVE BEEN CHANGED. PLEASE GO SEE SOMEONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. ADDICTION TO THE INTERNET IS SERIOUS, AND CAN BE AS THREATENING AS ALCOHOL OR DRUG ADDICTION. IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAS AN INTERNET DEPENDANCY, PLEASE CONTACT SOME PROFESSIONALS AT E-MAIL: