Monday, January 12, 2004
Online Addicts Abandon Real World
Posted by Jason Dunn in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 08:00 PM
"Gabriele Farke celebrated her 40th birthday in a chat room. Her real-life friends had long since given up on her. For two-and-a-half years, she spent every spare minute logging on under the screen name "HexenKuss" (witches' kiss). Her compulsive internet surfing cost her job. Her online addiction left her no time or energy for other activities. When things got really out of hand, the media specialist trainee from Buxtehude, Germany, had just enough strength to take action. She founded the first self-help group for online addiction in Germany."
We've discussed this before, but I don't think we've ever done a survey - are you an online addict? Do you feel different if you go without checking your email for 24 hours?
We've discussed this before, but I don't think we've ever done a survey - are you an online addict? Do you feel different if you go without checking your email for 24 hours?
