So i sorta have an internet addiction..

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And i want to get over it. Since i love music, and all my music is on my computer, then theres Myspace which i check like everyday, then theres AIM talking to friends, and then theres forums...theres practically no day where im NOT on the computer. Even if i just want to listen to music, i have to go on aim to talk to friends, then it goes from there(Myspace..) I feel that i have to be on AIM because i can get more friends like that and i can find out if theres a party, etc. and since i dont have much friends i can hang out with, i go on aim to talk to them...you know im saying? My parents are also getting mad because of this..

I know someone is going to say do sports or something, but the thing is i dont really like to do sports, and if i do im not going to do it for a whole day, and il probably go on the computer at night. I know that if i had friends to hang out with, i know that i wont be on the computer much, but i use the computer so i can get more friends. Also since its summer a lot of my friends are working and busy. Over all i think im on the computer for maybe 6 hours a day(in intervals, but its still a lot) sometimes i say, ok ill only go on for an hour, and then i end up going on for 3 hours, or i say ok im going to get off NOW but i stay for another hour or so..and i never really turn my computer off(only at night) because im afraid ill miss an IM from someone. And when i do get off the computer i can never find something to do so i play video games..which to me is the same as being on the computer. Im just waiting for school to see if i get more friends(prefferably guys so i can hang out with them) and maybe that will help me. But for right now i need something to help me vary my internet time, like a program that only lets you use the internet for like 3 hours a day or so..Thanks.

You might try stipulating certain days in the week as Net-free.

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Originally Posted By: HelmsmaN  Quote: like a program that only lets you use the internet for like 3 hours a day or soYou can get a Linksys router that can be programmed to only allow usage during certain times of the day, and certain days of the week. Have your dad set it up But then that doesn't allow internet for anyone, and my sister uses her computer(wireless internet) and she will get mad if i put a limit.

I'll check it out with my own Linksys router, but I believe that you can decide which devices (IP's) can access the internet at which times.

Go get a job.I dont know how old you are, but if your in high school & you have a job, it will keep you too busy for the internet.

use the computer to get friends?bullshit, friends are people you meet in real life, people you have something in common with and get along with.I have some buddies I met throgh computer shit, a few right here on this site, however my friends are people I see all the time and trust with my life or my kids lives. the people that bail my ass out when Iget in too deep, I met them all in person. You dont find a life online, you cant down load one.I grew up in the 70's ther ewas no computers for home users, we had a fucking atari and before that we had fucking pong. we went outsid eand met people and did shit.the internets a great killer of time. I get online to do a few things and look up somethinga nd I can think tis been 20 minute and its been 3 fucking hours. get off your ass, get outside and meet people, do something, take a fucking dog for a walk in the park or the woods. goto parties. while I abuse the net alot during the week I nearly never tur the computer on during weekends. I have places to go shit to do and things to see. There are people on this site Id like to meet and hang out with, drink a few beers, smoke afatty, take a motorcycle ride through the mountains, piss of the bow of the boat, get ass faced drunk with in TJ, have a BBQ and tell her kids its the doves when its really some qual from the market, fuck with redneck bastards in Oklahoma city, you know those idiot asholes with gun racks in the back of the 4x4 that have baseball bats in them?.... There alot of shit I wnat to do with a few people, I like them, I consider them buddies, but cant consider them friends. Im certain they feel the smae way about me. We are on good terms, if we lived close enough together we may meet and become friends. Friends are special people. Maybe I have more criteria for calling someone my friend instead of a buddy.The computers good for alot of shit, its not good for having a life. If you dont have the self will to get off and go outside and meet people youll never have a life.The computer when it came to meeting people was only good for meating people. (thats a pun not a typo!)

Get a job or take some Comm. College classes.