The Neuroscience of Internet Addiction
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just another drug to suppress negative feelings
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good point doc. ill try to change that last part.ill speak to my phsycologist about that.:|
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I say I'm going to go on the computer for 10 mins.. turns out to be 5 hours. God! If I only I can overcome this stupid addiction I'll have plenty of time to study, exercise and live life! Internet addiction is a big problem.. nowdays I don't know why it's not in the media spotlight, and it's only going to increase as time progresses and technology advances.
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Back with results...20mins later. I haven't even left this page because I was distracted with other things on the net. D: Holy freaking shiz...owell. .w.
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-Goes to another video and tries to watch a full random video with out being distracted then will come back for results.-
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@vivalasaunders FUCK some one beat me to it. i suck.
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I'm sorry what was that? Had to go check my facebook, then favourite a tweet then look at some boobies.
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@bitteoszillierensie sure thing. It's a new development. Many people still believe that neurons can't be regenerated. It's not as fast as other kinds of cells, but it's nice to know that I'm still making neurons to replace the ones I loose.
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I hate to agree, but the emergence of websites such as Youtube and Reddit have diminished my concentration and attention span. I now have an automatic timer in my head that after a certain number of seconds wants to switch to a new subject. I even have trouble watching a full youtube clip without wanting more stimulation from another source.
I think this is a reaction to information overload. The other option is simply to turn information off.
TLDR <- Proves lack of attention span.
bluethinggg 8 months ago 49
I have to admit while this video was playing I was half watching the TV on mute, talking with someone via facebook, updating and talking to another two people via twitter, checking my blog and opening a separate tab to write this comment. Even after I realised I kept doing it all automatically anyway, how embarrassing.
Drewxor 8 months ago 23