It's all (or mostly, save the occasional life-affirming post) hard truths here!
"Oh yes, reading websites like whatreallyhappened.com is a symptom of a sick mind, and to be healthy, you need to go back to watching ABCNNBBCBS. Honest. Really."" -- Mike Rivero of whatreallyhappened.com
Not really, Mike. I like your site just fine, thank you.
And the others? They were never on the set today, a day I used to see as Super Sunday (because of the morning yak-yaks).
I never watch anymore.
"Internet addiction is a 'clinical disorder'" by Andy Bloxham 20/06/2008
Obsessive internet use is a public health problem which is so serious it should be officially recognised as a clinical disorder, according to a leading psychiatrist.
Sufferers spend unhealthy amounts of time playing online games, viewing pornography or emailing.
They suffer four symptoms: They forget to eat and sleep; they need more advanced technology or more hours online as they develop 'resistance' to the pleasure given by their current system; if they are deprived of their computer, they experience genuine withdrawal symptoms; And in common with other addictions, the victims also begin to have more arguments, to suffer fatigue, to get lower marks in tests and to feel isolated from society.
What bullshit! I'm none of those things!
Gadget addiction: The symptoms
Early research into the subject found highly educated, socially awkward men were the most likely sufferers but more recent work suggests it is now more of a problem for middle-aged women who are spending hours at home on their computers.
Psychiatrist Dr Jerald Block said some sufferers were so addicted to the internet that they required medication or even hospital treatment to curb the time they spent on the web.
So how do you curb a war-criminal, mass-murdering president who is addicted to the shedding of Muslim blood, hmmmm?
He said: "The relationship is with the computer. It becomes a significant other to them. They exhaust emotions that they could experience in the real world on the computer through any number of mechanisms: emailing, gaming, porn."
Ummm, I don't do any of those except for the occasional outraged e-mail.
He added: "It's much more acceptable for kids to talk about game use, whereas adults keep it a secret. Rather than having sex, or arguing with their wife or husband, or feeding their children, these adults are playing games."
Or uncovering the lies of the MSM and government -- which takes up WAY TOO MUCH TIME!!!!
Dr Block, of the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, in the USA, first made the claims in an editorial for the American Journal of Psychiatry.
British psychiatrists have previously reported that between five and 10 per cent of online users are internet addicts."
Porn people, not me!
Also see: Government-Hosted Porn and Porn On the Web
