Am I an addict???

[ponygirl01]

Okay, I joined the SKMB in hmmm, August 28th i think. I have only picked up a book once since then. Why, b/c I am having too much fun here. Anyone else who is newer to the board find they had the same addiction?

[constantreader1313]

Welllllll, I may be the same way. I have to force myself off here most of the time. I used to be addicted to Myspace playing Mobsters (yeah, it's silly), but then my husband reminded me that I had him and 2 daughters to think about and it's time to get off the computer!! So, any form of on-line communication I'm afraid it's very easy for me to get hooked. I've still been able to read but it's hard.

[aptpupil]

Beth Ann

You'll only truly discover the extent of your addiction by forcing yourself to stay away from the SKMB for a few days and see how you react. If you keep looking at your computer out of the corner of your eye, become very short-tempered with your loved ones, find that restful sleep is difficult to come by, and suffer any acute physical symptoms such as uncontrollable shaking, then you probably have a genuine problem, and would be advised to seek medical intervention. :cool2:

[constantreader1313]

Ok, in response to that Aptpupil, I can relate to the looking at the computer out of the corner of my eye, becoming VERY short-tempered with loved ones and being away for even a couple hours makes me feel kind of like a magnet being sucked back into the world of invisible friends... I'm hopeless!

[ally88]

I understand the need to check in on the board, but more because I have made some very cool friends here...and some not so good! (You know who you are :eyebrow:.)

I find there is almost always something quite thought provoking being discussed in the threads, and if not, some of the responses are always worth a good belly laugh anyway!
I have never been a member of a message board before, and I was worried about what I would find, but the people are extremely welcoming and Ms Mod rocks so it's very easy to get addicted.
Try and keep up with your reading though, I still find the greatest pleasure in picking up a story and stepping into the imaginary world of the written word.

[ItaliaQueen]

I come on this website everyday apart from wkends if am away or stopping with friends. I do love this website and i always look forward to speaking to people :) Plus the new reviews on books and stuff is ace ! But it goes make my reading Pile increase at a dramatic rate lol!

[Girl87]

I always lost my way here, when I'm plan to read a good book. Then if I found something interesting on the board I can sitting a few hours here.

[Spideyman]

It is not so much an addiction as it is Ka. The SKMB just leaves you wanting more with each visit. Good to see all the new faces.

[boogerb53]

I would have to say yes. I am addicted. I sneak over to the other computer where people can only see the back of the moniter to get my fix. So yes.

[smooth operator]

We need to start some kind of 12 step program, because I, too, am an addict. I get up in the morning and go straight to the computer to see if I have any new messages or sparkly pictures from my friends. I bought a new book a while back, and I have not even read a quarter of it - I am too busy on the board. I come here for comfort and a shoulder to lean on. I come here for a good laugh. My friends are here. If loving the board is wrong, I don't want to be right.

[M-O-O-N SPELLS MY NAME]

I have only been a member for a couple weeks, but I am so glad to have a place to discuss the books that I love to read! None of my friends read SK, so to be able to exchange thoughts and ideas on my current reading makes the books that much more enjoyable!

[littleone328]

Okay, I joined the SKMB in hmmm, August 28th i think. I have only picked up a book once since then. Why, b/c I am having too much fun here. Anyone else who is newer to the board find they had the same addiction?

not at all, I've been reading Stephen for a long time it's like an addiction, you have to go back for more. I am still trying to figure out this message board. I am a Novice.

[ponygirl01]

hey thanks for all of the respponses so far. i STILL have not picked up that book since i posted this thread. maybe im not an addict. just having fun. i agree, i have made some on line friends and it has been fun. keep posting everyone.

[Srbo]

Since my wife started working, and I`m a stay at home dad with my one year old, I have no time during the day to post.
Yet I squeeze in a peek here and there, just to see what`s going on, if only for a minute, and yeah, it does make me feel sometimes a bit agitated cos I can`t post right away to this or that thread...later on, I forget the exact thought I wanted to write down.

When my daughter grows up, I `ll tell her that she was very close to being given away for adoption so I can read and post here.:laugh:

If that`s not addiction, I don`t know what is...:biggrin2:

[pixiedaark]

Not only am I addicted to this particular board, but I am also addicted to Palaver (a dark tower message board.) I do more posting about about SK on message boards than I do reading! I need to start reading books again!

[rose key]

It's extremely addicting. However, since I can't take the computer to bed with me, that's when I read books. It's also good that there are set hours on the MB, because it forces you to go do something else!

[JimmySOZO]

Yeah. When I have the time, the MB does become an addiction; especially when I'm trying to read everything at once. :oo:

But you know what else I'm addicted to? The reviews on Amazon. Can't get enough of them, especially on anything King. Very insightful some of them. :smile2:

Oh...and the one star reviews on Amazon of the Twilight series. They are priceless. I think I enjoy them maybe a bit too much. :sad:

[Sawney Beane]

Noo..not really.

[Jaedpact]

I am new to these boards, and was shocked to find that this thing was run so well. I've been on 6-10 message boards as I have grown up with the net and Massivly Multiplayer Everythings.

I like that there is a smaller population here than I expected. I cannot believe how much information Ms. Mod is able to divulge here, or that she bothers to gather and post it. I am hooked!!