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?
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.
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.
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!
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 .)
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.
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!
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.
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