Question:
I have a computer addiction!?
Monkey D
2009-04-06 17:50:28 UTC
Okay, I have a serious computer issue. I'm on it whenever I can be, and I never get any of my homework done. I'm worried that my grades are getting lower and lower... I already have two 0's in English, JUST because I didn't stop playing on the computer. I don't have any control over my obsession! Please help me! I don't want to fail the 6th grade, i NEED a good future! Please...
Five answers:
Sci Guy
2009-04-06 18:33:34 UTC
Whether your addiction is to social networking, surfing the web, instant messaging, e-mail, or gaming, I have a solution that might work for you. Have your parents buy you a netbook. They are mini laptops made for extremely simple tasks, and they are only a few hundred bucks. You can really only type papers and go online with one because they simply aren't made for anything else. Unless you are addicted to Solitaire (I had a serious addiction to it) or those included games which you can uninstall anyways, you won't be gaming. As for the internet, if your family uses dial-up or cabled internet, you will have no internet. :-) Problem solved. If you have wi-fi, have your parents encrypt and refuse to let them tell you what the code is for your wi-fi to work. Then, ALL you can do is type on there. No optical drive for discs, distracting media, internet, or games.



If you cannot convince your parents to get you one even with the above reasons, consider getting help from as psychologist or school counselor. And if your school lets you, stay after school in the library, a classroom, or computer lab and work there. You'll keep on track and it will be unlikely that you'll start playing games on their computers if there are any. Just type your papers there.



Another idea is to award yourself computer time for doing homework. For example, for every hour you do your homework, you get 15 minutes of computer time. At the end of the night AFTER the homework is all done, use up your time and feel good knowing you earned it. As you get less addicted if that ever happens, reduce the number of minutes to a reasonable amount. The 15 minute rule isn't bad. Work for 4 hours, play on the computer 1.



It's nice to see that you have realized you have a problem and need to remedy it. That's the first step. :-)
2009-04-06 18:02:30 UTC
As a mental health professional with 20+ years experience, much of it working with addictions of all sorts, I can tell you that computer addiction is just another addiction, like tv addiction or sex addiction or caffeine addiction. The only way to beat it is to walk away from it. Period. No other way will work. Don't worry. Once you fail the 6th grade, you may feel motivated enough to get off the computer, or maybe not. The choice is yours. It's as simple as that, and all the other "therapeutic" nonsense is just that. Nonsense. God Bless you.
weir
2009-04-06 19:16:06 UTC
Haha. I'm addicted to the computer also. Its so hard to get away from it! But I always do my homework and my grades are fine. (I'm in High School)

Anyways why isn't your parents doing anything? They should take away the mouse or whatever so you won't be able to use the computer when you aren't doing your homework or if your failing.
2009-04-06 18:09:54 UTC
i am the same.

i'm 15, and i stay on the computer for hours each day.

i never get tired.

as soon as i come home from school, i can't wait to go on the PC.

i prefer to IM people instead of doing homework.



just try to say to yourself that you will only stay online for a certain amount of time, and try stick to it.

slowly wean yourself away.

you won't be able to give up straight away as it is an addiction.



just take it slow and you'll soon wean yourself off.

that's what i'm trying to do anyway :)
violetswimmer
2009-04-06 17:59:26 UTC
6th grade? and your already addicted?? good god... i didnt even use the computer in 6th grade... yeah haha sorry. just let yourself only go on for hw then get off asap. cause once your past middle school, life is hell..... enjoy easy stuff while you have it kid


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