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Seattle-ish, WA
30-something years old guy who attempts to make sense of everything happening around him and ultimately just having more questions than answers

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Are you addicted to the internet?

I understand that this is a debilitating problem. I can spend many hours on a game or staying online and I'm glad there is a resource to help a person with their internet addiction. However, for a treatment facility to help with your addiction to the internet, there are a few ironic elements to the facility:

"The center, called ReSTART, is somewhat ironically located near Redmond, headquarters of Microsoft and a world center of the computer industry. It opened in July and for $14,000 offers a 45-day program intended to help people wean themselves from pathological computer use, which can include obsessive use of video games, texting, Facebook, eBay, Twitter and any other time-killers brought courtesy of technology."
That's right, not only is it in Washington State, but it is in Fall City which is one of the neighboring cities to Redmond. Maybe it for a certain company's employees who stay up too late for work AND play...

If you want to look them up, they have a website: http://www.netaddictionrecovery.com/
I'm assuming it's so the non-addict can get information, but I can't help wonder about them having a web presence. It's kinda like giving a pack of cigarettes that has info about how to quit smoking to a smoker.

You can follow them on twitter, facebook, and youtube.
Um these social networking sites are staples for the addicted, take it from one who has accounts to these and many more.

I may jest, but if there is a problem, go seek help.

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