Internet Addiction Could Be Classified As Mental Illness

Posted March 18th, 2008 by JohnGalt300

http://www.switched.com/2...

Next Mental Illnesses: Excessive pre-occupation with one's economic well being, defiant anti-social liberty obsession disorder, refusal to watch televison three hours a day disease

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Watching the crap on t.v.

On April 8th, 2008 gbali says:

Watching the crap on t.v. isnt?

Mental Illness

On April 8th, 2008 GenghisKhan says:

Is masturbating when joining Skull and Bones.

It is the esoteric Bush and his VMI graduate Marine Commandants that are sick.

"Walls are stronger than the men that defend them."

Khan

What Causes People to Press the Walk Button Over and Over?

On April 8th, 2008 IMissLiberty says:

I think it's a form of gambling behavior, the way people press the button for the walk signal at stop lights, not realizing this is not a slot machine that sometimes pays off, but a simple switch.

They keep hoping one more press of the button will do the trick, and sometimes it seems to.

Not sure about voting machines.

IMissLiberty

I've been called nutz before

On April 8th, 2008 thefreeman says:

Maybe the new health care plan will recognize this and we can be paid to surf while we recover...

OOooo....

On April 8th, 2008 oruval says:

Good answer.

We can all say what needs to be done, but who here lead by example today?

corresponding with like minds... there are traitors out there...there are "spys"... first hand experience...you know who you are...traitors...if you catch this...-we are all being labled and watched-... "patriot act", ignorance, stupidity, treason,greed...-lets keep working "God help us all vote Ron Paul"

Here's another: Anti-government paranoia

On April 8th, 2008 hopefulfilled says:

http://www.tetrahedron.or...

Really funny

I personally think this

On April 8th, 2008 defe07 says:

I personally think this article comes up and people talk about a disease because of the Internet is all envy. They know they can't control it so they come up with these weird scenarios. It's all to scare us. I wouldn't be surprised if the MSM is behind these articles. They want us to leave the Internet so they can hog it and use it as a propaganda tool for their ideas. Unregulated Internet forever, baby (even with its flaws and all, it should be up to the individual to decide what he or she does on a computer)!

Haha!

On March 18th, 2008 jspark311 says:

I am an internet addict. So what?
The pale skin, programmer's physique, and strained eyes are worth it.

The internet is the best thing in the world next to Man-bear-pig.

My Shelfari page

this is an old post

On April 8th, 2008 JohnGalt300 says:

Fortune Favors the Bold

but i taught myself pretty much everything I know throught the internet when i was in high school (I couldn't walk or move much, long story)

You mean...

On April 8th, 2008 bigJames says:

You mean Pig-Bear-Man. haha, yeah. In the words of the great Robin Williams (from his really-old special, remember, with the rainbow suspenders) "You've got to be a little crazy.. just a little crazy.. to get by in this insane world."

~I will never again accept the lesser of two evils.~

Fluroidated Water Question

On March 18th, 2008 fanofwalt says:

On March 18th, 2008 rawlady says:
3 months ago they put it in CA for the first time.

Woah, woah -- is that why the water coming out of my taps has appeared "milkier" in the past several months?? I was thinking something was up with our house pipes...does fluoridated water look a little whitish, and then as the just-poured water settles a bit, the water returns to (mostly) clear?

No

On March 18th, 2008 jspark311 says:

Fluoride is added to water in the form of a water soluble salt (IE, Sodium fluoride, NaF). The salt dissociates in water to form Na+ and F- (like nearly any other salt). The ions are colorless. What you are seeing in your water *might* be some calcium precipitate. Calcium fluoride (CaF2) is insoluble in water and has a white color, but it's another harmless salt. What you are seeing also might be legions of microscopic air bubbles.

Fluoride ions are harmless in the concentrations that you find in drinking water. The purpose of doing this is a public health issue: It kills bacteria that feed off of sugars in your mouth.

The bacteria produce acidic compounds as a byproduct of their metabolism, and it's that acid that causes tooth decay. NOT the sugar itself.

Fluoride is perfectly safe. It is basically the same stuff that the dentist has you swill and spit, but in a *much* less concentrated form. Sodium fluoride is a poison if you eat too much of it, but so is sodium chloride (table salt). If the state didn't put fluoride in my water, I would have more cavities (that's a promise), and I would be compelled to fluoridate my own water.

I tell you what. Send me a sample of your water (1L will be plenty), and I will tell you exactly what is in it. Email me for a mailing address.

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Fluoride is so safe

On April 8th, 2008 Hannah2 says:

that it is linked to bone cancer, and known to interfere with thyroid function hence a huge increase in many diseases directly related to malfunctioning thyroid.

well, how safe is that ay.

There is plenty of information out there to debunk all your safety waffle.

Please people, do your homework before accepting the crap about fluoride being safe. It's a poison!!

In the spirit of the thread - hypochondria

On April 8th, 2008 IMissLiberty says:

I am, as we speak, cutting back on black tea because of the high fluoride content.

Turns out fluoride has a downside. This is why it should not be added to water. What does the government know about where I get other sources of fluoride and whether I need it?

IMissLiberty

Are you kidding??????

On April 8th, 2008 wolfangel says:

Fluoride is perfectly safe?????

I dunno, but if you read The Fluoride Deception

On March 18th, 2008 rawlady says:

you will REALLY be p.o.ed!!!!
Sigh....it is really sad. The fluoride actually destroys the part of the brain that has to do with will power. I have struggled with that all my life (having been a fluoride drinker, toothpaste, etc.) Doing chlorella helps: it's a green sea veggie that is a metal magnet.
Watch out for TEA---most of it has fluoride too, since the tea plant absorbs this from the earth & air.
Fluoride also DESTROYS THE THYROID, so you gain weight!
It causes OSTEOPOROSIS too!
It ACTUALLY WORSENS THE TEETH.
Google it. Bad stuff!!! You say these folks aren't crazy? They are spraying us like insects.

One

On March 18th, 2008 onevoiceofreason says:

One thing Internet addiction has caused is that notion that you can win a political campaign by sitting behind your computer and typing

or derail a campaign

On March 18th, 2008 TodaysTomSawyer says:

It also seems to bring out

On March 18th, 2008 akak says:

It also seems to bring out the disinformation agents and trolls such as yourself, you despicable sack of shit!

yes

On March 18th, 2008 silentboom says:

Your right so go out and tell everyone about Dr. Paul.

The voices in my head say BULL!

On March 18th, 2008 Tannim says:

We are not addicted to the Internet. We prefer our mental illnesses the old-fashioned way--by repeated exposure to Democratic and non-Paul Republican politics!

My wife calls it my

On March 18th, 2008 Ivor schwartzporsche says:

Internet Shrine. (InternetS for short) 'Cos it is.

'I always think of all you canvassors and precinct leaders and delegates at the front line and caucuses.
Good luck out there &Thank you. You're a gift.

I'm too busy surfing 'Granny Warriors' blog

On March 18th, 2008 Gene Koszio says:

Could you text this to me?

Whew

On March 18th, 2008 oruval says:

And I thought there may be something wrong with me. A little crazy is always good.

We can all say what needs to be done, but who here lead by example today?

Guilty

On March 18th, 2008 sleepdog says:

Haha, I do have liberty obsession disorder...

On March 18th, 2008 pinguino says:

Thank you for posting this. The internet does have an addictive quality, but I don't want to start paying for the government to give "crazy checks" to everyone who can't be their own adult and say NO to themselves once in a while. (The article does not suggest gov subsidies, I'm just thinking of where it could lead). Surprise, they mentioned we might need to be on medication for it in the future. I've had people debate this topic with me only recently, and even if I become convinced that internet is truly an "addiction," I think a lot of it comes from people being unsatisfied with reality. At least we live in exciting times...

The court keeps interupting answers.

On March 18th, 2008 Fight4Freedom2008 says:

Remember the past as you look forward to today...

Yay for Drugs!

On March 18th, 2008 bigJames says:

They'll say just about anything is a mental illness as long as pharma companies can make a dozen different worthless drugs for it that they can sell at rediculous prices to foolsih people too weak to realize that they're just fine.

~I will never again accept the lesser of two evils.~

slight correction, or addendum

On March 18th, 2008 paul4won says:

Do not forget that sometimes they invent the drugs first, then make up the disease to treat. Once that patents on antidepressants were running out, big Pharma dreamt this up:
http://www.aafp.org/afp/2...
They put the prozac in a pretty pill, put a new name on it, and got the FDA to say they have the ONLY drug to treat this horrible, new disorder.
I will say it over and over and over - there is NOT a pill for everything. Especially true of life's bumps - pills do NOT smooth over the road, they smooth over YOUR ability to notice the bumps. Is that really what you are after?

Prozac's No. 1 ingredient? Fluoride! What Nazis used to dumb

On March 18th, 2008 rawlady says:

down and pacify the prisoners. Works wonders in USA water. 3 months ago they put it in CA for the first time.
GET A CARBON FILTER FOR YOUR SHOWER/BATH! And of course, don't drink the tap water.
But kids at school ALWAYS drink from the drinking water. Their brains will be permanently injured, they will not fulfill their highest potential unless they do serious detox/chelation. I grew up drinking it. We thought it was good for the teeth. I will never know how much of a genius I could have been. But I will tell you that when I started an a 95% raw organic diet, my brain intelligence and focus soared! This is another thing they fear, which is why they will irradiate everything when Codex begins.

have you heard about the new way to be thin?

On March 18th, 2008 paul4won says:

There is a drug they will inject into your belly to melt the fat. Isn't that FABULOUS!?? How easy it has become to be skinny (which we all know = perfect, right?) DOn't let the fact that your BRAIN is mostly fat tissue bother you at all. You will forget all about it by the third injection...