Are you a Chatroom Junkie?

If you believe what you read, "Internet addiction" is about to make us a nation of derelicts. Men drooling over online p---ography, women abandoning their husbands for chat-room lovers and people losing their life savings on gambling Web sites are just a few of the stories peddled in today's press. The Internet is not bad in itself. It has a wealth of information available. Everyday the Internet is accessed by millions of people gathering information, checking E-mail and chatting with people all over the world. It is in businesses and homes. It can serve as an important information source, learning tool, and source of entertainment. It dissolves geographic boundaries and expands the ability of people with common interests or problems to share information important to them. Used wisely, the Internet can be a helpful source of information and entertainment. In fact, I made use of the Internet when doing the research for this paper

it can also contribute to problems mentioned earlier: broken marriages, lost jobs, falling school grades, overspending, pornography addiction, ill health, and other psychological and spiritual problems. Internet use falls on a continuum from being helpful to one's life to being harmful. At the extreme end of the harmful designation lies addiction. Along the way lie other issues and problems. While on the Internet, a person can get away from it all, escaping into a fantasy land where he can make an instant friend any time of the day or night from the safety of his home, office or dorm. He does not have to get dressed up, check himself in the mirror or drive anywhere. Others can not see him. They do not know who he is. He can be whomever he chooses and can act however he wants with little fear of being found out. If he is shy, he can be outgoing on the Internet. If he is boring he can be witty. He can construct an "ideal self' to replace a poor self-concept. If he has difficulty forming real life relationships and is therefore lonely, he is at risk for addiction to the interactive aspect of the Internet. On the Internet there is a sense of equality. He is judged by his ideas rather than by his status in the real community. He can gain a sense of status and importance from his Internet friends-people he does not even know. These new exciting, fantasy-filled relationships can make real life relationships seem dull and ordinary in comparison You find yourself chatting more in detail with your chat friends about your life, than you do with people IN your life. (Church family, family, etc.) If you had to think about it, you need to take this test. It will only take a few minutes and you will find out if your a chatroom junkie.

What is your age?
	Under 18 Years Old
	18 to 24 Years Old
	25 to 30 Years Old
	31 to 40 Years Old
	41 to 50 Years Old
	51 to 60 Years Old
	Over 60 Years Old
What is your gender?
	Male
	Female
You find yourself chatting more in detail with your chat friends about your life, than you do with people IN your life. (Church family, family, etc.)
	all the time
	sometimes
	seldom
	on the weekends
	dont know
	dont care
You feel that your friends on the computer understand you more than your friends and family OFF the computer?
	yes
	sometimes
	no
	don't care
	No of your business
	All of the above
Do You begin to have "romantic" fantasies about people in your chat room ?
	Yes
	sometimes
	I have thought about it
	When Im lonely
	No way
	None of your business
DoYou feel anxious when you have not been in your favourite chat room for a couple of days ?
	yes
	sometimes
	most of the time
	never
	I dont care
	None of your business
You are not getting enough sleep because of late nights on the Internet, or you have let your housework, family responsibilities or work responsibilities slide to spend time in the chatrooms?
	yes
	often
	sometimes
	never
	i dont care
	None of your business
Do you find your thoughts are drawn to the Internet while you are doing other activities during the day?
	all the time
	sometimes
	rarely
	never
	i dont care
	None of your business
Do you have a sense of "euphoria" or anticipatory "high" when you log onto your computer?
	always
	yes
	sometimes
	never
	No of your business
	I dont care
Do you log chatrooms so you can see what was said when you were away?
	all the time
	sometimes
	rarely
	no
	i dont care
	What's logging?
Do you report people for vulgar langauge?
	all the time
	sometimes
	rarely
	when im offended
	i dont care
	None of your business
Do you like Chocolate?
	yes
	no
	sometimes
	maybe
	Only when I am pms-ing
	None of your business

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