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The Internet for Christians newsletter reviews this site in its December 16 issue.
Psychologist Michael Fenichel examines the notion of Internet addiction. "Is it possible that those of us who care to log on to our computers to examine ISP transference or Windows sublimation are merely projecting our own well-organized bundle of cathexes into one nice, neat, cuddly-sounding, politically-correct term?" Huh? "Or is this simply another type of compulsive disorder, or addiction, which escalates rapidly, finds many enablers, and is becoming a rather chic diagnosis, more so even than last year's 'learning disability', or this year's 'ADD'? " Hmmm. Makes you wonder, doesn't it? (Note: Fenichel's site will be down for maintenance December 17-20, 2002.)
"[J]ust five or six years ago I never imagined that someday I’d be transfixed by the little glowing screen... that I’d be carrying on an intimate relationship with my own home computer... that I’d be hypnotized beyond midnight and unable to pull myself away, desperate for just another click, another bright screen full of factoids, another look at my e-mail, my message board, my website traffic stats, my latest bids on eBay. I check my stocks for the fourth time today, chat with my online buddy Roger, who’s even more of an Internet addict than I am (he insists that, with the exception of food and shelter, the outside world is entirely expendable). I read an intellectually stimulating article about the Beatles on Arts & Letters Daily. I look into an America Online feature about celebrity homes and how much they’re selling for. (Oprah’s new 22,000-sq. ft. palace is setting her back $50 million, probably several months’ income for her.) I reread one of my recent columns to see if I’m still any good. (I probably am, but I'm never sure.)"
From Rick Bayan of The Cynic's Sanctuary.
To better understand the notion of Internet addiction -- and whether any of us can truly become "hooked" on the Net -- it would help if we had a grasp on how cyberspace affects our relationships. Psychology Professor John Suler, author of the online hypertext The Psychology of Cyberspace, discusses the "unique psychological features of cyberspace that shape how people behave in this new social realm" in this article, "The Basic Psychological Features of Cyberspace."
December 17, 2002
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The Internet for Christians newsletter reviews this site in its December 16 issue.
Is it addiction? Or is it something else?
Psychologist Michael Fenichel examines the notion of Internet addiction. "Is it possible that those of us who care to log on to our computers to examine ISP transference or Windows sublimation are merely projecting our own well-organized bundle of cathexes into one nice, neat, cuddly-sounding, politically-correct term?" Huh? "Or is this simply another type of compulsive disorder, or addiction, which escalates rapidly, finds many enablers, and is becoming a rather chic diagnosis, more so even than last year's 'learning disability', or this year's 'ADD'? " Hmmm. Makes you wonder, doesn't it? (Note: Fenichel's site will be down for maintenance December 17-20, 2002.)
December 11, 2002
Confessions of an Internet addict
"[J]ust five or six years ago I never imagined that someday I’d be transfixed by the little glowing screen... that I’d be carrying on an intimate relationship with my own home computer... that I’d be hypnotized beyond midnight and unable to pull myself away, desperate for just another click, another bright screen full of factoids, another look at my e-mail, my message board, my website traffic stats, my latest bids on eBay. I check my stocks for the fourth time today, chat with my online buddy Roger, who’s even more of an Internet addict than I am (he insists that, with the exception of food and shelter, the outside world is entirely expendable). I read an intellectually stimulating article about the Beatles on Arts & Letters Daily. I look into an America Online feature about celebrity homes and how much they’re selling for. (Oprah’s new 22,000-sq. ft. palace is setting her back $50 million, probably several months’ income for her.) I reread one of my recent columns to see if I’m still any good. (I probably am, but I'm never sure.)"
From Rick Bayan of The Cynic's Sanctuary.
December 6, 2002
Cyber-psychology 101
To better understand the notion of Internet addiction -- and whether any of us can truly become "hooked" on the Net -- it would help if we had a grasp on how cyberspace affects our relationships. Psychology Professor John Suler, author of the online hypertext The Psychology of Cyberspace, discusses the "unique psychological features of cyberspace that shape how people behave in this new social realm" in this article, "The Basic Psychological Features of Cyberspace."
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