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hello fellow advice seekers, my name is Johanna and I'm currently a student about to enter high school. My days are spent with my friends, family, music, and camera. I've been known for my advice and don't turn down any questions. Feedback makes me happy, so I can give everyone the answers they want.

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I've gone through a lot of changes in the past year and have become genuinely stronger and improved as a person, but there's still one thing I really hate about myself.

I'm completely, hopelessly addicted to the internet. I have been for a really long time now. Some times are better than others, but right now is one of the bad spots. I guess it's not as bad as I make it sound. I have a healthy social life; I don't ditch people to hang out on the internet, but it's still bad. I sometimes spend hours doing useless stuff on here when I could be reading a book or doing SOMETHING better.

I never tried to fix this because I never knew where to start. How do I do it? I can't just... shut off the computer. A lot of times I actually need it for school, but then I'll be doing school stuff and be lured into it, and it's not quite that easy, as addictions are never very simple to overcome. I don't want to completely stop going on IM. I just can't seem to have the will power to moderate it like others. I tell myself that I'm not going on the internet but lo and behold an hour later that's where I'll be.

Sorry this was so long, and thanks for the help.

ohhh man you're not alone! you've got to set your priorities, no matter how hard. set a reward for every time you get your homework done before you do "extra stuff online." and if this fails to work-- tell your parents to just kick you off when you disappear for hours on end. i know, ridiculous idea right? but that's the only way it works for me! haha

good luck, and a lot of girls/guys have the same addiction problem (like me..) .. it's unbelievable!

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(Rating: 5) Thanks. It's good to know I'm not alone. ;)
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