surprising results and withdrawal
I am quite surprised by the strength of the emotions that are bubbling up as I remove myself from my variety of addiction to the internet. It reminds me of when I gave up cigarettes. [...]
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01, 2025
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10, 2024
managing an internet addiction
Urgh. So, this is what withdrawal from an internet addiction feels like. This may be what kids feel like when their parents take their devices away. . . It is no fun! And yes, it [...]
2
10, 2024
the truth is. . .
Stuff this!! It is one of those rare occasions when I get a glimpse of freedom. Except it is just another prison cell somewhere else. Turtle has up and gone. It feels like an opportunity [...]
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01, 2024
Negotiating a trauma bond
Dear goodness...I am so grateful that I will have my first appointment with a sexual assault counsellor next week. The therapy was initiated due to a previous act of violence towards me, but I am [...]
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09, 2023
A fly in the ointment – real-life
Have you ever considered the way that social media (or any form of social interaction) on the interweb impacts your real-world social life? I Googled 'social media is making us antisocial' (or a near variant) [...]
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12, 2020
Planning for addiction recovery
So, it seems that my challenge NOW is another process from recovery of ADDICTION. Do you have any behaviours which you consider addictive, but which don't serve you well? We all have those sorts of [...]