Internet Addiction

Just about three years ago, I discovered Amazon.com. I use to go on the website just about ten times a day, and I would purchase at least one item everyday. It became such an addiction that my beginning purchases were only twenty or thirty dollars, which then led to purchases that were hundreds of dollars, and even thousands. I started having no room in my house to put some of my purchases, and then I had to start giving away some of the things I got. Also, my credit card bill came in each month, and I realized that I had a "Champaign taste, with a beer pocketbook." After being a pretty penny in debt (I would prefer not to say how much I was in debt, it's embarrassing to me) I realized I needed to stop. I'm finally making my last payments on my credit card, but it was a lesson that I will never forget.

I also had friends that had a problem as well. They were addicted to WOW (World of Warcraft). I remember two friends that were just ADDICTED!!! We would make plans early in the day to go to the movies, hockey games, or baseball games. When it would be time to go (mind you, tickets were already purchased), they would say: "Bro, I can't make it. I have some things I need to get done." This happened a couple of times. After the third time, I started to get suspicious of what was going on. I went to both of their places to see what was happening, and there they were, sitting in front of their computers playing World of Warcraft. It made me really upset that I did all this work to collaborate these things together, and they decided to play some game that wasn't going to go anywhere. I stopped talking with both of them for about six months. They both finally came to the realization that they should quit and do something better with their time considering they both gained about twenty-five pounds, and their friends stopped talking with them. Plus, both of their computers continued to crash, so they weren't able to play anymore.