--- In [email protected], "geezerfreak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This day for Judy Stein was no different from most. Up at 7am...time > for the first condescending "I'm smarter than you" post of the day. > Now it's close to 9PM and there are what....40 or 50 posts > from"authfriend" (hard to imagine her being a true friend to anyone) > scaterred at 10-15 minute intervals throughout the day and night. > > Judy, are you one of these sad folks who sit all day and night > plastered in front of your monitor, trying to create an on line life > for yourself? One of these days they'll have to call the fire > department to help seperate you from your chair. > > You should get out more. Today was beautiful. Played a round of > golf, had a bar-b-que with the family, walked the dog, and just > now, logged back on to see what's been happening at good old FFL. > There you are, still on there slinging.
************************************************************ FFL as Addiction On Saturday, August 12th scienceofabundance asked a provocative question: "Do you experience your partici- pation in FFL as being an addiction?" Searching for posts made that same day, I get results that say Sparaig started posting that day at 1:16 a.m. Paris time, 5:16 p.m. his time Friday night. He continued posting every few hours until 2:01 a.m. his time Saturday, for a total of 78 posts. Judy Stein made her first post that Saturday at 2:04 a.m. Paris time (still 10:04 p.m. Friday night her time). She stayed up posting Friday night until 12:18 p.m. her time, and then started posting Saturday morning again at 8:20 a.m. her time. She continued posting pretty much all day, until 3:00 a.m. her time, for a total of 70 posts. All in all, an eloquent if unintentional answer to the question. To quote further from scienceofabundance's post: > Common Characteristics Among Addictive Behaviors > > 1. The person becomes obsessed (constantly thinks of) the object, > activity, or substance. > > 2. They will seek it out, or engage in the behavior even though > it is causing harm (physical problems, poor work or study > performance, problems with friends, family, fellow workers). > > 3. The person will compulsively engage in the activity, that is, > do the activity over and over even if he/she does not want to and > find it difficult to stop. > > 4. Upon cessation of the activity, withdrawal symptoms often occur. > These can include irritability, craving, restlessness or depression. > > 5. The person does not appear to have control as to when, how long, > or how much he or she will continue the behavior (loss of control). ************************************************************ To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
