TurquoiseB wrote: >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "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). >> >> > >************************************************************ > Perhaps Judy and Sparig should get a "room?" :)
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