This forum is very addictive

[Dripping Rain]

Ive only been here 5 days and I already have like 320 posts.
I go do some reading but 10 minutes later i want to come back and check the forum to see whats new.
I used to lurk in the past but I only came here 3 or 4 times a week. now its an all day all nighter frenzy.
do I have to go see a doctor?
please help me before this forum ruins my life

[Xenophage]

I go through phases, myself. I'll get really active on here for a few weeks and then completely drop off the radar later. Kind of like the way I smoke cigarettes.

[Kotin]

I know the feeling..

[MRoCkEd]

i feel your pain

[heavenlyboy34]

Ive only been here 5 days and I already have like 320 posts.
I go do some reading but 10 minutes later i want to come back and check the forum to see whats new.
I used to lurk in the past but I only came here 3 or 4 times a week. now its an all day all nighter frenzy.
do I have to go see a doctor?
please help me before this forum ruins my life

Try setting time limits for yourself. Use a timer to keep track of your usage. Perhaps schedule your time here instead of coming on willy-nilly. This can cause addiction-especially if the more interesting members (such as me) are actively posting.

Hope that helps.
HB34

[dannno]

lolz

[dannno]

Try setting time limits for yourself. Use a timer to keep track of your usage. Perhaps schedule your time here instead of coming on willy-nilly. This can cause addiction-especially if the more interesting members (such as me) are actively posting.

Hope that helps.
HB34

Don't listen to him, look at his post count and join date :p

[Dripping Rain]

I go through phases, myself. I'll get really active on here for a few weeks and then completely drop off the radar later. Kind of like the way I smoke cigarettes.

cigarettes kill
i bet if we were liberals who support the government banning cigs
we would lobby to have Ron Paul Forums open only at certain times of the days and closed when its bed time

isnt socialism great?
/sarcasm

[Dripping Rain]

I know the feeling..

yeah tell me about it lol

[Dripping Rain]

i feel your pain

thanks for the consolation

[A. Havnes]

I agree with the OP; it's very addicting. The first step is admitting you have a problem.

[Dripping Rain]

Try setting time limits for yourself. Use a timer to keep track of your usage. Perhaps schedule your time here instead of coming on willy-nilly. This can cause addiction-especially if the more interesting members (such as me) are actively posting.

Hope that helps.
HB34
thanks for the ideas. love the organized people

[Dripping Rain]

Don't listen to him, look at his post count and join date :p

lmao
just noticed that. hes probably still in denail
at least i came out of the closet and admitted

we need something like Alcoholic anonynous here

Forumaholic Anonymous would be great

[Dripping Rain]

I agree with the OP; it's very addicting. The first step is admitting you have a problem.

thanks A Haynes. Im glad I did. now lets all hug each other
lol

[Conza88]

The irony... lol

It's like going to a pub, to try stop drinking... whilst having a beer. :D

[mediahasyou]

Try meditation. Seriously. It helps with the unbrainwashing process too.

Each day Buddists monks, instead of learning something, try to unlearn 10 things.


Try meditating each time you get the urge to get on the computer and just before you sleep. http://www.wikihow.com/Meditate

[Paulitical Correctness]

Dude, you should've been here during the peak of the campaign.

You'd post in grassroots central and it'd be halfway down the page in just one refresh!

[mediahasyou]

http://www.voluntaryist.com/articles/070.php

[The One]

I think admitting RPF addiction is the first step to overcoming loser-denial. I had a bad case of loser-denial......until the Lacrosse team shoved a parking cone up my ass.

[Original_Intent]

Hmmm is www.RPFA.org available? :rolleyes:

[zach]

I too have succumbed to the addiction of this forum.
The variety of things that I may speak my mind on is too much stimuli for me, and that usually ends with me making a very fancily-worded post that means little to nothing.

But it boosts my ego on certain topics.

[torchbearer]

You might be a ron paul junkie if....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8rsMhQUFkA

[heavenlyboy34]

Don't listen to him, look at his post count and join date :p

what's that got to do with anything? :p

[heavenlyboy34]

thanks A Haynes. Im glad I did. now lets all hug each other
lol

Awww...I'm feeling all warm and fuzzy inside now. :)

[heavenlyboy34]

I too have succumbed to the addiction of this forum.
The variety of things that I may speak my mind on is too much stimuli for me, and that usually ends with me making a very fancily-worded post that means little to nothing.

But it boosts my ego on certain topics.

Such as bunchies? :D;)

[zach]

You might be a ron paul junkie if....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8rsMhQUFkA

:D

[TheConstitutionLives]

Ive only been here 5 days and I already have like 320 posts.
I go do some reading but 10 minutes later i want to come back and check the forum to see whats new.
I used to lurk in the past but I only came here 3 or 4 times a week. now its an all day all nighter frenzy.
do I have to go see a doctor?
please help me before this forum ruins my life

- If a person has 350 posts on a board they just joined last week its probably a good sign that you spend way too much time on the internet and should get out more. I'm just sayin.

[TheConstitutionLives]

You might be a ron paul junkie if....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8rsMhQUFkA


Almost 18,000 posts in less than 2 years. That's rediculous.

[The One]

You might be a ron paul junkie if....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8rsMhQUFkA


Wow, I saw that video before I joined RPF. I never knew that was ladyjade. What a trip. I hope I've never been a dick to her.

[mediahasyou]

Almost 18,000 posts in less than 2 years. That's rediculous.

We have some very committed members. ;)

[torchbearer]

My occupation as a computer tech forces me to be at a computer all day.
on some computer.. some where.
when in-shop i'm on forum all day.
Bound to rack up post.
I don't even have the most post. I'm so disappointed. I was one of the first ones on this forum.

[ihsv]

I'm not addicted. I have control over my life.
I'm not addicted. I have control over my life.
I'm not addicted. I have control over my life.
I'm not addicted. I have control over my life.
I'm not addicted. I have control over my life.

Keep saying that over and over and over again...

[MsDoodahs]

Remember in the very early days when we'd congregate here at the forums just hoping to hear Ron get a quick two minute interview on CNN....lol...

The forum was growing so fast that after a while, we would crash the server?

lol...

But I'm not addicted. No. Not me. Nope.

:eek:

[akihabro]

Ive only been here 5 days and I already have like 320 posts.
I go do some reading but 10 minutes later i want to come back and check the forum to see whats new.
I used to lurk in the past but I only came here 3 or 4 times a week. now its an all day all nighter frenzy.
do I have to go see a doctor?
please help me before this forum ruins my life

Welcome and go see Dr. Ron Paul. He will help you. I think we all feel the same. I constantly see if people quote what I said and read their opinion. This forum is a good source for news!

[phill4paul]

I'm not addicted. I have control over my life.
I'm not addicted. I have control over my life.
I'm not addicted. I have control over my life.
I'm not addicted. I have control over my life.
I'm not addicted. I have control over my life.

Keep saying that over and over and over again...


I'm gonna try that.

I'm not addicted. I have control over my life.
I'm not addicted. I have....to check new posts. /click

[Uriel999]

I don't care I am addicted!

[heavenlyboy34]

I don't care I am addicted!

Bunchies cares about you! :D:)http://waylon-art.com/misc/bunchies/bunchies_new02.jpg

[CoreyBowen999]

You have almost as many posts as I have and I joined last July

[Jeremy]

Ive only been here 5 days and I already have like 320 posts.
I go do some reading but 10 minutes later i want to come back and check the forum to see whats new.
I used to lurk in the past but I only came here 3 or 4 times a week. now its an all day all nighter frenzy.
do I have to go see a doctor?
please help me before this forum ruins my life

All forum goers experience the same "problem"

It's not just this forum either =p

[pcosmar]

I stepped away for a bit after the Election, Discouraged and disgusted.
But I am on a farm, and this is some times my only conversation. ( other than the critters)
It has saved me from Cabin Fever. :D

[zach]

I'm gonna try that.

I'm not addicted. I have control over my life.
I'm not addicted. I have....to check new posts. /click

*mindlessly clicks new posts*

[Conza88]

It's that god damn new post button. :(

[satchelmcqueen]

Ive only been here 5 days and I already have like 320 posts.
I go do some reading but 10 minutes later i want to come back and check the forum to see whats new.
I used to lurk in the past but I only came here 3 or 4 times a week. now its an all day all nighter frenzy.
do I have to go see a doctor?
please help me before this forum ruins my life

lol

imagine being here when the 07-08 election cycle was going on. i was here almost every free moment i had.

[kaleidoscope eyes]

lol

imagine being here when the 07-08 election cycle was going on. i was here almost every free moment i had.

:D Ditto that
ah, the olden days ;)

[Kludge]

I'm a Ronpaulforums addict.

I've tried to leave three times now. At first, I was able to leave for about 2 months, then one week, and then... not even a full day.

[angelatc]

I'm a Ronpaulforums addict.

I've tried to leave three times now. At first, I was able to leave for about 2 months, then one week, and then... not even a full day.

Oh don't go! I would miss you.

[Kludge]

Oh don't go! I would miss you.

It's a productivity-killer.

I have nearly ten books on my desk now that I haven't read. Books just seem so linear and boring. One person talking on and on, in far more depth than I'd ever want, for hundreds, or even thousands of pages. RPFs has hundreds of people talking, is usually incredibly pithy, and you can "finish" after reading just a few posts of a thread.

[torchbearer]

It's a productivity-killer.

I have nearly ten books on my desk now that I haven't read. Books just seem so linear and boring. One person talking on and on, in far more depth than I'd ever want, for hundreds, or even thousands of pages. RPFs has hundreds of people talking, is usually incredibly pithy, and you can "finish" after reading just a few posts of a thread.

DO you find that you have problems with delaying gratification?

[Kludge]

DO you find that you have problems with delaying gratification?

Edit: I take back what I said. If I'm not enjoying what I'm doing for every moment I'm doing it, I won't do it.

[DAFTEK]

I go through phases, myself. I'll get really active on here for a few weeks and then completely drop off the radar later. Kind of like the way I smoke cigarettes.

Same here, i dropped of for a few months and look at me now... haha..

I know a few who never leave their chair.. TW comes to mind... :eek::rolleyes::D:p

[torchbearer]

Edit: I take back what I said. If I'm not enjoying what I'm doing for every moment I'm doing it, I won't do it.

Some things may require some displeasure before recieving the full benefit.
You can have a life filled with small cheap pleasures, are try to throw in some unique ones.
I didn't enjoy learning everything I learned, but I now enjoy having the knowledge.

[Kludge]

Some things may require some displeasure before recieving the full benefit.
You can have a life filled with small cheap pleasures, are try to throw in some unique ones.
I didn't enjoy learning everything I learned, but I now enjoy having the knowledge.

I don't believe in different qualities of happiness, as Huxley did ("natural" vs. synthetic). I'm downright giddy most of the time. My attention span isn't too bad... I've always done very well on tests without bothering to do the busywork-at-home. I'd kill myself before having to work at a job I dislike.

[DAFTEK]

Are u two going to hijack this thread? :p

[Mahkato]

LeechBlock
(https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4476)

[Kludge]

Are u two going to hijack this thread? :p

It's supposed to be in Off-Topic, anyway.

[Conza88]

It really depends on the ultimate reward. I usually forget what's inside a book within a year, anyway. I am awfully lazy, but if I find something that really interests me, I'll be the best at what I do.

Hahaha... well that explains why you pretend to favor Nihilism. You don't need to think :D


Edit: I take back what I said. If I'm not enjoying what I'm doing for every moment I'm doing it, I won't do it.

[DAFTEK]

It's supposed to be in Off-Topic, anyway. :p Thief!

[Kludge]

Hahaha... well that explains why you pretend to favor Nihilism. You don't need to think :D

Thinking is enjoyable. Listening to someone ramble for 1,000 pages is not.

[LittleLightShining]

*mindlessly clicks new posts*


It's that god damn new post button. :(That's my problem. And I get really irritated when I click it and it doesn't change or if the only topics being discussed are topics I'm not interested in or have nothing to add to.

From 8-6 my light is usually on and I'll go about my other internet business or play with my kids or do housework or whatever. I'll hit new posts and sometimes get sucked in. I have no desire to quit. I get my news here, listen to commentary from you folks and decided what's worth further investigation.

I love this place, you guys are like family.

[acptulsa]

Sory Ij ust ogt my fixa ndmy DTs havnt gnoe awyw yet.

[georgiaboy]

here's a suggestion. since date joined and total posts only paints a partial picture, how about creating a measure of activity for usage during the last day or week, sort of an octane level, for our users to monitor themselves? Some will use it to control their usage, others will do their best to keep their octane levels as high as possible. :)

It's definitely been a paradigm shift for me to post on a regular forum, especially a political forum, especially months after a general election, especially when politics is the last thing I want to be thinking about, .... yep, addicted, proud of it, and don't see this changing for a long, long, long time. I just thought about RPF still being around 30 years from now.......... woah, dude.