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A recent study links excessive texting with a variety of health risks including anxiety and depression. I have done a great many cyber activities to excess: texting, Internet chatting, surfing the web, as well as my grave addiction to video games. I repeatedly say in my book, Cyber Junkie, that excessive and compulsive cyber behaviors… Read more
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This is a guest blog written by Alex, a participant in my cyber recovery groups, and the subject of several pages of my book (159-163). In the piece that follows, Alex gets to the heart of his problem. Alex will be posting again later this week. I am not sure exactly when or how, but… Read more
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This is a guest blog written by Alex, a participant in my cyber recovery groups, and the subject of several pages of my book (159-163). In the piece that follows, Alex gets to the heart of his problem. Alex will also be posting tomorrow. At about ten years of age, I reached a tipping point… Read more
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I had a lengthy phone discussion today with an NFL defensive lineman, Quinn Pitcock. At first glance, the two of us could not be more different. But, striking similarities emerged in the first few minutes of conversation. Like me, Quinn has struggled with depression and anxiety and views his video gaming behavior as an attempt… Read more
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Not everyone who plays video games, texts, or surfs the Net becomes addicted. That’s most certainly true. Our brains as well as genetics seem to explain why. Some people are simply at higher risk of developing an addiction. Looking at my family tree, I have no doubt that I was born with an elevated risk… Read more