What is your psychological reason for your forum addiction?

[ToxicAdam]

This lifestyle you have, of participating in forums on a daily basis, is not natural. No one ever really talks about it, since we are all guilty. Like chain smokers sitting outside a place of business ..you never really talk about how bad cigarettes are for you. You just carry on common conversation about anything but.

Boredom, lack of meaningful conversation in your real life, depression, anxiety of social interaction, a creative outlet? Analyze yourself.

[Shuri]

It used to be pretty bad for me a few years ago; at the time I had lost my job and I couldnt find anything really worthwhile, and I had some problems with my ex at the time. I was online all the time, nothing really mattered. All I did was browse gaf, and job sites.

I sorted my life out since and I just dont post as long as I used to. I've outgrown forum humors and pretty much only come around for music discussions and so on. I can't stand the manufactured forum drama. It's just a waste of time.

[DeezNutzRBlue]

I'm not addicted.  It does fill free time at work sometimes.  It's WhiteACID's fault.

[Flannel Boy]

Boredom, lack of meaningful conversation in your real life, depression, anxiety of social interaction, a creative outlet?

[MrAngryFace]

Bored, Drunk.

[demi]

I'm certainly open to hearing suggestions on what to do in Toledo. Any ideas? I figured as much. I work from home so I have no need to travel.

[DJ_Tet]

I tend to fill one addiction with another.

I'm not sure which addiction forums replaced, it was probably talking to my ex gf.

Regardless, I still find forums an excellent place for information, however using it for conversation and friendships is clearly unhealthy.  

Something I'll have to work on.

[Van Cruncheon]

a need to occupy a certain timeslice of brain activity when doing rote or menial activities

sadly, i'd probably be reading more if it wasn't for forums, me ftl

[Phoenix Dark]

Isn't it obvious? I'm a complete loser with distinguished mentally-challenged social skills after years of homeschooling and christianity

[whiteACID]

I like attention and arguing with people.

[Vizzys]

You people amuse me.

I have had an internet addiction since grade 2...THE GOVERNMENT DID THIS TO ME. DAMN YOU NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR.

[Robo]

Boredom, lack of meaningful conversation in your real life, depression, anxiety of social interaction, a creative outlet?

Yeah, sans the problems with social interaction.  I just moved not too long ago and I don't know that many people here, so that isn't helping things.  Also, my post count is deceptive to how much time I spend reading all this trash.  I've been narrowing down forum crap and interwebs (other than porn, uh-duh) to only at work, but I still spend too much time sitting in my apartment doing nothing productive.  

I at least wish I had something to show for all my shut-in time, like Ichirou's film knowledge or Malek's fact base (or research methods, I really don't know where you get all that shit).

[brawndolicious]

I act awkward around new people some times in real life but I can tell new people here to eat my cornhole.

[Bloodwake]

I need someone to recommend me stuff, and I need somewhere to bitch about stuff.

Hence, my membership in forums.

[Himu]

Boredom, lack of meaningful conversation in your real life, depression

These three.

[Van Cruncheon]

Isn't it obvious? I'm a complete loser with distinguished mentally-challenged social skills after years of homeschooling and christianity

ne'er were truer words spoken by a fibber

[Human Snorenado]

I don't know.  Probably a certain anti-social tendency, which is at odds with my need to interact with people.  I can tell myself I'm interacting with people and I don't have to leave my lonely little bubble.  Pardon me while I drink myself to sleep.

[TVC15]

I dunno.  I suspect I developed a personality disorder sometime after college.  Schizoid, sociopathic, whatever.

[Beezy]

Boredom, lack of meaningful conversation in your real life, depression, anxiety of social interaction, a creative outlet?

The ones in bold.

[Cyanista]

Boredom and an intense love of conflict/arguing.  Plus I like nerding out about things my RL friends won't talk to me about.

[ToxicAdam]

.  Plus I like nerding out about things my RL friends won't talk to me about.

That's a big one for me. Also, I like the creative aspect of writing and how people can react to words you type or more importantly, HOW you type them.


I think that's why I like GAF so much. There are consequences for your irresponsible speech .. it's fun to walk that line and figure out ways around bans.


 

[MrAngryFace]

I like HASSLING people cause I dont do that much in real life actually. Im actually pretty nice in person. The internet has made me a monster.

[CajoleJuice]

Boredom, lack of meaningful conversation in your real life, depression, anxiety of social interaction, a creative outlet?

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What this man said.

[DJ_Tet]

That's a big one for me. Also, I like the creative aspect of writing and how people can react to words you type or more importantly, HOW you type them.



 

I think that is appealing as well.  I am probably going to attempt to funnel my worthless forum drivel into something more creative and substantial, like more short stories.  That is something that is very attractive to me and I get a lot of personal satisfaction from finding out people enjoy my stories.  The goose story posted here and at OA is a good example, unfortunately that kind of inspiration is rare.  I suppose I need to open my eyes and see what's around me more.

[Himu]

The internet has brought me a lot worse than good. Before I got addicted to the internet, I certainly didn't have these problems.

[Madrun Badrun]

Boredom, lack of meaningful conversation in your real life, depression, anxiety of social interaction, a creative outlet?

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What this man said.

Yep.  I get anxious now when I can't post 

[Phoenix Dark]

Isn't it obvious? I'm a complete loser with distinguished mentally-challenged social skills after years of homeschooling and christianity

ne'er were truer words spoken by a fibber

Let's not forget my fascination with homosexuality. I may be afraid to take it up the pooper irl, but I get ravaged everday on the interwebs :'(

[Beezy]

Plus I like nerding out about things my RL friends won't talk to me about.

Yeah, I only have one person in real life that I can talk to about games and sometimes anime. Besides him, I only talk about that stuff with you forum people.

[Madrun Badrun]

Plus I like nerding out about things my RL friends won't talk to me about.

Yeah, I only have one person in real life that I can talk to about games and sometimes anime. Besides him, I only talk about that stuff with you forum people.

Same. 

[Mupepe]

because I don't like the majority of my RL "friends"   they suck and we mostly have nothing more than suferficial things in common

[Himu]

because I don't like the majority of my RL "friends"   they suck and we mostly have nothing more than suferficial things in common

Hope I'm not one of them! I'm in the same boat.

[BlueTsunami]

For me, I was out of work for a while and those mispent weekday midday hours with nothing else to do was filled with forum posting. Like Drinky, I should have picked up a book instead.

Use your time wisely etc etc

[MrAngryFace]

A lot of my friends in real life post here too!

[Error Macro]

I come here for the large amounts of Bubblicious Panda. 

[MrAngryFace]

Im enviromentally friendly!

[Madrun Badrun]

A lot of my friends in real life post here too!

I was thinking of onviting some one here, but thought better of it. 

[MrAngryFace]

Well most of my friends in real life realize the horrors of the internet already.

[Madrun Badrun]

Well most of my friends in real life realize the horrors of the internet already.

I think my buddy reads gamefaqa .  I laugh at him!!!!! 

[Flannel Boy]

Well most of my friends in real life realize the horrors of the internet already.

I think my buddy reads gamefaqa .  I laugh at him!!!!! 

He's still your buddy... after that?

[Error Macro]

I don't think my friends know of this forum.  It's like a little secret hiding place. 

[Ichirou]

In my case, it's a combination of boredom and lack of people to have certain types of conversation with.  I have friends here in Japan, but none of them like video games and they're not really well versed in American culture (either because they're Japanese or English speakers from outside the States).  This is a great outlet just for talking about the normal, everyday stuff I would talk about with people back home.  It's no coincidence that I was not a particularly prolific poster back in the States, but as soon as I found EB (and found that it wasn't blocked at work, which I hope stays that way) I began posting more and more.  Expect my number of daily posts to diminish as soon as I go back home.

I won't lie, though; sometimes I post here because there's something I have to do which I don't want to do, and this serves as a form of procrastination.  I know it's unhealthy, but I do it anyway.  :/

[Candyflip]

lack of meaningful conversation in your real life,

Probably this. I think about everything really slowly and carefully, so it's difficult to express or explain any serious ideas going through my head verbally. Unless I'm high or drunk, which probably means a mental thing. Nonetheless, I can't help it. On the other hand, I can write pretty well (at least well enough to make my point). That, and I have an addiction to the Internet in general. Been browsing forums since I was 11. Found GAF Freshman year of HS in my programming class when this asian kid named Nick sitting next to me was browsing it all the time and felt like I'd found the be all and end all of forums. Ever since then I've been really hooked.

[Nick]

Because I am pathetic and a practical cripple in some areas of life.  I hate sex, so I don't date.  I don't play videogames that aren't competitive so I hardly touch them.  Conversation is generally lacking in real life, and at least online, I have a little time to think about what I'm going to say.

I don't like the way I look.
I was abused as a child.
Masturbation is the same as sex, except safer and there's more variety.

[Cheebs]

my dad posts at a message board as well.

a month ago or so he tried to show me those damn cat pictures he found at his board.

[Madrun Badrun]

my dad posts at a message board as well.

a month ago or so he tried to show me those damn cat pictures he found at his board.

 

My mom and grandma everyone in a while try and show me some picture they got in an email.  They don't understand me when I say "thats so GAF 2001!" 

[Candyflip]

I don't like the way I look.

Huh. I thought you looked good and I'm not even gay.

[Scurvy Stan]

I'm here for the chicks. Chicks, I am here for you!

[DeezNutzRBlue]

You all know there are people out there, right?

[demi]

my dad posts at a message board as well.

a month ago or so he tried to show me those damn cat pictures he found at his board.

HAHUAHUAHUA which one, I'll hit on him

[cloudwalking]

i'm antisocial