DISQUS

I am 17 too and I am very stuck on the pc.

In the morning when I wake up the first thing I do is turning on the PC. I leave smth downloading (as you said: an idle pc is useless) and when i'm back from school, the first thing i do (even before changing clothes, hygiene etc.) is using the pc for some hours. I use it ALL the time i can. I lose nights (even now - it's 1 am when i'm writing this and i still ain't satisfied; after 10 hrs of PC), my marks at school decrease, I dont have any friends (that's not as much the fault of the PC though, yet it could be better if i went out and socialize more) ... I neglect important things, i waste my life....

I'm depressed if i dont use the pc and i feel like i'm missing something. i wonder about who's online, what new posts are there on the forums i visit, if there are new torrents on the tracker .......

I am trying to find some cure, but i fall everytime in front of the charm of the pc,.. i feel very lost in this virtual world.

I forgot to mention: ... three years ago i had perfect sight. now i have myopia and astigmatism, and even though i know the intense pc usage is the cause and a reason to aggravate my situation i still refuse to leave it.

if i shut down, i dont know what to do. i feel like i just landed outta somewhere.

I' ll continue searching the web now .. maybe i find smth that could give me some perspective on curing this... though, it seems close to impossible.

P.S. : I liked your article a lot ;)