Got a computer addiction? Does it seem as though you spend every waking hour in front of your computer screen? If you find that you can't stop thinking about using your computer, and become agitated if you can't check your email account every 10 minutes, you probably do have a computer addiction. Computer addictions can turn into a severe medical condition. Believe it or not, doctors may even prescribe medication to help over active web surfers give their computers a rest.

Spending too much time at your computer system can lead to many problems. The computer addiction problems can include: obesity, marital problems, and stress. A direct effect of some of these issue could be, you losing your job. It’s not all too uncommon for a person to lose their job if they come to work half asleep every day. But another problem comes when the employee uses their work computer for personal use.

Work computers are not meant for your personal web surfing. Business owners lose hundreds of millions of dollars worth of work hours every year due to “employee theft”. This theft includes “use of company time”.Please seek help before your “addiction to computers” cost you your job. Help is there, you just have to seek help. If you feel you are addicted, use your addiction for "self help". Visit google.com and do a search on the term “computer addiction” or “my computer is costing me my life”. Please get help now.Your computer and the world wide web are great products and services when used appropriately, and in moderation.

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