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cyber addiction
Cybersexual, cyber-relationship and telephone chatline addictions
Just as alcohol intake or food consumption can 'get out of hand', so the Internet has become an unhappy addiction for thousands of people.
Engaging in cybersexual and cyber-relational activities seems exciting when you first start. These forms of communication and entertainment allow you to develop whole new personalities depending on your mood and desire. You can be taller, smaller, thinner, more muscular, blonder, darker. Your online/phone hours seem like an escape from your real life - which could feel lonely, depressing and full of anxieties, or marked by marital discord, work-related stress or financial problems.
However, rather than being a genuine escape from these difficulties, chatrooms and chatlines tend to mask or amplify your real-life problems.
If you would like to find out more about my confidential help service, email info@counselling-cambridge.co.uk
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Have you noticed that you have become preoccupied with the Internet or chatlines? Perhaps when you try to cut down your use you feel:
Perhaps you have found that if you are challenged about using the Internet you become:
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If you recognise that your use of Internet or telephone chatlines is a problem in your life, then support is available. Talking Therapies such as the one I use in my own practice can help you to unravel the underlying difficulty that is being covered up by the use of such media. Download the PDF here. |
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