Comments on: E-mail addiction a sign of mental illness? http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/28/e-mail-addiction-a-sign-of-mental-illness/ Tell Jack how you really feel Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:00:35 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Christy http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/28/e-mail-addiction-a-sign-of-mental-illness/#comment-205626 Christy Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:39:00 +0000 http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/28/e-mail-addiction-a-sign-of-mental-illness/#comment-205626 In one of my lecture classes, there is a girl who lets her phone vibrate repeateadly. She takes a text, returns it, then takes another text. She does this six or seven times per lecture. Now, who is she talking to that cannot wait fifty minutes? And she knows other people can hear her phone vibrating, as she gets stares quite often. There are also many ways to take a text without making a sound. (As many people around me in the same lecture exhibit daily.) I also notice around campus that people enjoy talking loudly about personal problems on the phone. I've heard people breaking up with eachother, scheduling an oil change (giving out name and address in front of twenty people), and talking nonstop about Billy and Joey and who is more shaggable. I think when people are not being heard in their daily lives or not having meaningful contact with others they act out in these ways. I wouldn't consider it a mental illness. I think there is a range of normal behavior that goes along with any new technology. (radio, television, internet, text-messaging). It's when people use this medium to act out that there is a problem. In one of my lecture classes, there is a girl who lets her phone vibrate repeateadly. She takes a text, returns it, then takes another text. She does this six or seven times per lecture. Now, who is she talking to that cannot wait fifty minutes? And she knows other people can hear her phone vibrating, as she gets stares quite often. There are also many ways to take a text without making a sound. (As many people around me in the same lecture exhibit daily.) I also notice around campus that people enjoy talking loudly about personal problems on the phone. I've heard people breaking up with eachother, scheduling an oil change (giving out name and address in front of twenty people), and talking nonstop about Billy and Joey and who is more shaggable. I think when people are not being heard in their daily lives or not having meaningful contact with others they act out in these ways. I wouldn't consider it a mental illness. I think there is a range of normal behavior that goes along with any new technology. (radio, television, internet, text-messaging). It's when people use this medium to act out that there is a problem.

]]> By: Amanda http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/28/e-mail-addiction-a-sign-of-mental-illness/#comment-205625 Amanda Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:38:58 +0000 http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/28/e-mail-addiction-a-sign-of-mental-illness/#comment-205625 Mental NO Crazy Yes. In the time it takes to send a text message or an email, if you would call the person and talk, you have an immediate answer and can move on. And if I see one more person texting and driving I'm going to lose my mind. Amanda Mental NO Crazy Yes. In the time it takes to send a text message or an email, if you would call the person and talk, you have an immediate answer and can move on. And if I see one more person texting and driving I'm going to lose my mind.
Amanda

]]> By: Omar http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/28/e-mail-addiction-a-sign-of-mental-illness/#comment-205624 Omar Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:38:31 +0000 http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/28/e-mail-addiction-a-sign-of-mental-illness/#comment-205624 Jack, C'mon! Internet addiction? Whatever happend to everything in moderation? Of course if you are totally consumed with something that hinders you from living a normal and happy life , it's an issue! But with all due respect to anyone he feels they have this sort of ''addiction''............................. Get off the computer!! This is the first time I have ever responded to one of your questions Jack, so I know I'm not addicted!! -Omar Toronto ,Canada Jack,

C'mon! Internet addiction? Whatever happend to everything in moderation? Of course if you are totally consumed with something that hinders you from living a normal and happy life , it's an issue! But with all due respect to anyone he feels they have this sort of "addiction"............................. Get off the computer!! This is the first time I have ever responded to one of your questions Jack, so I know I'm not addicted!!

-Omar
Toronto ,Canada

]]> By: Seph http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/28/e-mail-addiction-a-sign-of-mental-illness/#comment-205623 Seph Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:38:27 +0000 http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/28/e-mail-addiction-a-sign-of-mental-illness/#comment-205623 Hi Jack, In America, Economics and Psychiatry go hand in hand. We all know this is a self-serving "suggestion" (their quote, not mine) by the American Journal of Psychiatry. They are trying to explain the use of technology with their discipline to be able to pay for huge houses, fast cars, and the education of their children. Not that it's bad but it's an amazing non-sequitur argument, and to make it legit they mix it with marketing. It's not an illness. AJP just forgot to consider man's desire for education, interaction and information through technology. Homo sapiens, remember? Hi Jack,

In America, Economics and Psychiatry go hand in hand. We all know this is a self-serving "suggestion" (their quote, not mine) by the American Journal of Psychiatry. They are trying to explain the use of technology with their discipline to be able to pay for huge houses, fast cars, and the education of their children. Not that it's bad but it's an amazing non-sequitur argument, and to make it legit they mix it with marketing.

It's not an illness. AJP just forgot to consider man's desire for education, interaction and information through technology. Homo sapiens, remember?

]]> By: R. http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/28/e-mail-addiction-a-sign-of-mental-illness/#comment-205622 R. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:38:17 +0000 http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/28/e-mail-addiction-a-sign-of-mental-illness/#comment-205622 Jack, I'm not defending the perverts who get their jollies looking at sexy pictures or writing to supposed sexpots, or those who try to kidnap young girls. It's a shame when we cannot receive our mail safely, important pieces are left outskde because postmen and postwomen are too lazy to fit mail through door slots -- and their managers either defend their action or do nothing. Those suffering from mental illness are the USPS, and you, for asking such an obvious question. Jack, I'm not defending the perverts who get their jollies looking at sexy pictures or writing to supposed sexpots, or those who try to kidnap young girls. It's a shame when we cannot receive our mail safely, important pieces are left outskde because postmen and postwomen are too lazy to fit mail through door slots - and their managers either defend their action or do nothing. Those suffering from mental illness are the USPS, and you, for asking such an obvious question.

]]> By: Alexander Riccio From New York City http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/28/e-mail-addiction-a-sign-of-mental-illness/#comment-205620 Alexander Riccio From New York City Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:37:36 +0000 http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/28/e-mail-addiction-a-sign-of-mental-illness/#comment-205620 Jack, most TxT/SMS messaging is social. Considering the above to be true socializing is apparently a major public health concern........ Just shows how bad our situation is.................... (everything is good in moderation) Jack,
most TxT/SMS messaging is social.
Considering the above to be true socializing is apparently a major public health concern........
Just shows how bad our situation is....................

(everything is good in moderation)

]]> By: Peggy Rush (MO) http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/28/e-mail-addiction-a-sign-of-mental-illness/#comment-205617 Peggy Rush (MO) Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:36:30 +0000 http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/28/e-mail-addiction-a-sign-of-mental-illness/#comment-205617 Jack; I have 12 kids who are busy raising their families and don't have time to keep up with the news. Therefore, I send them articles that I feel have important info for them to know about, especially with the Nov. elections coming up. If you ask them, I'm sure that they would tell you that : "mom has a problem". Ha, ha! Jack; I have 12 kids who are busy raising their families and don't have time to keep up with the news. Therefore, I send them articles that I feel have important info for them to know about, especially with the Nov. elections coming up. If you ask them, I'm sure that they would tell you that : "mom has a problem". Ha, ha!

]]> By: Robert Allen, Dallas, TX http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/28/e-mail-addiction-a-sign-of-mental-illness/#comment-205615 Robert Allen, Dallas, TX Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:36:15 +0000 http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/28/e-mail-addiction-a-sign-of-mental-illness/#comment-205615 Absolutely not. E-Mail addiction could be no worse than say, cigarettes, heroin, or arm-twisting of super delegates. On second thought Jack, maybe it is an addiction. If so, I seem to have it. Bob Allen Dallas, TX Absolutely not. E-Mail addiction could be no worse than say, cigarettes, heroin, or arm-twisting of super delegates. On second thought Jack, maybe it is an addiction. If so, I seem to have it.

Bob Allen
Dallas, TX

]]> By: Carl Harris http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/28/e-mail-addiction-a-sign-of-mental-illness/#comment-205614 Carl Harris Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:35:51 +0000 http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/28/e-mail-addiction-a-sign-of-mental-illness/#comment-205614 I think I just sent An E-mail Instead of Blog? Is this a good start to my mental illness claim for Government Benifits, Nagh! I love working too much for too little!! Carl in St. Petersburg I think I just sent An E-mail Instead of Blog? Is this a good start to my mental illness claim for Government Benifits, Nagh! I love working too much for too little!!

Carl in St. Petersburg

]]> By: benjaminfalk http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/28/e-mail-addiction-a-sign-of-mental-illness/#comment-205612 benjaminfalk Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:35:37 +0000 http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/28/e-mail-addiction-a-sign-of-mental-illness/#comment-205612 Absolutely. Anyone who is arguing against this is delusional. People are quickly moving many of their interactions online. There is a practical side to it - efficiency, convenience, nearly unlimited information, and so forth - but along with all of that comes the opportunity to escape into another world that, for many people, is more comfortable and inviting than the external world. As the world connects more and more through computers and the internet, we are quickly becoming more and more disconnected from each other. Human interaction is dying. -Ben, New York, NY Go Barack! The world needs you. Absolutely. Anyone who is arguing against this is delusional. People are quickly moving many of their interactions online. There is a practical side to it – efficiency, convenience, nearly unlimited information, and so forth – but along with all of that comes the opportunity to escape into another world that, for many people, is more comfortable and inviting than the external world.

As the world connects more and more through computers and the internet, we are quickly becoming more and more disconnected from each other. Human interaction is dying.

-Ben, New York, NY

Go Barack! The world needs you.

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