Avoiding Forum Land addiction

It's time for me to sign off for the night. My goal is to stay out of Forum Land for the whole weekend. I know I almost certainly won't achieve that goal, but hey, it doesn't hurt to aim big. @NikNik my tummy hurts...and I'm pretty sure it isn't from eating too much nutella. It frightens me how much faith people place in "experts"...as though if things aren't working, it could never possibly be the "expert's" fault. I kind-of want to talk out my big feeling, but I am sleepy. The feeling will have passed by morning won't it. Can you maybe just drop by here and say goodnight @NikNik? One day my feelings won't be so big, or so easily triggered. Well that's the plan anyway. Night.

goodnight @Phoenix_Rising

Hey everybody, look at me, I achieved my goal of staying off the forum all weekend. Hey @CheerBear, @Former-Member @Shaz51 @utopia @Former-Member @Former-Member @NikNik @CherryBomb and a bazillion other people, how super awesome am I. I feel very empowered because I know how addictive online forums can be and even though I think the SANE forums are a super cool resource, I know you can definitely have too much of a good thing. Yay for me. Oh and if you are trying to picture what I look like while I write this, I look pretty much like squirt does in this clip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXfZmauKiqM

Good night Forum Land.

hello @Phoenix_Rising

I agree with you wholeheartedly re transferring one need ie facebook connection to another need, sane forums.

I recognised that I was on here too often after a couple of months of joining. might be more not sure.

I did limit my attendance, perusing, responding times.

When I ended up in hospital even though I knew that I had isolated myself in my home for about a year, apart from family get togethers where I attended with mask, armour, smile, I had concerns that I was reaching out to the forum as opposed to help on offer.

Now back home, I am walking again thank goodness. I still havent been to the shops a huge part in isolating in past.

I have noticed that I have had to stop myself from logging in to check for replies as someone else mentioned.

I too am limiting my time to morning, lunch then that is it for the day.

Looking at computer screens, phone screens the lights and electronic matter that builds them is bad for our eyes, yes does affect our calming down pattern in our bodies also, over stimulating us.

I do understand though that everyone of us have different needs, some need night time contact, others morning contact.

I joined to find information re schizophrenia so am continuing searching re that subject as well as replying and checking in on friends whom I have made along the way.

all in all whatever works for us as individuals bearing in mind outcome is still helpful.

yes phoenix a check up every now and again is excellent advice.

oops I have written another essay again. am trying so hard to dot point, just not me. just read as far as you need to yawn. xx