If you have experienced any of the following symptoms, there is a good chance you are suffering from Internet ADHD and should seek professional help….
- You get online for a very specific purpose but all of a sudden you’re inserting your face onto a virtual body that’s dancing Gangnam style and you have no idea how you got here.
- You check email, then Twitter, then email, then Facebook, then email, then Pinterest, then email, then Twitter….all in the span of five minutes.
- You log onto a photo stock website to find a picture for tomorrow’s blog post, see a picture of a bow and arrow, which makes you think of Katniss from The Hunger Games, which makes you look up the release date for Catching Fire on imdb, which leads you to a trailer, which reminds you how excited you are for Divergent to be made into a movie, which leads you to Veronica Roth’s blog, and then your husband tells you it’s time for dinner, so you go downstairs and the next morning, your blog post goes live….without a picture.
- Your husband has thrown away the brand new artificial Christmas tree because you were on the computer when he asked if he was tossing the right one.
- Your family knows that when you say, “I’ll be off in two minutes” they have time to watch a movie or a football game. Or maybe both.
Seriously, am I the only one?
Let’s Talk: What are your symptoms?
I used to get concerned about a college friend spending a lot of time on the internet. Lo and behold, it’s happened to me. Especially the checking e-mail, Facebook, e-mail, Facebook part. This is an addiction and I need to cut it out like the cancer it is.
Sigh, I’m the same way. I always tend to drift away in another tab, whether it be searching up questions or wanting to listen to any songs that come to my mind at the moment. Meanwhile, the tab i opened up for a specific reason, to do something like homework, or just a movie that too on pause, gets lonely. IT SUCKS
HILARIOUS. And so true. To pretty much all of them. hehe.
It’s really bad when the 4 year old asks permission for something you would have NEVER allowed…..
absolutely you aren’t the only one! how about this one:
You scorch foods via different mediums (stove top, microwave, etc) because you planned on checking the suggested cooking time on the internet recipe but instead found a link to how fast you can type per minute.
at least as a therapist, i supposedly can help myself. lol!
Totally me.
Or you worry you’ll spill the contents of your meal on your laptop because you are page-hopping while you stir at the stove waiting for something to boil, or have Pinterest open for a recipe and figure you can blog hop while you fry an egg. 🙂
No, you’re not the only one.
Realized recently that I check my social media upon awaking in the same manner in which people used to read the morning paper!
HA! Love the tossing of the artificial tree! LOL over here. Yes, hubby does not always understand my speed-demon checking of email, FB, twitter, etc. Platform building. Yes it is. Grin.
Oh, my goodness! I have Internet ADHD! I’ve been diagnosed by Katie’s blog!! 🙂 I have all the symptoms. I think one of the symptoms not listed above is denial. I’ve been denying it all along, but my family could have diagnosed me years ago. 🙂
This is brought a big smile to my face! Bless you people.
Okay. Were you spying on me this morning???????
I thought the internet was supposed to make our lives simpler. What happened!!!
Does this mean I have to stop?
When did you post that grumpy cat picture, Jennifer?
So when is Divurgent coming out in movies?
It’s 11 o’clock and I haven’t eaten breakfast yet. Too busy….
Hugs!
LOL….that is soooo ME! LOL
I’m so guilty and need to get a grip. Thanks for a funny reminder to close my computer and get out of my pajamas. It is almost noon, you know. 😉
Guilty. 🙂
I’m totally there!!! And wait, Divergent is being made into a movie? When?!
Off to check…hehe.
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes. Hilarious.
I actually get mad about my Internet ADHD sometimes. I don’t like how unfocused it’s made me! What’s the cartoon where the dogs say “Squirrel!” Yeah, that’s me on the web…
lol You’re definitely not the only one! I find myself scanning when I read…and I never used to do that. I have to make myself concentrate more. I’m so used to blocking things from the internet too that I rarely “see” ads or anything like that.
Seriously good stuff here, Katie! You made me chuckle. 🙂
This isn’t me at all. I paste my photo on the website that lets me try on new hairdos.
So so funny!!! And yes I can 100% relate to this. And so can my family!!
Okay so anyway…did you see that picture of the grumpy cat on Facebook?
Oh Jennifer, you make me laugh on a daily basis.
Glad to help.
🙂
*Grinning* Funny Jennifer. 🙂
Well, I must say…*I* have maintained my high level of self discipline and perf…hold on…
Ha! No you’re not. I do the circuit – fb, twitter, pinterest, instagram, repeat – at least three times a day. And if I found that gangnam style thing, i would totally do it. For my whole family. In fact, I’m meant to be writing right now and I saw your blog… you know the deal. By the way, I just finished Wildflowers in Winter. It was stunning. From the very first sentence, it was just … wow. The way you use words is inspired, the voice was there from the word go. Looking forward to Wishing on Willows.
Thank you Sally! I’m so blessed by your encouraging words and so encouraged that you enjoyed Wildflowers! I hope you’ll enjoy Willows just as much!
Glad to know I’m not the only one running that particular circuit.