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Secret Addiction


Addictions are present in almost all of us. Whether it's a chemical
dependence, or simply talking on the phone, they can start to control your life
before you can even realize what is happening. Just a couple of years ago, I
had a problem peeling myself away from a certain activity. As odd as it may
sound, my own computer dominated my life.
I remember the situation quite clearly. In the typical day, I would
return home from school at around 3:00 or so. You see, most kids would set
their backpack down in their bedroom, head to the kitchen and grab a snack. On
the other hand, I was different.
The second I walked through the door, I would immediately throw my
backpack on the floor, ...

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great to be home.
Of course, this does not even compare to the long and never-ending hours
I would spend on this machine. Although my bedtime was supposed to be around 10
or 11 in the evening, I would manage to stay up on this computer until sometimes
as late as 3 in the morning, and this was on school nights as well.
I never really realized how serious this was, until one day my best
friend Trevor called me up on the phone. He told me about a hot new movie that
was out, and I found myself making an excuse as to why I could not make it. But
of course, the real reason was because I had work to do on the computer.
However, the only work I had to do was to play that incredible new video game
that was just released.
It wasn't until that situation where I finally woke up out of my trance,
and discovered something that completely blew me away -- I really did not have a
life. Every time I went on the computer after that occurrence, a feeling of
guilt swept through my body.
What was ...

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Added: 8/11/2007 02:38:49 PM
Category: Creative Writing
Type: Premium Paper
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