I am sick, unfortunately it's something wrong with my eyes and then the doctor told me not to look at computer screen or TV or books. My eyes need a rest, for a whole week. God, but today I am feeling better after taking some pills and then I can't wait to turn on my laptop. It's weird to keep it shut down while I am at home. I stared at it all the time though not at the screen, and that makes me feel better.
My bf is jealous my computer coz he said the I spent much more time with my thinkpad than with him! Lol. And I joked if my computer's got a pinu!, he can retire, lol.
So I really got to thinking, how many hour are you spending with yr computer? And can you survive without a computer? Share yr thoughts!
[question posted by Denise_Tung]
responses and comments:
My computer is my main link to the outside world, I don't socialize and spend most of my time at home in the safety of my own home, I make a bit of money on the computer, I chat and make friends with my computer and it keeps me occupied, it's also entertaining, without it, would be like going without my fix, I would be totally and utterly lost, my lifeline severed. I would have to get used to it but it wouldn't be easy. I am far too dependent on my computer, but I think it's the internet that is the main reason behind rather than the actual computer itself, without the internet, I wouldn't use my computer hardly at all! [wolfie34]
hi friend, i like your discussion very much. i am already created this type of discussion over a month before.friend, its tough time without the computer. i am experience without computer. i feel very bad when i am not able to access my PC for mylot. but sometimes i have enjoyed my life without the computer when i am going to a trip . and like natural beauty over here.its great experience when you free from machine world. happy mylotting [yadav8797]
Hmmm, it appears that I have the same problem of being obssessed with my laptop. I have been on it since 7 in the morning and its now 1 AM the next day... [headofaxes]
Wow, that's an awful lot of time that you spend with yr computer. BTW, your avatar is really interesting, haha. I thought you were a Chinese before checking out yr infomation, lol. Seems you know our Chairman Mao pretty well. Great!!! [Denise_Tung]
Hi, I think that I can survive without a computer. If there is no computer, I can have a healthier lifestyle because I will not see in front of computer whole day. lol [sdas86]
Well, good for you that you are not addicted to computer. Merry Christmas and happy new year! [Denise_Tung]
as now i am at home and not working,i have become addicted to the computer.the days when the computer goes out of order,i just cannot figure out,how my day will pass? merry christmas and happy new year. [riyasam]
Same here, lol. Merry Christmas and happy new year! [Denise_Tung]
Well, same here. As long as my laptop is out of my sight I don't bother but whenever I'm in room and I see my laptop on the table.. I just can't simply stay without switching it on and then surf of net or do something. I think I can hardly live without the internet and the computer. I listen to the music and do many stuffs in the net. I need my computer really badly. [diillu]
Heehee, out of sight, out of mind! Merry Christmas and happy new year and happy with your laptop! [Denise_Tung]
I think it is okay with me without computer for i have many other things to do without using it. My work is not related with computer and i am not really using computer regularly before, i just use computer often when i started to learn this site. And i am addicted to this now so it would be hard if for me without it but i can still still i guess. happy [Margarit]
Wow, good for you then. Spending too much time with computer has a lot of harms but some of us just can't get away from it, lol. Hurt and happy. [Denise_Tung]
if practically saying...cant survive...so its not...i can survive without computer..happy..but i feel restless without it, even if a day i am away from it i feel when i reach my home and be there at my cozy corner....doing my favourite things like mylotting, but most of the times when i go out in vacation, its not necessary that i will get computer at all the places, and even if i get, i dont spend time there much, coz we go to meet other people and not to be alone at computers, so i manage to survive...lol [eshaan]
H eshaan. Seems like most of the guys here, heehee, called computer or internet syndrom, but we are happy with it, lol. [Denise_Tung]
i can survive without computer but that life is not fullfilled life , even i cant able to be without computer for two or three hours........computer is my one of the part of my body, never cant seperate them........ [pspvasanth]
funny, this discussion comes the day after my home computer died. (i'm using my boyfriend's right now, just to be able to check my email!) ususally, i would be okay with not having a computer for a while, because I would be at work most of the time anyway and use the internet for personal use if i really needed to. unfortunately, i currently work somewhere that doesn't allow me to visit outside email websites and a whole slough of other sites. so i'm kind of stuck. it's a weird feeling, because i've realized how important my computer is to me, that i use my personal email as a way to communicate with friends/family and get information so often that without it, i've found myself calling others to go "can you look this up for me online..." - i don't think i'm the only one that has come to rely on their computer, i think it's become a societal thing, where computers and the internet are a huge convenience for everyone. [theweerouss]
Be careful about your eyes.TV and computer screen make pressure on eyes.Yet we can't avoid computer.It's now part of our life.If I can't seat anyday before my computer I feel I lost some thing.Yet I can survive without a computer.If anybody's only child die he or she survive.God made us so.We can cope with any situation. [bhanusb]
haha.. Your boyfren is indeed really jealous over the computer.. lol =D I can see the reason why.. hehe ^_^ Right now, i'm spending about 5-6 hrs in front of my computer everyday.. Most of the time, i will be mylotting or at review sites as well as PTC.. Thus it makes my time online well spent.. But i can do without my computer too, as i will get bored of it if i were to face it for too long.. lol =D It's good to take a break from it, once in a while.. hehe [kun2349]
Hi kun. 5-6 hours is ok. You are one of the few normal guys here. Congratulations! [Denise_Tung]
I can spend hours and hours on my computer, but I can also spent months without it. So I am addicted to it-yes, but I can treat it. [LordFilip]
Wow, my lord. Hours and hours and yet you can treat yourself. Awesome and I admire you, so much, LordFilip. [Denise_Tung]
i dont think i would last very long without my compuer..its lyk the only souse of entertainment i hav at th mo..i'd be bored out ov my head without it [fivhi89]
No denise, I really cannot stay away from my pc. I'm addicted to it. My girlfriend too doesn't like it a lot. You know what, even if i do not have any work on my pc or on the net, I switch it on and open my browser. Ofcourse some or the other thing attracts me and i end up wasting too much time... Thats what internet is made for i guess,so that more and more people will get attracted to it... Take care buddy, happy mylotting... [pratyushtamhankar]
My computer is my life! I don't think i could survive without it. lol. When the power goes out or it crashes i got absolutely crazy!! [ashybaby87]
actually I would not be able to go without a computer, I make the money to pay my bills with it. My boyfriend also needs his computer for work as well, he would probably lose his business if he didn't have a computer, it is a very important part of our lives. [winterose]
no way for no computer! It is the only way I can survive right now especially that my husband is out of the country. [mae1216]
Well it looks like you're not resting your eyes right now! Unless you are over your sickness? Anyways, if I couldn't read, watch TV or use my computer, I would go crazy. What else is there to do? I mean, I would be perfectly fine without the tv, and even without my computer for a little while, but without all three? I would lose it. I would probably just spend a lot of time sleeping! Which wouldn't be so good! [coxjamir]
Until cell phones become more powerful and are able to handle PC/Mac Capabilities. I will always be addicted to my computer. I remember when my computer went down for 2 months, it was a disaster. I felt like someone passed away. TV just doesn't do it for me anymore. Maybe it's the lack of quality in TV Shows these days. [Scribbles]
i can't survive without a computer.. coz' the internet is my main source of my homework.. lol.. but it's bad to spend much time on the computer.. it can ruin your social life.. like what's happening to your boyfriend for example.. you need to have discipline on your self.. [kingmax24]
kriky hope you get better soon! I'd go nuts without my pc. Mostly cos I use it for work all in all I work about 10 hours a day building my software company up at the moment! so without it for a week I'd be screwed!!!! [fleischwolfe]
Thanks for your concern:) I am going nuts now coz I have nothing to do now but I can't spend too much time on my computer. Oops you! [Denise_Tung]
Our computer is good because it can help us in a lot of ways. Yet, our computer should not be the object of our love because it's not the most important in life. Your boyfriend is jealous because he knows and observed that you put more time in it. I think that if you get married, he may think that the situation will not change and you love more your computer than him. Yes, I can live without a computer. That has been my life many years now!lol [learn2earn]
I hope your eyes feels better soon Denisehappy The longest I have been without a computer was for 7 months I believe, this was back in 2002 . I can survive without a computer but it's difficult to go without a computer once you have had one for years then stop. I depend on my computer a lot for many things. If I need a number I use the Yellow Pages online, if I need movie times I check for it online. If I need news & any type of information I use my computer online for this as well.Oh and I love shopping online and listing to music on my computer and I'm addicted to Adobe Photoshop. I do many types of things on my computer and life is different without it. I usually watch more TV,read more books & play with our Playstation more when I don't have a computer. My son has his own computer also so we are all pretty much addicted to having computers in my household..lol [cassandralynn]
Hi, I love your avatar. It's so beautiful and I can't think other words to describe it, really awesome! Thanks for your caring. I am suffering now coz I can't spend too much time on my laptop and I am sick:( [Denise_Tung]
I know I dont like to be away from mine more than a day or too becaude I will have tons of emails from mylot friends1 [Lakota12]
I think computer is very important to a modern people, so to me now, I can not lead a normal life without the exsiting of the computer. But to many people, like my mother, they have no sense of that, they can kill their time by watching TV, reading books, go shopping and so on. I think how they computer to me is much like how the elctricity to people in the world. No one can think they can live well without it. But still can survive. [dandan07]
I am a friendly person in nature. i love talking and meeting new friends. we all knew that computer help us to communicate and to make our work done easily. but actually i can perfectly survive without a computer. because still there are lots of ways to make friends, and communicate those people who are close to our heart. and also to finished our work easily also. it is just a matter of patience and waiting. [Gwapako_28]
My job requires me to look at a monitor the whole day I'm in the office. WHen I get back home, I do the same thing, but more on personal stuffs. I'd say I spend a good 14 hours in front of my pc, so yes I can't survive without a computer, and an internet connection for a day. [brady2moss]
Hey Brady. Great avatar, so cool! I love it like you love yr pc, lol. [Denise_Tung]
Definitely not. I spend most of time my time everyday in front of my computer surfing and playing games, or downloading music and watching vids in utube. My computer is very useful because I do some of my researches for school projects and stuff like that. Maybe I'll be insane if I'd be forbidden to use my computer in a day. Hahahaha, I'M so sticked to it coz it also helps me communicate with my friends. That's it, hope you'll have a nice day. Take Care ^_^ [francislazo_25]
I can survive without a computer for a while but i don't think i can for a long time.. computer has been part of my life.. it's been helping me to earn extra bucks to pay off some debts.. [gracie04]
I could live without it but I really wouldn't want to. I don't get on it much during the day unless to pay a couple of bills and maybe quickly check my e-mail. Still at night, this is what I do when I get out of work. I'd miss it a lot if I didn't have it all of a sudden. [sid556]
I thought I could survive without a computer, but then my computer broke down and that made me realize how I addicted to my computer that I've become shocked I don't know how many hours I spend online, but it is a lot. I feel lost without my computer, because I use it for so many different things, and there are so many things that I participate in via the computer. My computer has become a big part of my daily life, probably too big a part.... [Porcospino]
I'm in middle school, so I need my laptop a lot for homework and assignments. I wouldn't be able to survive without it, because all of my work is one there! I am always at home on my laptop, surfing the web and playing games. I probably wouldn't be able to last even 5 hours... [oXAquaXo]
OMG no I love my computer. I would be so lost with out it. I am on it every day playing games blogging and clicking lol. I dont know what I would do with out my computer. Oh wait yes I do I would clean my house but I would not be to happy about it to say the least. [Autumnrose2008]
Well, I can survive without computer. But the truth is, we depend already on the technology today. Most of us use computer for quicker access to information. I don't need it but I want it. It means that, I can live without it but I would be happy if I have it.:) hehe [trickjoseph]
i can not live without pc !i spend 10 hours perday in playig computer as a daytrader.i want to say that i have become a abnormal guy.you should be careful of this . [josephjota]
Hi joseghjota. I will be careful with you since you are an abnormal guy, lol. [Denise_Tung]
i am sick,unfortunately its somtejen udnuwhd uydwd fon [sudha124ragu]
Denise_Tung, I would not want to be in the same situation as you are, and I certainly would not be going against the doctor's "orders" here. I suppose one has really got to have some self control especially when using the computers be it the workstation or laptop. I would advocate that you do the sensible after your recovery and not have yourself staring at the screen over long periods of time. Take a break, what's there to catch up and/or more important than your own health? Besides, you need to be aware that there might be the risk of radiation as well, and over long periods, you might be asking for real problems especially with fertility issues. So, don't do things that you will regret later. You are still young and time is still on your side. Take care and compliments of the season. [skysuccess]
Hi, my dear friend. Thanks and I feel so warm to read your response, always. Ok, I am taking your advice now and will not mylotting for a while. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! [Denise_Tung]
What's a pinu?! Anyway, like you, I am on the computer every day. I don't think I've missed a single day so far, hehe. I'm so addicted to the internet because there's so much information on it! It's not really the computer that I need but the internet connection. I think I'll be okay without the computer only if I'm on vacation and there are new places to visit every day. As long as I am occupied, I won't need the internet for a while. [mimico]
Hi mimico. A pinu! is pinus and I use the exclaimation mark to repalce the "s", lol, to make it more acceptable, heehee. [Denise_Tung]
Oh,sorry to hear about your eyes! I hope that wasn't from the computer? And I have had to survive without my eyesight for a few weeks. Awhile ago I had the wrong contacts prescribed to me and they scratched my eyes up. I had to put drops in every few hours. It was awful. I don't think I could survive without the internet now though! I am always online-for work and for talking to friends. I use it all the time! I would be really sad if I couldn't use it. I am probably online way too much also. [michiganrawfood]
Yeah, I am doing the right thing as you did to the eyes. Putting drops into my eyes every two hours and sorry I can't spend too much time on my computer. What a torture for me:( [Denise_Tung]
no chance cause most of my friends are in other countries so I need my computer, I also have a job on my pc so I really need it, best thing about my pc it keeps me out of trouble. [WayneCAlderman]
It depends on how much you need computer for your living.See,computers are meant for us and we are not living for computers.If you have to survive without computers then you have to.For me,I usually spend some 4 or 5 hours before my computer and I am not addicted to it.If you have to earn your bread right before your computer,then only it matters.Even then if you are advised to avoid computers for your health,it is better to look for other chances.After all we are needed to survive at any cost.And I dont think computers are more fit than us.Cherrs! [srganesh]
ofcourse not. it is very nasty to live without a computer. i will also spend most of the day with the computer in my home. i will share thoughts with my friends through mails. without computer life is bore. as i experenced it. one or other day i got my computer problemed. then i got confusion, but i can do nothing. i left it and brought another one. but sitting and working with the computer leads in to many problems like eye sickness and many others. as i told as iam a doctor. thank you. [vallepalli4319]
Oops, it's nasty to live without a computer and that's not a samll thing:D [Denise_Tung]
Well there's nothing in a computer that if one stop using it will die. but ya it becomes habbit. and for me it has become part of my daily routine. Daily oin the morning as soon as i gey up my first task is to switch on my computer. sometimes its open all night while i am sleeping. lolz. so ya.. because its now a part of my life so.. yes its difficult to live without a computer now. [niteshme]
I am an introvert and dont like talking much with people. It's only online that I feel i can talk and share my experiences. Even when not online I like doing some stuff on my computer and exploring its features. SO imagining even a single day without my computer is like absolutely unimaginable for me!! [swtpareek]
I spend 8 hours in my computer when i am on holidays.....but during working days i use 2 hours maximum...yes it is pretty addictive and some time in holidays my eyes turn red and i get abnormally anxious about nothing and my heart beat is fast after using my computer for 8 hours.i only get out o fmy chair for going yo the washroom and to eat.....lol well i guess i am a hardcore addict... [sudarsan7532]
That's ok coz you are not the only addict. You see, we have so many addicts here, lol. [Denise_Tung]
The time that i spend on my computer is the only thing that i am not able to control in my life, lol. When i start to surf, it just begin with one page and then continues to many other web sites caused by the mass of information that internet provides us those days. So I say that I spend over 11 hours per day on my computer. [randy80]
I hear someone can't control over computer. 11 hours!!! Awesome and you become my idol! [Denise_Tung]
hm, I spend many hours on my computer, on msn, playing games etc, sometimes I switch from my computer to the laptop etc:O and when i am on laptop, I watch T.V:P, when i have school i wake up at like 6:30am in the morning, go on laptop till like 8:10am and then go to school, when i get home at like 3:15pm, I go straight on computer -.- or laptop lol. and stay on till about 11:30 o.o and go to bed after, and wake up at 6:30 etc... although, on weekends... I'm on from 6:00am on that day to like 3:00am the next morning, or... i do have all nighters sometimes on the weekend with my mate from msn etc. I could not survive without computer since I'd really be bored otherwise. My mates irl are not really my mates:O so i spend my time on computer etc. that's it:p [Dragon93]
Wow, definitely ou can't live without yr computer:D [Denise_Tung]
yeah , absolutely i can ``` cannot lolll `` you sick !? really !? is it serious !? so worry about your eyes `` the same to you , maybe even more ``` i use my pad more than 15+ hours everyday `` you use the thinkpad !? oh , that's great , so expensive , it must better than my Dell `` suggest you to eat the more carrot , so do i ^_^ that's good for your eyes , you will rehabilitation fast ``` a good news , we have the free internet to use , so lucky ahha ```` Merry Christmas , friend `` you and your 6_6 [myskina]
Hi myskina, I checked you out and you are in Xi'an city. Wonderful place! You really spend too much time with yr pc and I guess you have to eat a lot of carrots to make up for your eyes, lol. I am having a rest for this whole week at home to make my eyes feel better, haha. That's the doctor's order and I have to obey it. Merry Christmas to you, my friend! [Denise_Tung]
hi! good that your ok now. i cant imagine being in that situation i am almost online more than 12 hours. when i am at office i am in front of a computer then when i go home the first thing that i do is open my laptop and connect to the internet. the reason why i am always online especially at home is i am talking to my boyfriend. i think it would be hard for me if i miss a day of not using my laptop. although i know, it will happen especially when i am out of the house. oh it did happen for two days when i am confined at the hospital for complicated migraine. i feel so bored and i miss my laptop a lot. hehehe.... nice discussion i rated your discussion positive. [roselynm1023]
Since I am programmer, no wonder that I'm in love with computers and cannot really go without it. I'd never had listened to a doctor if they said something like that to me. I'd grab the first chance to disobey. To put it more simply - I am addicted to my laptop (just like ice-cream) :) [neuronic]
Oh, My friend, pay attention to your eyes and your health,please. I feel quite regretful about my long-time using computer, because my eyesight dropped heavily these days. But I can hardly continue my study without computer, so use the computer for a while and then rest your eyes for a while will be the best method. [yhlovenj]
Yup, my eyesight drop sharly, same as you, yet I can't quit spending long hours with the computer. Thanks for the advices. [Denise_Tung]
Technically I can certainly survive without a computer but it sure would feel like I'm not! I admit I am guilty of spending too long on the computer. Sadly it is my little seven year old daughter who occasionally asks me to "pleeeease!!Shut it down, mummy!". It is at those times that I have to take stock of just how long I spend in front of the PC. It is hard because as a writer I obtain a lot of enjoyment from typing my thoughts into my laptop and then there's MyLot of course, I have to make myself shut it down and spend some time with my family. I am getting better, I try to close it off when school finishes each day. Holidays are a challenge! [paula27661]
Aha, shut it down, pleeeeeeease!!! You are a writer. Awesome!!! Admire so much!!! [Denise_Tung]
Sorryn to hear about your illness. Hope you get to feeling better soon. As for the computer. I have used a computer for years both at work and at home. I have earned money with the computer. Now I just kind of use if for fun. I normally do whatever I have to do for the day and if I have time left over after everything is done I will generally spend it on the computer. I enjoy talking with other people and finding out how people feel about things. I do not have to use it to make a living so it is much more enjoyable. If I make some money thats fine if not thats fine too. So I would say my dependance on the computer is determined by my every day activity and not the other way around. [eeyore39]
That's very nice to hear! Becoming addicted to computer is not a very good thing, anyway. Good for you. [Denise_Tung]
I can certainly survive without a computer and during Vacations and holidays, I don't even miss it. I used to worry and obsess if I can't log into my computer even for just a day but I have gotten over it. Normally, I spend at least 8 hours a day with a computer but I can do away with it anytime. It does make my life easier and keeping in touch a with friends and relatives who are abroad just like a walk in the park but I can live without the compute if necessary. There are times that I may need to check important things even during vacations or holiday, but then again, i can still do without it and survive. [cdparazo]
Aweome. You certainly have a very healthy life and you are among the few "normal" ones. Congratulations! [Denise_Tung]
Hi friend, I really I don't imagine my self without a computer, the internet is really interesting! and I can not decribe it will lol anyway, thanks for this discussion and keep up the good work [Very_Nice_Man]
Thanks for appreciation:) [Denise_Tung]
Hi dear sad to hear that u r bnot feeling well and ur eyes have some problem First i would say "GET WELL SOON" then i wopuld say "FOLLOW WHAT DOCTOR SAY" and then i would say, i can live without computer for 7-10 days as friends know how to catch me and i know how to get hold of them Take care [cupid74]
Hi cupid. Thanks for your caring:D I am feeling better now so I am here again, heehee. Wow, you can survive for 7-10 days. That's awesome!!! Merry Christmas and happy new year, my friend! [Denise_Tung]
lol... same her, i 2 cant wait 2 switch on my pc, i feel sick if i dont use my PC 4 a day... even if i have nothing 2 do, i just switch it on even 4 sum mins... :) tc of ur bf dr... lol [shehzu]
Hi friend! You better take care of your eyes than on your computer. We can survive without a computer but it is difficult to live without the eye sight. So dont play with the eye sickness. You can still sit on computer when you are out of your eye sickness. Be careful and have a nice day. [nini89]
Hi nini. By the time I am writing this post, My eyes are feeling better now. Thanks for your caring and Merry Christmas!!! [Denise_Tung]
I am on the computer atleast 12 hours a day but that's because I am doing my money making sites. I would not spend that much time online if I wasn't making money. [camomom]
i can live without it but i will be dead bored what else is there to do except going on the computer making money playing games and talking to ya m8ts on msn. [mkmoney]
Though I know I could survive without a computer, I would probably admit that it wouldn't be the same anymore. I often use the computer whenever I have free time and just use it to browse the net and look at email and updates on the sites that I have joined. Some work, be it for school or for work, would be more difficult to do without computers as it is utilized to process things and print documents. It might take another amount of days just to adjust on the absence of computers for someone like me, I guess, more so for those who use it not only for leisure but, along their profession. [ratyz5]
In todays world a computer is necessary for everyone.I never think how I live without a computer because I addicted with it .Now that I've shared with you all I'm sure there are many person live like this.I felt bad when I have not no computer and internet for surfing.you know I love computer it is everything for me...it is my tool,it is my friend I could connect all my friends by through internet.I could make love friendship and many more....and still waiting for doing many more things with my computer. [HOW2DO]