The Internet: The Latest Form of Addiction?
Internet-Related Addictions
In my travels through cyberspace, I have noticed an increasing number of websites and blogs discussing various forms of Internet-related addictive behavior. In fact, I have recently encountered the following online dependencies: porn, gambling, video games, comment addiction (i.e., checking the comments on one’s blog), Internet addiction, blog addiction, Technorati addiction, forum addiction, information addiction, MySpace addiction, and addiction to Bloglines.
This inventory is obviously not an official list gathered from the medical or psychological literature. It is interesting to note, however, that Internet users themselves are the ones labeling their online behavior and the online behavior of others as “addictive.”
How Dangerous are Internet Addictions?
While the more “typical addictions” such as alcoholism and drug dependency are more established regarding the various forms of treatment and therapy that are available, employed, and researched, other dependencies, such as the above mentioned Internet-based addictions, are not. The question, however, needs to be asked: how serious are Internet addictions? To help answer this question, consider the following statement made by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine in a recent study on Internet addiction: “The United States could be rife with Internet addicts as clinically ill as alcoholics.”
Addiction Horror Stories
Even though most of the addiction horror stories I have read about pertain to the more “typical” dependencies such as alcoholism, drug addiction, and substance abuse, other Internet-related dependencies such as “game addiction” are starting to share the headlines. For instance, there’s various stories circulating the Internet about teens and young adults who play online video games 18 or more hours per day.
As disconcerting as this is, the most shocking and disturbing Internet-based addiction story I have heard so far is the following. In 2005, a 54-year-old male, unable to take a break from his online world, died from starvation. How is this possible you ask? Easy. For 7 weeks before his death, he posted comments into one forum after another every 30 seconds, while refusing to eat.
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Hilot: An Alternative Medicine Treatment
Alternative medicine has risen so quickly in popularity that many forms of alternative medicine treatments have been brought into the spotlight.The alternative medicine massage treatment is among these.
Massage is a great way to relax the body and take away the stress and problems of the day. The more common reasons that people get an alternative medicine massage is to rid their body of kinks and to feel refreshed afterwards.
The History of Hilot
Hilot as an alternative medicine massage originated from the Philippines. There are several varieties of this kind of alternative medicine massage. It has been a usefull way of treating so many things from the flu to sprains and even dislocations. It is embedded in the culture of the country and there are up to this very day, a few people who practice this type of alternative medicine massage.
The mang-hihilot or masseuse tends to guard their secrets methods of kneading and herbs that this is now uncommon to get a person who is skilled at it. Due to the close guarding of the trade secrets of the masseuse, they only teach their close relatives this art of alternative medicine massage in order to keep the line going. Hilot goes as far back as the 5th century in the tribes of the Filipino people. It is unfortunate to note that there are no written facts or documents regarding the exact ways of this alternative medicine massage. What has been handed down from generation to generation of mang-hihilot contains variations added or subtracted by the current masseuse. Read more
Stop Hand Sweating
I went through so much of my life, self-conscious to ever shake hands or give high fives. My wet, slimy, sweaty palms held me back through so many social interactions. It’s really hard to believe it took me so long to finally find the natural treatments that ended this problem for me.
Anyway, I DID it! And now, life has really completely changed for me. I know that sounds a bit exaggerated but – truly – not having sweaty hands anymore has changed my life!
If you’re suffering from sweating hands, I totally empathize. I’ve been there and it’s pretty miserable. The good news, however, is that I’m about to give you some great natural treatments to remedy your problem and get you results FAST! Let’s get to it shall we? Read more
