HOW I OVER CAME SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION AT AGE 44 !

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YankeeGalDownUnder1964

YankeeGalDownUnder1964

Yankee Gal Down Under
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I LEFT SOCIAL MEDIA FOR 1 YEAR
THREW ALL MY COMPUTER STUFF AWAY
AND DID NOT HAVE THE INTERNET IN MY HOME FOR 1 YEAR !
AND IN THAT TIME I HAVE LEARNED HOW ADDICITVE THE DARK WEB REALLY IS !

THE WORLD WANTS US TO THINK WE DONT NEED TO SPEND TIME WITH JESUS ALONE
READING OUR BIBLE
PRAYING AND
ASSEMBLING WITH BELIEVERS FACE TO FACE
HMMM ? NO WONDER THEY WANT YOU TO WEAR MASKS IN CHURCH BUT NOT IN SPORTS
JUST SAYING LOL

USE THIS TIME TO DRAW CLOSE TO JESUS
READ PSALM 2
GUESS WHAT THE HEATHENS ARE RAGING
NOT JUST IN THE GOVERNMENT , BUT THE WHOLE GLOBE !

GOD PUT FAMILY IN THE ARK
SHUT THE DOOR
AND UNTILL I WAS TIME TO OPEN THE DOOR
HE ALLOWED NOAH TO LET OUT A RAVEN AND DOVE

JUST THINK FOR A MINUTE
WHAT IT WOULD REALLY BE LIKE IF THE WHOLE GRID CRASHED FOR 30 DAYS
WONDER HOW MANY WOULD FREAK OUT !

THE ARK IS THE SAFETY OF GOD
NOTICE ITS FAMILY ?
NOT STRANGERS

LOTT HAD FAMILY
LEFT BUT HIS WIFE LOOKED BACK

DONT LOOK BACK CHRISTIANS
TAKE WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH COVID TO
HELP SET FREE OTHERS FROM THE BONDAGE OF SIN ONLY
THOSE IN JESUS CHRIST CAN SHARE THIS GOSPEL

DONT WASTE IT WORRING , COMPLAINING ..... TICK TICK TICK GOES THE CLOCK

GOD BLESS

PS HERE IS A AWSOME BOOK THAT HELPED ME OVERCOME MEDIA ADDICTION

THIS GUY IS A CHRISTIAN ;)
 

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seoulsearch

seoulsearch

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May 23, 2009
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YankeeGalDownUnder1964 said:
I LEFT SOCIAL MEDIA FOR 1 YEAR
THREW ALL MY COMPUTER STUFF AWAY
AND DID NOT HAVE THE INTERNET IN MY HOME FOR 1 YEAR !
AND IN THAT TIME I HAVE LEARNED HOW ADDICITVE THE DARK WEB REALLY IS !

THE WORLD WANTS US TO THINK WE DONT NEED TO SPEND TIME WITH JESUS ALONE
READING OUR BIBLE
PRAYING AND
ASSEMBLING WITH BELIEVERS FACE TO FACE
HMMM ? NO WONDER THEY WANT YOU TO WEAR MASKS IN CHURCH BUT NOT IN SPORTS
JUST SAYING LOL

USE THIS TIME TO DRAW CLOSE TO JESUS
READ PSALM 2
GUESS WHAT THE HEATHENS ARE RAGING
NOT JUST IN THE GOVERNMENT , BUT THE WHOLE GLOBE !

GOD PUT FAMILY IN THE ARK
SHUT THE DOOR
AND UNTILL I WAS TIME TO OPEN THE DOOR
HE ALLOWED NOAH TO LET OUT A RAVEN AND DOVE

JUST THINK FOR A MINUTE
WHAT IT WOULD REALLY BE LIKE IF THE WHOLE GRID CRASHED FOR 30 DAYS
WONDER HOW MANY WOULD FREAK OUT !

THE ARK IS THE SAFETY OF GOD
NOTICE ITS FAMILY ?
NOT STRANGERS

LOTT HAD FAMILY
LEFT BUT HIS WIFE LOOKED BACK

DONT LOOK BACK CHRISTIANS
TAKE WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH COVID TO
HELP SET FREE OTHERS FROM THE BONDAGE OF SIN ONLY
THOSE IN JESUS CHRIST CAN SHARE THIS GOSPEL

DONT WASTE IT WORRING , COMPLAINING ..... TICK TICK TICK GOES THE CLOCK

GOD BLESS

PS HERE IS A AWSOME BOOK THAT HELPED ME OVERCOME MEDIA ADDICTION

THIS GUY IS A CHRISTIAN ;)
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Hi YankeeGal,

I think it's awesome that you overcame your social media addiction! :)

I was just curious, what is your pwn definition of social media?

For instance, we have many people who come to this site and warn us about the dangers of social media, which I completely understand, and I agree that it shouldn't take over our lives.

But what should we all see as being part of social media?

Does this site count as such, or do you see a forum like this as being in a separate category from Facebook, Twitter, etc.?

Why or why not?
 
Subhumanoidal

Subhumanoidal

Well-known member
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YankeeGalDownUnder1964 said:
I LEFT SOCIAL MEDIA FOR 1 YEAR
THREW ALL MY COMPUTER STUFF AWAY
AND DID NOT HAVE THE INTERNET IN MY HOME FOR 1 YEAR !
AND IN THAT TIME I HAVE LEARNED HOW ADDICITVE THE DARK WEB REALLY IS !

THE WORLD WANTS US TO THINK WE DONT NEED TO SPEND TIME WITH JESUS ALONE
READING OUR BIBLE
PRAYING AND
ASSEMBLING WITH BELIEVERS FACE TO FACE
HMMM ? NO WONDER THEY WANT YOU TO WEAR MASKS IN CHURCH BUT NOT IN SPORTS
JUST SAYING LOL

USE THIS TIME TO DRAW CLOSE TO JESUS
READ PSALM 2
GUESS WHAT THE HEATHENS ARE RAGING
NOT JUST IN THE GOVERNMENT , BUT THE WHOLE GLOBE !

GOD PUT FAMILY IN THE ARK
SHUT THE DOOR
AND UNTILL I WAS TIME TO OPEN THE DOOR
HE ALLOWED NOAH TO LET OUT A RAVEN AND DOVE

JUST THINK FOR A MINUTE
WHAT IT WOULD REALLY BE LIKE IF THE WHOLE GRID CRASHED FOR 30 DAYS
WONDER HOW MANY WOULD FREAK OUT !

THE ARK IS THE SAFETY OF GOD
NOTICE ITS FAMILY ?
NOT STRANGERS

LOTT HAD FAMILY
LEFT BUT HIS WIFE LOOKED BACK

DONT LOOK BACK CHRISTIANS
TAKE WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH COVID TO
HELP SET FREE OTHERS FROM THE BONDAGE OF SIN ONLY
THOSE IN JESUS CHRIST CAN SHARE THIS GOSPEL

DONT WASTE IT WORRING , COMPLAINING ..... TICK TICK TICK GOES THE CLOCK

GOD BLESS

PS HERE IS A AWSOME BOOK THAT HELPED ME OVERCOME MEDIA ADDICTION

THIS GUY IS A CHRISTIAN ;)
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Be aware that typing in all caps is considered yelling online. And often not well received.
 
Kireina

Kireina

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Addiction to social media...hmmm...why you considered yourself addicted to social media before sis?


I am using social media to speak to my loved ones and friends...especially since corona virus was just starting...


I have bible app on my phone and my phone is the first thing I pick up in the morning to read the word of God

And I've been on and off on CC since an hour ago I guess lol...to read and post sometimes 😄 So I don't know if I am a social media addict lol 🤔 because if I can still remember Since my first day here on CC around 2015 I, maybe posted more than 4k comments already 😁 Facebook,WhatsApp,Skype, YouTube and messenger are not included 😊 lol that is quite scary... could be I am a social media addict? :eek:
 
Subhumanoidal

Subhumanoidal

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YankeeGalDownUnder1964 said:
sorry got bad eyes lol it happens when you get my age , sorry ;)
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No worries.
I'm getting up there myself. Hehe.
Most browsers have a zoom feature that will make the letters bigger. On most, I believe hitting the alt key and tapping the + key should work. And the alt and - keys to make them smaller.
 
GandalfTheWhite

GandalfTheWhite

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Subhumanoidal said:
No worries.
I'm getting up there myself. Hehe.
Most browsers have a zoom feature that will make the letters bigger. On most, I believe hitting the alt key and tapping the + key should work. And the alt and - keys to make them smaller.
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Or Ctrl and scroll the mouse button up and down :)
 
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joaniemarie

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YankeeGalDownUnder1964 said:
I LEFT SOCIAL MEDIA FOR 1 YEAR
THREW ALL MY COMPUTER STUFF AWAY
AND DID NOT HAVE THE INTERNET IN MY HOME FOR 1 YEAR !
AND IN THAT TIME I HAVE LEARNED HOW ADDICITVE THE DARK WEB REALLY IS !

THE WORLD WANTS US TO THINK WE DONT NEED TO SPEND TIME WITH JESUS ALONE
READING OUR BIBLE
PRAYING AND
ASSEMBLING WITH BELIEVERS FACE TO FACE
HMMM ? NO WONDER THEY WANT YOU TO WEAR MASKS IN CHURCH BUT NOT IN SPORTS
JUST SAYING LOL

USE THIS TIME TO DRAW CLOSE TO JESUS
READ PSALM 2
GUESS WHAT THE HEATHENS ARE RAGING
NOT JUST IN THE GOVERNMENT , BUT THE WHOLE GLOBE !

GOD PUT FAMILY IN THE ARK
SHUT THE DOOR
AND UNTILL I WAS TIME TO OPEN THE DOOR
HE ALLOWED NOAH TO LET OUT A RAVEN AND DOVE

JUST THINK FOR A MINUTE
WHAT IT WOULD REALLY BE LIKE IF THE WHOLE GRID CRASHED FOR 30 DAYS
WONDER HOW MANY WOULD FREAK OUT !

THE ARK IS THE SAFETY OF GOD
NOTICE ITS FAMILY ?
NOT STRANGERS

LOTT HAD FAMILY
LEFT BUT HIS WIFE LOOKED BACK

DONT LOOK BACK CHRISTIANS
TAKE WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH COVID TO
HELP SET FREE OTHERS FROM THE BONDAGE OF SIN ONLY
THOSE IN JESUS CHRIST CAN SHARE THIS GOSPEL

DONT WASTE IT WORRING , COMPLAINING ..... TICK TICK TICK GOES THE CLOCK

GOD BLESS

PS HERE IS A AWSOME BOOK THAT HELPED ME OVERCOME MEDIA ADDICTION

THIS GUY IS A CHRISTIAN ;)
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Good morning Yankeegaldownunder :coffee: As a semi retired lady I'm on both sides of what you wrote.

"Use the internet don't let it use you"

My job uses my phone AP for everything from when I arrive at a job to the notes on the clients, communication with the office, hours worked tracking and pay and also my choices of clients comes up on the AP.etc...

I was so shocked this last year when I got back into the work-a-day world after 4 years of retirement. So much has changed!! The internet and our phones are used for EVERYTHING. We cannot get away from it as we maneuver in society. Even my taxes, banking., income all go through the internet as numbers punched in the right sequence & passwords. YIKES.

After 4 years of losses both personal and professional I'm going back to my small house this August to live in the boonies again and sooooo looking forward to the freedom from society. I won't need to use my GPS to get to houses and other places in cities because it's a small town we grew up in. This last year I"ve been traveling a lot in my car and recently on airplanes and being in other states due to my job so I'm forced sort of speak to enter into the technology of the world. "We are in the world but not OF the world"

I believe God wants us to "go forth" into our society to work.,to make a living and lot's of times it's where the annoying people are.;) We can make a difference if we go forward without fear. Addiction to the internet is another thing IMO. We humans crave interaction on some level. When I was a social outcast about 10yrs ago I found CC and the internet. They were my go to places for that interaction.

God understands our need for human interaction. The great thing about CC is we can shut it down in a second. The same with our email or different informative or social sites., we just shut em down. I got off of Twitter and Facebook and most of social media because of the dishonesty of people., the political deception and censorship. But for the time on them it served a purpose. Today I'm a wiser user.

Now it's time to use the internet and not allow the internet to use me. It's so easy to pull up the BibleGateway site and read ANY Bible version any time. But it's also familiar and lovely to get up in the early morning., get a cup of good :coffee: coffee., holding and reading my large print Amplified Bible and listen and be with the Lord getting His comfort and peace to meet the day. Both ways are amazing.:) The older I get the more I prefer the seclusion of the country & the choice to go forward to meet with people (or not)
 
Lanolin

Lanolin

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well, it was called the world wide web for a reason....or the social network.

i dont know about being addictive, it is certainly something people now use to keep in touch everyday. Before that methods of communication to people far away were quite slow. You had to write letters or use telephone, or before that, telegrams. Naturally, when people engage in conversations, its back and forth and interactive.
I guess depends what kind of communication you do. If its malicious gossip..then its bad.

I would say that things like video games can be addictive, especially for young people. Its not uncommon for some to be up all night playing games for hours at a time. But games are not beneficial to many.

I would say for believers spend more time in prayer chatting with God than chatting with random people and you will reap the benefits. I think groups like CC are ok because believers are more likely going to focus on God more than say a random forum anywhere else.
 
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