Katie+Journal+2

The title of the essay alone is enough to make readers want to read. This was my favorite assignment. The essay was casual and full of realistic ideas about addiction. I used this journal to reflect on my personal addiction of sitting on the computer. Cookies or Heroin? Addiction is very common in society today. It comes in many forms, such as alcohol, drugs, or even simple things like television. No matter what category an addiction falls into. It is still, no less an obsession. Personally, I’m aware I have a problem with internet addiction. Everyday I waste hours on end playing games, shopping, and talking to my friends on the computer. It will even get to the point where I find I’m late to one thing or another because I just couldn’t pull myself away from that computer screen. This is a problem. It is not healthy to be obsessed with anything, especially when the obsession in no way benefits a person. Spending my free time sitting in front of a computer causes me to miss out on spending quality time with my family, waste time, and procrastinate. Many nights my family sits in one room and discusses their day, but of course, I miss out because I’m too busy downloading music or looking at my friend’s facebook. I’m missing an opportunity to spend quality time and form deep relationships with the most important people in my life, thanks to my addiction. Also, I tend to waste time and put off homework assignments, which leaves me scrambling at the last minute to get all my work finished. Although addiction is a negative aspect of life, every one seems to have a few advantages. My advantage of being on the internet constantly is that I know how to access information very quickly. Therefore, when I finally decide to do my homework, I know exactly how to find what I need. Also, it helps me stay connected with a few of my friends I don’t see every day. However, overall my fascination with the web has a negative impact on my life. It is a habit I desperately need to break and plan to work on. The only thing that should have control over a person’s life is them. Once anything else becomes more dominant, people need to take a step back and gain control. It is their life and they should have the power to actually live it.