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Do You Find Yourself . . .

Preoccupied with the Internet (thinking about previous online activity or anticipating
the next online session)?
Spending longer and longer periods of time online in order to escape or feel satisfied?
Unsuccessful at efforts to control, cut back or stop Internet use?
Feeling restless, moody, depressed or irritable when attempting to cut down or stop
Internet use?
Staying online longer and more often that you originally intended?
Coastal Counseling Center Can Help!

Coastal Counseling Center is offering a group to help adults untangle
themselves from Internet Addiction!  The cost is only $20 for the
assessment and $20 per group session.  You can enter the group at any
point (after the assessment) and exit after the fifth session or you may
stay until you conclude you have the tools you need to use the Internet
without becoming tangled in the web again.  We do ask for a commitment
to the program for at least five group sessions.  Contact the Center for
enrolling into the program.
None of us starts out with the intent to become addicted.  We
become bored or just curious - perhaps wanting something to
bring a little relief to life's struggles.  We find ourselves staying
on later & later and/or more often than we planned.  We may
feel bad or guilty that it has affected our relationships.  We
make promises to ourselves and to significant others.  Then
boredom or the need for relief returns.  We tell ourselves, "I
need this!  I deserve to have an outlet!"  Before we know it, we
are tangled in the web.
No One Plans To Be Addicted . . .
It  All  Starts
In The Mind
No website would be complete without a few statistics . . .
Across America . . .

  • 68.9% of Americans regularly use
    the Internet
  • 22 billion hours are spent online
    per month in America (that is the
    equivalent of one person being
    online for 3 million years)
  • 13.7% find it difficult to stay away
    from the web for a few days
  • 8.7% conceal non-essential use
    from family and friends
  • 5.9% of relationships suffer as a
    result of excessive use
  • 5-10% of web surfers suffer from a
    dependency upon the web
  • 1 in 8 individuals show signs of
    problematic use
In The Workplace . . .

  • 67% of employees admitted to using the
    Internet for personal reasons during work hours
  • 60% of companies have disciplined employees
    for inappropriate Internet use
  • 30% of companies had to terminate employees
    for inappropriate Internet use
During These Workplace Hours . . .
(despite company policies prohibiting personal use)
  • 6% use Internet for auctions
  • 8% use Internet for gambling
  • 18% use Internet for pornography
  • 23% use Internet for news, weather, surfing...
  • 24% use Internet for online shopping
Sources:  Internetworldstat.com; NetAddiction.com;
CyberPsychology & Behavioral Journal (September 2009)
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And . . .

You have jeopardized or risked the loss of a significant relationship, job, educational or
career opportunity because of Internet use OR
You have lied to family members, your supervisor, or others to conceal the extent of
involvement with the Internet OR
You use the Internet as a way of escaping from problems or of relieving an unpleasant
mood (feelings of helplessness, guilt, anxiety, or depression).
If you find yourself honestly identifying to more of these than expected, you may have become Tangled in
the Web.  Whether it is an addiction to porn, social networks, gaming, or just excessive surfing, you are
probably spiraling out of control!  There is good news:
Have you become
T a n g l e d   i n   t h e  W e b ?
How close is
this to your
reality?
Click here to return to our home page.  There, you fill find forms you can print,
complete and bring with you to the assessment.

Click here to print the Tangled in the Web flyer to share with others.