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Excessive text messaging may be a sign of mental illness

  • 26-03-2008 3:53pm
    #1
    manc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 235 ✭✭


    I thought this would be appreciated here...

    People who send excessive text messages and emails may have a mental illness, according to an editorial in a leading psychiatric journal.

    Dr Jerald Block said addiction to the internet “appears to be a common disorder that merits inclusion” in a new manual of mental disorders.


    http://breakingnews.ie/world/mhojeyqlmhid/


Comments

  • #2
    Genghiz Cohen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,182 ✭✭✭Genghiz Cohen


    Everything in the world may cause some sort of disease or illness or some other crap.

    Why don't people research the nesessary things in life, like how to eliminate chavs?
    Or the next biggest worry, cancer.


  • #3
    Beelzebub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 643 ✭✭✭Beelzebub


    Academics gone mad!


  • #4
    MIN2511
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,398 ✭✭✭MIN2511


    Very interesting, so what do we do now? Stop texting/using internet?

    Bloody acads, they think they know it all....


  • #5
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    You can blame Vodafone for this with their free text offers.


  • #6
    Karl Hungus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    Making bull**** claims like this may be a sign of mental illness tbh.


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  • #7
    Riesen_Meal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,580 ✭✭✭✭Riesen_Meal


    Try telling this to any female!

    Texting is retarded but like most pet hates, has to be done!!!!


  • #8
    BaconZombie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,813 ✭✭✭BaconZombie


    I think you can safely replace "Excessive Text Messages" with "Excessive Posts to Internet Forums"......,
    manc wrote: »
    People who send excessive text messages and emails may have a mental illness, according to an editorial in a leading psychiatric journal.

    Dr Jerald Block said addiction to the internet “appears to be a common disorder that merits inclusion” in a new manual of mental disorders.


  • #9
    Schism
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭Schism


    Pfft, as much as I hate texting and would love to show that article to herself I doubt the process of sending messages counts as an illness.


  • #10
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    Some people may care about this story.


  • #11
    Genghiz Cohen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,182 ✭✭✭Genghiz Cohen


    just no-one here :p


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  • #12
    danniemcq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,163 ✭✭✭✭danniemcq


    must text everyone about this...

    but in all seriousness i've had this phone since just after xmas and i'm on 4622 messages and 15 pic messages :(


  • #13
    leninbenjamin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,983 ✭✭✭leninbenjamin


    danniemcq wrote: »
    must text everyone about this...

    but in all seriousness i've had this phone since just after xmas and i'm on 4622 messages and 15 pic messages :(

    **** man, i dont think i would have sent that many texts over the course of the past 6 years (since i got my fist phone). I'd average about 10 a week i'd say...


  • #14
    danniemcq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,163 ✭✭✭✭danniemcq


    leninbenjamin wrote: »
    **** man, i dont think i would have sent that many texts over the course of the past 6 years (since i got my fist phone). I'd average about 10 a week i'd say...

    a man thats nothing i get about 40-60 a day more now that the gf is away for a week!


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