Hi, I'm Sarah, and I'm researching a programme for Channel 4

[sarah2005]

Hi, members of Gut Feel, let me introduce myself. I知 Sarah and I知 writing to you because I知 looking for brave people to take part in a sensitive television documentary for Channel 4 about modern addiction in Britain. If you池e interested, please read on...

Perhaps you have an unusual addiction?
I知 looking for outspoken individuals who have for whatever reason built a reliance upon the less obvious, especially those things representative of busy modern living, for example the internet, which is why I've come here. I believe most people are closer to harbouring a dependency to things to get them through the day than they care to admit and we池e looking to investigate that. It's intended to be a serious programme.

Do you have a fascinating tale to tell?
What impact has it had on your life?
Has it ever pushed you close to the brink?
Are friends and family aware?
Do they understand?
Have you ever sought help?

Are you a forthright and honest individual willing to talk openly about your addiction?Can you impart words of wisdom and genuine insight to others in a similar predicament?
Are you willing to confront your addiction?

If you池e undergoing a personal journey, and can see benefit in sharing your experiences, in so doing helping others relate to your sitaution, then please e-mail me direct, sarah@addiction.me.uk, or visit: http://www.addiction.me.uk

You might want to tell me a little:
病bout yourself
病bout your addiction
病bout why it is important to tell your story now
冨our age, gender and locality and your locality
(Your details will not be shared and all contact will be strictly confidential)

Thanks for your time.

I really look forward to hearing from you...

[Editor]

Hi Sarah,

Welcome to GutFeel.com!

We encourage people like you to interact on our forum. You have talked about modern day addictions and how they affect our lives. It is very true that the growth of technology has ushered in the society some new type of addictions and one of them is for sure our very own Internet. There are of course other types too...but those are beyond the scope of this discussion.

At Gutfeel.com, we had discussed these on the threads refered below. Pretty interesting discussions! It might help you in your research.

Does Internet addiction lead to a lifestyle change?

Internet: Is it your communication lifeline?

Hope you get the desired inputs,
Happy researching,
Charu

[sarah2005]

Dear Charu,

Thank you very much for your response - I'll take a look at those threads.

Sarah.

[Matt]

Hi Sarah,

I would say, to some great extent I am addicted to internet and some specifics on the net like participating in several forums. I would be really candid in speaking them out here.

I now, couple of people on this forum like rebelliousone, NeoGen and Solitare, who have great degree of addiction.

I feel that your questions need to be modified a bit, to capture some more options.

All the best!

[Neogen]

Hi Sarah,

Internet addiction now-a-days is nothing out of the blue...even kids and adolescents are addicted to it...the computer is seen as a trusted member of every family these days and small children are addicted to computer games even more than what an adult can be addicted to alcohal.

I feel that i myself am dependant on the internet for day to day information...you might call it addiction...but i call it inevitable dependancy

[Ankur]

I don't think i am addicted to Internet Sarah, but yes i do use it on a regular basis to surf and check the mails and to interact at forums like Gutfeel.com.