Do you ever feel like you're getting addicted to Lit?

[catalina_francisco]

Hello Catalina. That sounds very productive depression! How do you have the energy to do these things when you are depressed? I would have thought that posting expends less, and thus why a lot (it would seem) of people find them selves turning to it. I suppose it depends on how deeply involved one is in Lit (the more involved, the more energy).

LOL, it goes through various levels. Sleep is a big part of my life due to depression unfortunately. The housework phase is another place where I can at least bury myself in it and later feel at least I have done something productive. I am working on trying to force myself into doing something depression or not, anything, as it does help depression but it is just too hard most times....spring is helping a lot but still not on a scale of functioning.

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[TaintedB]

*sneaks in quietly*

Hi - I normally post on the Playground (don't hit me ), but I have to admit to lurking around here often, because it can get a little too light over there sometimes. I felt compelled to post because the comments here about depression+increased posting are really interesting.

I know full well that when my mood goes down, my Lit posting goes up. I'm not commenting on why anyone else does it, but I confess that I am a true reality avoider. If I really should be doing something else (like, maybe checking the outside world still exists...) and I'm depressed, then the internet becomes my very bestest friend with cherries on top.

So what do you do when you know you're spending too much time here, but just can't motivate yourself away from the keyboard? How do you break the cycle?

I think I am the opposite of you. When I feel bad, I crawl in my shell, and all my socializing goes way down. So for me the way to stop posting on lit so much would be to make myself feel bad? Hmm, somehow that doesn't sound like a a very practical solution. :/

I honestly don't know how people break the cycle or kick the habit. Maybe we just don't.