KMC anonymous
Hi everybody, my names Gary and I started with KMC on 15th May 2002, at first I thought I would be able to control how often I posted and came on. I would tell myself that it was only addictive to others and that I would be able to limit myself to when I chose to post, but as the months dragged on, the more and more times I posted the harder it became to not post.
My friends all noticed a massive swing in my behavioural patterns and when confronted by them I would become confrontational and abusive, denying that there was in fact a problem and telling them that they were being far too dramatic and were jealous of the enjoyment I was getting when I posted.
One of my friends became interested but after a short dabble decided that it was too dangerous and she quit telling me that I should do the same. When I didn’t and things got worse I started losing my friends and stopped doing other things like having a Real life, my marriage failed because of it. Eventually my best friend decided that dramatic action was required so he stomped all over my modem and locked me into my house so I could not go to an Internet Café. I suffered for those few weeks, the pain of withdrawal is something that I decided I would never go through again and last year I managed to stay away from KMC for a period of a couple of months, however, one sad cold winters evening I decided to post again, just a couple I told myself, and I did, it was exhilarating the thrill and the rush was too much for me to take, I knew that, sadly, I was hooked again and the perils that I had once forsaken were to confront me again.
This is my sad story and I hope it helps stop any newbies from taking things too far, get out before it’s too late, remember ‘Just say no’. If it is too late for you then welcome to KMC anonymous, the first step to cure is to admit you have a problem.