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I believe my mother is addicted to her computer. Everyday, you will find her sitting at her computer almost non-stop, playing Solitaire & other card games. At the beginning, it didn't bother me. However, gradually over time, seeing her sitting almost constantly at her computer has began to worry me. I'm worried because I think my mother has grown heavily-dependant on her computer to make her happy. She even has her computer in her bedroom & on some early mornings, I've caught her sitting at her computer playing the same games. I'm worried that the computer is making my mother's depression worse than it was before because she keeps having sadness/crying spells & when I've asked her what was wrong, she says she doesn't know. I strongly believe the computer's responsible for the worsening of her depression as she has gradually become withdrawn & hardly keeps in touch with her friends & family. Here's my mother...computer, smoke, eat some food, computer, sleep & back to computer.
Whenever I have made any attempts invite her to do things with me, most of the time she says she can’t because she’s busy & doesn’t have enough time (that’s her way of saying, “I’d rather stay here at my computer”). I enjoy using the computer too, just like I’m doing now. However, the difference between my mother & I is that I only stay on for one hour at a time & then I go off & do other, more important things. Later on in the day, I sometimes come back on for another hour & then get off again. I enjoy living my life, being outdoors & socialising with people, not wasting it in front of a computer screen ALL DAY LONG. I’ve already told my mother more than once that I’ve grown very concerned with her great lengths of time she’s always spending on the computer & I don’t know what to do anymore.
What do I do? How do I make her cut back? I’m not expecting her to stop using the computer forever, just cut back a little & live a happy & healthy life.
Whenever I have made any attempts invite her to do things with me, most of the time she says she can’t because she’s busy & doesn’t have enough time (that’s her way of saying, “I’d rather stay here at my computer”). I enjoy using the computer too, just like I’m doing now. However, the difference between my mother & I is that I only stay on for one hour at a time & then I go off & do other, more important things. Later on in the day, I sometimes come back on for another hour & then get off again. I enjoy living my life, being outdoors & socialising with people, not wasting it in front of a computer screen ALL DAY LONG. I’ve already told my mother more than once that I’ve grown very concerned with her great lengths of time she’s always spending on the computer & I don’t know what to do anymore.
What do I do? How do I make her cut back? I’m not expecting her to stop using the computer forever, just cut back a little & live a happy & healthy life.