http://www.forthefainthearted.com/2010/02/05/depression-and-the-internet/ A Church of Ireland Rector in rural Leinster Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:31:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.forthefainthearted.com/2010/02/05/depression-and-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-3126 Ian Poulton Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:17:34 +0000 http://www.forthefainthearted.com/?p=4323#comment-3126 Red wine is bad for you? Oh dear, oh dear, I am in trouble. Red wine is bad for you? Oh dear, oh dear, I am in trouble.

]]> http://www.forthefainthearted.com/2010/02/05/depression-and-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-3120 blackwatertown Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:48:21 +0000 http://www.forthefainthearted.com/?p=4323#comment-3120 I agree with the report you quote up to a point. Exercise and real social contact are very important. But newspapers are always letting their hysteria run away with themselves when they rant on about all the dangers of the internet. One day it's evil, the next it's our salvation. Like red wine, butter, fat, tea, etc, etc. I agree with the report you quote up to a point. Exercise and real social contact are very important. But newspapers are always letting their hysteria run away with themselves when they rant on about all the dangers of the internet. One day it’s evil, the next it’s our salvation. Like red wine, butter, fat, tea, etc, etc.

]]> http://www.forthefainthearted.com/2010/02/05/depression-and-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-3118 Ian Poulton Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:35:47 +0000 http://www.forthefainthearted.com/?p=4323#comment-3118 I suspect it would be in the interest of a television broadcaster, faced with falling audiences, to pick out those bits of the report that were most negative. I suspect it would be in the interest of a television broadcaster, faced with falling audiences, to pick out those bits of the report that were most negative.

]]> http://www.forthefainthearted.com/2010/02/05/depression-and-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-3116 Baino Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:32:43 +0000 http://www.forthefainthearted.com/?p=4323#comment-3116 I think everyone is afraid of remoteness, isolation and a lack of connection. I certainly am. I wouldn't say I'm depressed or addicted but I relish the 'company' that I find through the internet, let alone the convenience. I use it for everything from booking tickets to paying bills. The 'community' side of it comes through blogging and social networking. It does cut into my day a bit but what else would i be doing? Watching television? Surely that's more depressing. I think everyone is afraid of remoteness, isolation and a lack of connection. I certainly am. I wouldn’t say I’m depressed or addicted but I relish the ‘company’ that I find through the internet, let alone the convenience. I use it for everything from booking tickets to paying bills. The ‘community’ side of it comes through blogging and social networking. It does cut into my day a bit but what else would i be doing? Watching television? Surely that’s more depressing.

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