The article hit the nail on the head for me. Maybe someone can offer some advice on my related plight?
I'm like many of you in the sense that I spend all day every day on my computer -- I work in security, and I'm introverted. At the same time, I do crave interaction, and I find that going to bars in my college town provides me with social stimulation (I don't talk to Jersey Shore airheads). However, as I am also a night owl, this is basically my only social interaction for the day: the day doesn't seem complete unless I've talked to people. Therefore, I have become an alcoholic, which has profoundly affected me psychologically, and it's beginning to affect me physically as well.
The obvious solution to this problem is to find forms of socialization that don't involve alcohol. But that's easier said than done: what should I do? I have no hobbies and few other interests that don't involve books.
I'm like many of you in the sense that I spend all day every day on my computer -- I work in security, and I'm introverted. At the same time, I do crave interaction, and I find that going to bars in my college town provides me with social stimulation (I don't talk to Jersey Shore airheads). However, as I am also a night owl, this is basically my only social interaction for the day: the day doesn't seem complete unless I've talked to people. Therefore, I have become an alcoholic, which has profoundly affected me psychologically, and it's beginning to affect me physically as well.
The obvious solution to this problem is to find forms of socialization that don't involve alcohol. But that's easier said than done: what should I do? I have no hobbies and few other interests that don't involve books.
Real advice would be appreciated. Thanks.