First of all lets say I have become addicted to hub pages... help!

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   b4murrayposted 14 years ago

   I just began posting hubs about two months ago.
   
   I have become slightly addicted to HP, which isnt good because I should be spending free time looking for a new job...
   
   But I seem to magically land here on HP instead of Job search sites. And I dont think I'll be making a living here anytime soon.
   
   I signed in the other day and my Hub on POP ART was listed on the front page! Yay
   
   I may have to ban myself from the site for awhile.
   
   Dont know if any others have had this problem, with spending too much time here.

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      Karen Nposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      You'll find that a lot of us are addicted to hubpages.
      And you never know, you might just end up making more money here than you think. 

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         Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         I'm not addicted, but I will agree with most of your post.

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            shoganposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Seriously, Cags?  You're not addicted?  How many forum posts do you have? 

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               IzzyMposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               

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               Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               Just because I have a lot of forum posts, doesn't make me an addict. But, nice try.

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                  IzzyMposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                  I'm not addicted. I've never even made a forum post!

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                     shoganposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                     You're both raving lunatics.  I can help you, but you first need to admit you have a problem. 

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                        Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                        A raving lunatic? How dare you apply your issues to me?
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        

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                           shoganposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                           Look...even the rest of this thread is trying to get away from you! 

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      mega1posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      You are definitely so strange and weird!  NO ONE ELSE has ever been addicted to HPages!  Honestly!  We all just spend a little bit of time here and never ever binge out hubbing.
      
      well.
      
      almost never.
      
      so yeah.  I guess maybe sometimes I overdo it, but only when I only have a couple other things I should be doing - like, you know, sleeping or working.  Unimportant things.  So NO, I definitely would not consider myself addicted.
      
      well, maybe a little bit to the forums - but only when I really really have nothing else to do that's important, like paying bills or getting dressed.  But otherwise,  no, I think you're the only hubber who is addicted.  Really! 

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         IzzyMposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         

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      Marzimeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Hubpages is a great place to spend your free time. It's having alone time while helping others. It is like having a intern or voluntary job, just online

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   camloposted 14 years ago

   The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is look to see how my Hubs are doing and how much I've earned during the night. I do this again every time I return to my computer throughout the day, and take a look about every ten minutes when I'm working on my computer.
   I can't help it - I think it's addiction ...

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      paradigmsearchposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Pretty much the same here… When I reach payout (I am creeping there 1 cent at a time…), I am banning looking at AdSense for a month!

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      IzzyMposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      What...you LEAVE your computer during the day???

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         camloposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Only because I have to. Last time I looked was at 6:15 this morning, then I had to go out and have been suffering withdrawal until now.

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      mistyhorizon2003posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Crikey, I do all of that too, it must be contagious

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         camloposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         There should be a warning with 'highly contagious' and 'highly addictive'.

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   wychicposted 14 years ago

   I, too, am addicted -- but don't rule out making a living! Maybe not here on Hubpages specifically, at least not for a while, but plenty of us do earn a living online. I make my living with a combination of freelance clients, a couple of my own sites, and four affiliate writing sites (including Hubpages). My solution to being unable to find a job I liked was to make one .

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   klarawieckposted 14 years ago

   Hello... my name is Klara and I've been addicted to Hubpages for eight months now. I feel GREAT just saying it out loud!!! WOW!!!

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      wychicposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Good luck in your recovery -- I have been in the iron clutches of my hub addiction for over three years, and some days it feels like I'll never be able to find my way out. Now I'm off to write a hub about addiction recovery.

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   Mighty Momposted 14 years ago

   Yup. We are our own 12-Step program for each other.

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      Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      

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   Midnight Oilposted 14 years ago

   Hi my name is David - I am not totally addicted to Hub Pages just yet.  The main reason is because I have to go to work for several hours a day, and Hub pages is one of the restricted sites on the work's computers - so no access at work
   
   I am very good as I resist the temptation to have a quick 'fix' at work using my iPhone too

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      IzzyMposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      You lot are sad!!! Be like me and don't post..ever.

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      wychicposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Better watch it, you never know if someday you'll end up like me and making Hubpages part of the work day instead -- even worse, I got my employee/husband addicted too! My home is a horribly toxic environment.

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   Ohmaposted 14 years ago

   I am not an addict! I am not an addict!! I am not an addict!!!

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   mega1posted 14 years ago

   I'll tell you what hurts.  What really hurts is when you think you've made some pretty good hubber friends.  you know?  and you think you've been there for people.  Then when I don't even come to Hubpages for two and a half days and NO ONE EVEN NOTICES!!  or if they notice they are way to polite or something and so no one says anything - no one say BOO!  I mean, I thought I was important enough in all your lives that when I stayed away (not because I HAD to stay away, but then I did have to see that one Dr. who for some reasons thinks I'm obsessed about hubbing - I'm really not)  when I stayed away all of you fickle hubbers act like I wasn't even gone.
   
   That really hurts.  Big time.
   
      

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      IzzyMposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Look - save the sweet talk for someone who cares - all I want to know is how did you manage to stay away for a whole TWO AND A HALF DAYS!! I mean, where is your sick note? Tsk! Standards these days are falling...

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         mega1posted 14 years agoin reply to this

         I wasn't sick.  I really had to work.  Really!  After all, my Hubber checks don't keep me in Depends so I can really hang out at the computer ALL THE TIME!  I have to work now and then so I can make a difference here with all my close buddies!   I wasn't aware I needed a note - but I suppose I could get one . . .

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            IzzyMposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Course you could! You have a computer, haven't you? Just make one up......and don't let it happen again. I want to see those sick notes in future lady!!
            
            LOL, hey you know I'm only kidding
            
            I've a cheek to talk anyway. I lurk more than post then have a burst for a day or two...which was fine when I was churning out hubs, but I'm still kinda slowed up with the algo thingie.

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               mega1posted 14 years agoin reply to this

               I did sort of notice.  vaguely, that you lurk and post irregularly - in fact, I've decided to use you as my new role model - that way no one will have to know that I'm here, spying, as it were!

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                  IzzyMposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                  Attagirl!

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   mega1posted 14 years ago

   It may have only been two days.  I'm not so good with calendars and days and time and stuff like that.  so, yeah, two whole day, and I didn't even get up during the night to log on!  but that was cuz I was so exhausted from moving around and working.  Not that any of you care!  :_:

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    mega1posted 14 years ago

    from now on, then, no one will know whether I'm actually here, lurking and spying, so they better be nice to me!! 

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    CARIBQUEENposted 14 years ago

    It is a nice place to be to read hubs and answer relevant questions.  However, I am not addicted.  I just like meeting people and sharing.

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