Rehabilitation Centers: Methadone Facts

Question: Are there rehabilitation centers for television addiction?

(Posted by: LUV on 2010-03-08 21:17:10)

I never thought about it, but is there? lol this question just kinda entered my mind. also, i have a friend who watches TV like 6 hours a day O_O

Posted by: avatar r0xz on 2010-03-08, 21:17:46

Yeah it's called the woods...

Posted by: Steve on 2010-03-08, 21:21:09

Its has bad as being on the computer 6 hours a day which some people stay on for 10 hours a day. Also there are most teenage boys that play videogames all day and sneak to play videogames at night aswell. No i dont think there isint because this usally happens to kids not adults. Parents just tell there kids to stop, ground them, make them play outside like a sport. Anything to get you off sitting down all day. Its also bad for your health and not because of the old thing people said about television giving off radiation. New tv's dont have that anymore. Its bad for your health because your not getting any excercise at all and you block out everything else on your mind like doing chores, homework, ect. Sorry if i talked alot anyways i hope this helps

Posted by: nmnf_43 on 2010-03-08, 21:24:00

I don't think so lol, but technically if someone was clinically addicted to TV, I'm sure they could get treatment at a regular mental health facility. They usually treat addictions for just about anything.

Posted by: Tom on 2010-03-08, 21:35:04

I dont think so why would their be if its not a physical drug or something that goes into your body the government doesn't care and they cant even get drug prohibition right just look at marijuana Prohibition for example. TV addiction is not a physical addiction like most drugs but it is a phycological addiction or in layman's terms, the body doesnt need it but the mind thinks it does. I probably watch to much tv, but thats due to having insomnia and there aint much else to do if your nocternal but if i dont see it i dont miss it and when i watch it i at least try to watch something that i can gain knowledge from i.e documentaries. But people can watch more if they want to escape from the real world i suppose and the worlds depicted on the TV are basically guaranteed to return to normal! But in life to make things better it takes real conviction and drive and some people just dont have that at some point in their lives i my self have felt like i have lost a bit of drive since developing my sleep condition and so in my case TV is just an easy way to pass the time although if i have something else to do ill do it its just its hard to keep at a 9-5 day when your body wants be nocturnal! So no i doubt their is a TV rehab because its just a phycological addiction which means that its is fairly easy to get rid of. thats not to say that their isn't some sort of therapy for it but i think that most people will just watch because their lives a worse than the rubbish on TV because no matter how bad it gets on the big screen its always fixed by the end. Sounds a bit sad but its true!