This Forum is killing me slowly

[Timothy]

So, i have a thread titled something like "A Compliment from the heart"

Where i go into detail about why this forum is so awesome and how much i have learned from it.

But i have a problem. I am addicted to it, spending 99% of my free time on it, when im not with my birds. It is cutting in on the very few to begin with hours of sleep that i get per night, I've gone from getting a restful 5 hours to a problematic 2 hours a night because of THIS forum.

And now i am getting to know a few people on here and enjoy the conversations we have and my addiction is getting even stronger, as i bond with strangers birds through video and photo and words.

Any Suggestions?

 

[RavensGryf]

That's very funny Timothy. It's only funny because I know... Many of us here know! Welcome to your new ADDICTION

 

[Kiwibird]

Maybe start a new forum called PFA?

(parrot forums anonymous) lololol

I actually never did much online socially on any subject (like I don't have a Facebook or twitter or anything like that), but I joined this forum to get some quick answers when one of my moms birds got sick a few years ago (turned out he had a stroke). The people were so nice, I stuck around... At that point, we were still struggling a bit with Kiwi, so I started asking some questions about him and BAM, I was reeled in I've actually learned a lot and this is just one of the friendliest places and everyone is like-minded Most non-bird people look at you as though you've grown a second head the moment you start talking about that feathered "decoration" in your living room again:52:

 

[Featheredsamurai]

LOL I was the same way, after a while it wears off a little a little and gets better, there is hope

 

[SilverSage]

Hhhhmmm... if you REALLY need to cut back you can just say mean horrible things all the time until you get banned? Haha, I am NOT suggesting it though

 

[goalerjones]

Once you begin to learn more, you'll look for specific topics. Once that happens you can just drop in and catch up. I look for things I don't know, and i look for new bereavements. Partly because I know how it hurts to lose a friend so I want to help others heal, and partly because I want to know the dangers we face so I can learn from others.

 

[RavensGryf]

Once you begin to learn more, you'll look for specific topics. Once that happens you can just drop in and catch up. I look for things I don't know, and i look for new bereavements. Partly because I know how it hurts to lose a friend so I want to help others heal, and partly because I want to know the dangers we face so I can learn from others.

What, you don't want to just do idle chit chat several times everyday too? lol

Hhhhmmm... if you REALLY need to cut back you can just say mean horrible things all the time until you get banned? Haha, I am NOT suggesting it though

Hahaha

 

[antoinette]

Ha ha heard this story many times before

I too was totally addicted to the forum spent hours and hours on-line.

Set yourself a time limit - and stick to it

 

[veimar]

LOL, don't worry Timothy! You haven't been here for a very long time, right?
I used to spend ALL my free and not so free time here for about first two months of membership, but now I just check in a few times a day (but still spend at least an hour a day!). This is a great forum with great people, and I'm very thankful to belong here.

 

[labell]

I have found that for me it is important to set real time limits on any social media. Life is short and while I love interacting on forums such as these I don't want it to become or consume my life.

 

[Colorguarder08]

I was like that when I first joined until Halloween died then I took a three year break and brought Speckles home yes he was an impulse buy but that doesn't mean I didn't love him. He unfortunately died 9 days latebut I stayed on and am now the proud owner of a 2 month old white face cockatiel. After a while the newness wears off.

 

[Terry57]

I am also addicted, and am here several times a day. I love to get caught up on what is new with everyone's Fids, and what is new in their lives as well. In addition, I have made several friends here that I am so grateful for, and who will be in my life forever
I have never found such a friendly, comforting and informative community as we have here.
There are worse addictions (that is what I tell myself!)

 

[Timothy]

Haha, you guys are funny. Yeah i guess the newness might wear off after a while. But i learn sooo much and its so easy if i have a question that google doesnt help with. And i made a post about my blue and gold's eyes and she got so many compliments it made my heart melt. I read them to her while i had her lay down next to me on the bed (She likes to lay on her back and snuggle. - then she gets ornery like a normal macaw and wants to play rough)

So learning about new bird stuff and being able to brag and get compliments on my wonderful babies has got me hooked!

 

[MrsKay]

Like Terry57 says: "There are worse addictions"
Have you tried SunFlower seeds? hehe

 

[SilverSage]

I don't find they newness wearing off yet...

 

[bonita]

I know my husband left Thursday and I've done nothing else.It's9 pm. Sunday. Bonita

 

[Beckyymayy]

I've deleted most of my social media sites and I've found I've been spending a large period of time on this forum reading nearly every thread but I must admit it is a lot more interesting and educational then FarmVille invites.

 

[Timothy]

I've deleted most of my social media sites and I've found I've been spending a large period of time on this forum reading nearly every thread but I must admit it is a lot more interesting and educational then FarmVille invites.

Haha! This made me laugh

 

[mrsef1]

I used to be be a adventurer like you and then I found the parrot forums (and also took an arrow to the knee).

I find that I too m spending more time on the forums. But I am new to birds and am trying to learn as much a possible.

 

[Boysmom]

I took a 7 month hiatus from the forum, from February to September this year. As I was raising and training a baby Pan I found that I spent too much time on the forum. I spent the time with my birds and family instead of the computer, and it was a blessing beyond compare. I learned so much about baby Flora Jane, I taught her many words and phrases and a couple tricks. forums are great fun but we all need to limit ourselves so we are productive in all aspects of our lives.

Now that I'm back to the forum, I notice many new members and moderators. Thats the fun of a hiatus, its a whole new world when you come back. In the future, I will probably be checking in for a few months and then take time off again.