How to stop myself using the internet?

cyberbob

If you use firefox there is leachblock

http://www.proginosko.com/leechblock.html

Chris55_2

Hi Lynz,

At least I'll admit to the same problems you have!

If your PC is running Vista or Windows 7 you can use the Parental Controls...

To turn on Parental Controls for a standard user account

1. Open Parental Controls by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, and then, under User Accounts, clicking Set up Parental Controls.! If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
2. Click the standard user account for which you want to set Parental Controls.
3. Under Parental Controls, click On.
4. Once you've turned on Parental Controls for your child's standard user account, you can adjust the individual settings that you want to control. You can control the following areas:
   
   • Web restrictions. You can restrict the websites that children can visit, make sure children only visit age-appropriate websites, indicate whether you want to allow file downloads, and set up which content you want the content filters to block and allow. You can also block or allow specific websites. For more information, see Limit the content that children can view on the web.
   • Time limits. You can set time limits to control when children are allowed to log on to the computer. Time limits prevent children from logging on during the specified hours and, if they are already logged on, they will be automatically logged off. You can set different logon hours for every day of the week. For more information, see Control when children can use the computer.
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which are built in. If you are using XP then I'd google "Parental Controls". You can be your own parent.

Good luck!

lynzpower

Thanks Chris that is perfect!

I shall get OH to set the password on it, I think that will help massively, if I dont know what the password is and I cant override.

climberup

Let's say you want to spend no more than one hour browsing. Set your alarm clock for 1 hour. If after the alarm clcok goes off you can't tear yourself away, pinch yourself hard just behind your knee so that it hurts. Only stop pinching when you stop browsing.

Repeat every time you browse. Your brain will learn that if it does not stop browsing when you tell it to it will experience pain. After a while it will start to obey you.