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Question Title Is Computer Rage Making You Sick, Fat and Unhappy?

The Woman on the Other End of the Phone Wept…

“The world is against me and I can’t take it anymore.” cried the distraught woman on the other end of the phone. She had just called the crisis hotline desperate for someone to help her. “Last week I was in a car accident, my house was broken into, and now my computer has crashed and erased all of my husband’s business files!”

This woman was already having a bad week, but it was the stupid computer thzat finally made her snap.

A New and Growing Anxiety Disorder Affecting Americans

According to a Washington Post report, there is a new and fast growing disorder that is affecting millions of America called “Computer Rage”

and psychologists and crisis hotlines started to see more people and more cases cropping up.

 

Kent Norman, a University of Maryland psychology professor, studies computer rage and its effects. According to Kent, “In the workplace and at home, we’re smashing computer screens, beating on keyboards, and throwing equipment out the window.” What is interesting about this phenomenon is that most people do not destroy, smash or beat on non-electronic items like cars and furniture; it seems completely directed towards electronics, and more specifically computers.

Is Computer Rage Making You Sick, Fat and Unhappy?

Studies have further shown that stress is related to overeating, illness and depression. So it stands to reason that your computer is making you sick, sick, fat and generally unhappy if it is constantly crashing or running slow and forcing you to repeat work that you have already done. And since most people spend their entire day sitting at the computer, problematic PC’s are certainly a huge contributor to poor health and anxiety.

Don’t Be a Victim of Computer Rage

If you already have enough to worry about and want to make sure that your computer isn’t adding to your stress and anxiety levels, then call us today. For a flat rate fee, we’ll monitor and maintain your computer network to make sure you never want to throw your keyboard through the window.

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Article Number: 109
Created: 2007-12-21 11:04 AM
 
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