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Interwebamouria
Interwebamouria is a condition that causes a person to feel a loving connection to the internet. The person may feel as though they love a certain website, or just the interwebs in general. Sufferers of Interwebamouria are known as Interwebamouriacs.

The name comes from 'Interweb' meaning Internet and 'L'amour', which is the French for love.

Symptoms
Non stop surfing of the internet. Having a user account on almost every website imaginable. Having multiple Gmail accounts. Having more internet friends than real friends. Blogging daily, Maybe even twice. Continuous Tweeting, Tweeting what you are eating. Feeling jittery when you are not near a computer/phone. Jumping when you hear a bell, thinking it is a twitter update. Having alarms set for 2am to watch someone do a live show on blogtv on another side of the world. Insomnia caused by the refusal to leave the computer and go to bed. Checking Youtube subscriptions multiple times a day. Boothing on Dailybooth.com more than twice a day.

Many other symptoms are involved, usually noticeable by the intense urge to go on the internet.

Websites that may be loved include
www.youtube.com

www.bebo.com

www.facebook.com

www.wikipedia.org

www.myspace.com

www.twitter.com (People who love this specific website are also known as 'Twitter Whores')

www.lookfantastic.com (Usually girls or gay guys)

www.google.com

www.dailybooth.com

www.blogger.com

www.blogtv.com

www.ustream.com

Almost any other website can be included in this list.

How To Stop
Interwebamouria cannot be stopped immediately. It takes months to fully forget about the websites that you are addicted to and It may even come back if you are exposed to the internet for long periods of time. Interwebamouria may take over your life, You should try to stop by;

The first step is to turn off your computer, just think about saving energy and the environment. Although it may feel like plugging out someones life machine just to save electricity, You CAN do it. Just press the 'OFF' button. (But finish reading this first)

Next, If you are using the internet on your phone, you must turn off your phone. If possible, you can use an old phone without interweb connections. This will completely stop any connection to the internet.

Do not be tempted to turn on the computer quickly to check you Youtube, or Dailybooth, YOUR LIFE WILL NOT END WITHOUT THE INTERNET.

Now, using a phone without the internet, Call a friend.

Ask to meet up and go to the cinema/for a walk or anywhere that does not have internet accessibiltiy.

You will feel the urge to tweet and/or blog about your day out. This is natural. You must fight the temptation. Watch television or read a book. You may feel the need to tweet this too, its fine, just embrace the feeling and move on.

Once you have gone a week without the internet, you may allow yourself your other phone back. You will be challenging yourself not to use the internet. If you can fight this urge then you are doing well at removing your dependance on the internet.

If you feel, after 3/4 weeks that you are ready, you may move on the the next step;

Warning Some participants may not be ready for this step. Please allow an extra week as this will reset the whole process if done too early.

Slowly, turn on your computer. Allow yourself to use ONE website. You may catch up on your Youtube subscriptions, Check you Dailybooth or Blog. Only one though. After approximately 45 minutes turn off the computer again.

If you have come this far you have earned the priveledge of using Twitter on your phone, daily.

Repeat these steps, Allowing yourself 3-4 hours of internet time a week until you slowly lose the dependance you previously had on the interwebs.

Hopefully, your Interwebamouria will be cured.

Interwebamouria Conclusion
This Virtual condition is not easily cured, and takes weeks of work. But if done properly with the right motivation, You can detox yourself of it.

I wish you good luck :)