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Summary: Addresses a growing trend in relationships!
Review: "Caught in the Net" is a timely and important reference for women or men whose spouses have had affairs with someone they met online. As co-facilitator of a divorce support group, I was struck by the stories that verify this phenomenon is growing rapidly. "Caught in the Net" provides keen insight and critical advice to cyberwidows, and it can help those who got swept up in their own cyberaffair.
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Summary: It saved my marriage from a cyberaffair!
Review: About a year ago my wife began chatting and suddenly developed a cyberaffair with a man she met over the Internet. Our once happy marriage quickly turned into chaos as she now wanted a divorce. Not only was this difficult for me to cope with, but our children ages 9-14years didn't understand the personality changes that took place over their mother. Kimberly Young's wonderful book explained the lure of cyberaffairs and online relationships. It is the first book to really get at the heart of what makes cyberaffairs so seductive. Not only does she speak to the "addicts," but her book offers specific ways that spouses can cope with cyberaffairs and gives practical advice on how couples rebuild the trust in their marriages. After reading the book, my wife and I are now in marital therapy and on our way to repairing our relationship. All I can say is thank you to Kimberly Young for writing this book as it helped save our family from falling apart.
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Summary: an invaluable resource for the addicted and their loved ones
Review: Caught in the Net is an invaluable resource for either those who find themselves addicted to internet use or for those who find their lives impacted by a loved ones' excessive internet use. As a recovering chat addict myself, I can vouch for the kind of misery this dependence causes. I, like many other married people I met online, found myself "falling in love" with charming members of the opposite sex and thus jeopardizing my long and happy marriage. As one fellow female chatter expressed it: "I thought I was happily married until I started chatting!" I, like another reviewer of the book, question the likelihood that anyone who has experienced an addiction to chat, is going to recover without abstinence. I found that although I thought I had broken the cycle, once I returned, I was experiencing the same "buzz" and "high" that led me into difficulty there in the first place. The only solution for me was to swear off forever. Dr. Young's book was a refreshing change from the "nudge-nudge, wink-wink" approach to the phenomenon I found in so many other books on the subject which failed to recognize how this problem is devastating real life relationships and how real people in one's life are neglected in favor of attending to the needs of "virtual strangers."
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Summary: This book could save your marriage, job, sanity, family!
Review: DON'T GO ON THE NET WITHOUT READING THIS BOOK FIRST!As someone was was deeply addicted to the Net (but use to laugh at such a notion before) I can tell you that this book is exactly 100% on the mark. Internet addiction hurt my university studies very badly as well as my job performance and family life. No, the Internet is NOT all bad! But it can be. Behind all the hype there is a great deal of very painful and dangerous territory that you will never hear about in the media, wall street driven rosy analysis of all the benefits if cyberspace, or computer/Internet magazines. I know several families who have been hit very hard upside the head by the Internet's litle publicized and know dangerous. People who use to laugh at notion of the Net being a source of addiction have lost their jobs, marriages, and much more. I have seen univeristy/college students (MANY) lose a year or two and thousands of dollars of their parents 'education money' with no degree/diploma to show for it. When HR personnel, schools, and families in general begin to realize that the Internet can be a very dangerous and costly (not just in monetary terms) trap they will come to appreciate the great importance of this book and the message it conveys. If you are on the Net or considering getting it for your KIDS, SCHOOL, WORKPLACE, OR HOME -- STOP! READ THIS BOOK BEFORE YOU DO IT. Five years from now (maybe less) I can see a great many lawsuits being levied against employers and schools for jumping on the cyber bandwagon without due consideration for the potential suffering, pain, and cost the Internet can bring to individuals, families, marriages, children, students etc. etc. Then this book will surface as a hidden treasure. Net addiction can strike anyone. It is no laughing matter. It is not trivial nor should it be ignored. Do yourself and those around you a BIG favor -- read this book! Give it as a present to a relative in college/university or to a friemd who is considering exposing their home and family to cyberspace.YOU COULD END UP SAVING SOMEONE'S MARRIAGE, CAREER, FAMILY, OR COLLEGE EDUCATION. NOTE: I was disappointed but the author's failure to mention the very dangerous and REAL link between Net addiction, Shopping addiction, and gambling. Cybershopping is full (and growing by the minute) of 1-click, easy to use, painless shopping sites. Spending money, maxing out credit cards, and even gambling has never been easy -- right from the comfort of your own home, school, or workplace. Perhaps a next edition will draw the links.
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Summary: A practical guide for Internet users and their families.
Review: From the weekly e-mail, letters, and phone contacts that I receive from readers, it appears that Caught in the Net has hit a nerve close to home for many families. Internet addiction had previously been an unrecognized problem that caused significant harm to real-life relationships. My mail suggests that the various recovery strategies provided in the book have proven to be a lifesaver for many Internet-addicted individuals. And it has been a useful guide in how to control and effectively manage on-line time with off-line activities. Caught in the Net has also helped concerned family members to better understand the nature of their loved-ones' obsessive on-line use and this knowledge has even helped to save some families from breaking apart. In particular, spouses whose marriages were devastated by cyberaffairs and cybersexual addiction found comfort that they were not alone and validation for their feelings of frustration, jealousy, and anger. Therapists have eve! n commented that the book has been effective in helping them treat Internet-addicted clients such as chat room junkies or compulsive on-line gamblers and shoppers. So if you or someone you love has a problem with how much time is spent on-line, this book will help.
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Summary: Buy anything other than this book.
Review: I made the subject the topic of my final year Uni. project.
Without labouring the point, buy anything that isn't by K. Young.
OK alternatives are Griffiths or Grohol.
Good to see you looking at the subject - just don't buy a Young book.
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Summary: A wonderful self-help guide for Internet addicts!!
Review: I spent most of my time chatting away for hours and I forgot about my family and friends all the while. Kimberly Young's book helped me to figure out what was missing in my life and why the Internet held such great appeal. The book was able to balance the positive aspects of online use, especially chat room friendships, and help me to uncover other issues in my life that contributed to my addictive behavior. The book really dealt with the issue in a straight forward manner and I felt like I wasn't alone in my struggle. The case studies supported the theory presented and the book offers great practical advice.
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Summary: It helped me A LOT!
Review: I use to use the computer since 1997. I use to be on it 40+ hours a week. Now I use it about 5 hours also, sometimes way much less. The book showed me the problem is real. And my family was right, I did have a problem with using the internet too much!
It was scary reading the book and saw I had a big problem. It helped me so much to open my eyes...
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Summary: Simple, right on the mark, and powerful
Review: I was addicted to the Internet a few years ago. Dr. Young's book helped me recognize just how addicted I was and offered excellent suggestions for breaking the habit. It changed my life. It sounds silly to be addicted to something so seemingly harmless, but I was. Thank you, Dr. Young, for writing this book. Rhonda, VA
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Summary: Kudos, Dr. Young!
Review: I was addicted to the Internet a few years ago. Dr. Young's book helped me recognize just how addicted I was and offered excellent suggestions for breaking the habit. It changed my life. It sounds silly to be addicted to something so seemingly harmless, but I was. Thank you, Dr. Young, for writing this book. Rhonda, VA
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