Dear Nurse Ansalong:
I love the Internet, and until a week ago, I was on it every free moment I had. But this week, I faced a lot of reality - just doing things with my friends, doing things outside of my house. I realized I'd been spending much too much time at my computer, and missed reality. I decided the only thing I could do was to give it up for a while. I think when I made that decision, however, I hurt a lot of people. I never meant to hurt anyone's feelings by leaving. I just had to get my real life back. How can I convince them it's not their fault? That this was something I needed to do for myself?
-D

D, I know just what you mean about the need for "reality". I spend my entire workday looking at a computer monitor, so, when I get home, one of the last things that I want to do is look at my machine for more hours. Everything is good in moderation so it's perfectly normal for you to want to do something with your non-cyber friends. If you want to explain why you "disappeared" to the cyberfriends, then send them emails basically explaining why you did what you did. If they're your true friends, then they'll understand.

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