Ebola be spooking me, but not the way you think.
I'm going to be honest. The ebola outbreak is scaring me. That case in Texas has got me more than a little frightened, but for entirely different reasons than you might think.
I'm not scared of catching ebola. I'm scared of losing internet access if there is an infrastructure breakdown. First world problems much? I've become so wrapped up in the computer that the thought of losing access for a long time scares me more than catching a disease that kills people more often than not. Anyone else seeing an extreme problem there? Because I do, and it is extremely disturbing.
It's not like I haven't gone without the internet before. I've gone without it for a month willingly, just to prove to myself that I could. But to think about it now is absolutely terrifying.
But there is hope for me. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has an addiction recovery program, and my parent's home stake (think dioscese in terms of comparison) will be going through all 12 steps in the coming weeks. After all, addiction comes in more forms and affects more people than you might think, and all can benefit from learning how to recover from it.
Besides, if I can see a problem within myself and acknowledge that it is a problem, I've got a good start on getting over it.
I'm not scared of catching ebola. I'm scared of losing internet access if there is an infrastructure breakdown. First world problems much? I've become so wrapped up in the computer that the thought of losing access for a long time scares me more than catching a disease that kills people more often than not. Anyone else seeing an extreme problem there? Because I do, and it is extremely disturbing.
It's not like I haven't gone without the internet before. I've gone without it for a month willingly, just to prove to myself that I could. But to think about it now is absolutely terrifying.
But there is hope for me. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has an addiction recovery program, and my parent's home stake (think dioscese in terms of comparison) will be going through all 12 steps in the coming weeks. After all, addiction comes in more forms and affects more people than you might think, and all can benefit from learning how to recover from it.
Besides, if I can see a problem within myself and acknowledge that it is a problem, I've got a good start on getting over it.