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“My name's Jim Shelley and I'm an addict(有瘾的人)...”
With these words I began to1the problem , the problem of my telephone addiction.I used to call people2, from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep.I3to be phoned ,I wanted to phone .Just one more call.
It started socially-a few calls each day.It seemed4, just a quick chat.Gradually though, the5got worse. Soon it was6use, until, finally, addiction.
And it began to affect my7. During the day I would disappear for8call .If I couldn't make a call , I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring .Getting more and more9,in the end , I would ring someone , then someone else,10myself just one more call.
I was phoning people and11messages to make sure 12calls would see me through the day . I used to arrive at friend's homes and before the door was closed , go straight for the phone with the13“Is it OK if I just use the phone...?” At work ,I became14when my fellow workers tried to15me from using the phone.And one day I hit my boss (with the phone ).Finally , the police caught me16a phone box that had taken my last one pound coin, and I was17to see a psychiatrist (心理医生).
I haven 't18a phone in the house for three weeks now , and it 's several days19 I used a phone box .I try not to watch TV because there are20 people on it making phone calls.My name is Jim Shelley and I am an addict.
