1. You must admit to yourself that you have an overwhelming urge to enter a chat room when you are near

a computer.

2. You must make the decision to turn off your computer.

3. You must remove all chat rooms from you bookmark and/or favorites list.

4. Humbly ask your ISP to delete all E-mail accounts.

5. Remove all cookies to chat sites from your computer.

6. Move all appliances (i.e. refridgerator, coffee pot, microwave...) to a minimum of 1,000 feet from

your computer.

7. Make a list of all persons, animals, and plants you have harmed or neglected due to your addiction to

chat. Make ammends with all in person. E-mailing them is not allowed, remember you had all E-mail

accounts removed.

8. Call the telephone company and ask that they disconnect the phone line that leads to your

mode of chat.

9. Remove all identities from you computer that are not listed on your birth certficate.

10. Configure your computer to disconnect from the Internet after one hour of chatting.

11. Call 1-800-END- CHAT and ask for time and meeting place of the next meeting

of the Chataholics support group.

12. Click Here for the final step in ending your addiction

to Chat.