Teen addicted to text messaging gets fired, then receives treatment

A teenager from Paisey, Scotland, who has not been identified, has recently been treated for a text-messaging addiction. The 19-year-old spent approximately £4,500 on text messages.

He had sent about 700 text messages a week plus 8,000 e-mails a month, for which he was later fired from his job for. According to the text addict, the majority of the messages sent were to his girlfriend, who he later broke up with.

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The text-messenger claims that there was something comforting about receiving text messages on his mobile phone and there was always an element of curiosity when he received a message.

According to Professor Patrick O'Donnell, a psychologist from Glasgow University, he says new technology could bring new dangers which could signal the beginning of a worrying trend.

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