Hello.. my name is Jake, and I'm a Digitolic.
(Everybody say "Hi Jake!")
Counselor: So Jake... tell us, when did you first realize you had a problem?
Jake: Well ma'am, I spent a long time in denial actually.... it started so easily and innocently, you know?
Counselor:Tell us Jake, how did it start?
Jake: Well ma'am... it started when I was a kid. Back in those days, everyone used film, you know. I just took pictures and got my film developed. Back then, no one knew about the addiction or the craving...
Counselor:Yes, yes... go on.
Jake: And then... (sobbing begins)... it just... I don't know. It just happened. My tolerance for film got so low... only 36 hits from the roll. So you know, I had to move onto something stronger, something more powerful. My first taste of the sweetness of the forebidden digital fruit was a Kodak DC-40 and then a little Sony, but soon even those weren't enough.
I needed more.
More more... MORE I SAY! MORE!
Counselor: Jake, calm down. You are scaring the kids.
Jake: Shut up, this is my story.
Counselor: Please, Jake... tell us when you knew you had a problem....
Jake: (sobbing continues) It was after a trip to Indonesia.... I was looking through over 5000 images on my laptop and that was AFTER I had already deleted a lot of the obvious discards.... that was when I knew.
Counselor: Knew what Jake, it's ok, you can tell us.
Jake: I knew... (sniff).... that I was a Digitolic and the file folders, organized by location, date, and dive number... those were proof of my addiction. There was no denying it anymore. I was out of control. I shot 130 pictures of pygmy seahorses on one dive then went back later and shot 184 more pictures of them!!!!!!
Counselor: Well Jake, thank you for sharing that moving story with all of us.
Jake: Arent you going to counsel me and help me with my problem?
Counselor: Actually, no, I was going to go buy a nice DSLR for myself.
Jake: But I'm an addict. Arent you supposed to like, say something encouraging or give me advice or something?
Counselor: Jake, this is a Weight Watchers meeting.
Jake: Oh. Weight Watchers, huh? So who wants a chocolate donut?
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Digitolicism... It can happen to anyone.
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