Hello, my name is Paige and I'm a...

..media addict.

I know, I know, the first step is admitting you have a problem.  And I do, I have a problem.  On a daily basis I NEED to know what is happening.  I go on media outlet websites several times a day, I listen to the news radio whenever possible, Perez Hilton is a must and any blogs that grab my interest are fair game.  Is this behavior normal?

I read The Chronicle Herald, MSNBC, CNN, Perez, and sometimes the NY Times each morning and then I check them again in the afternoon. I need CBC news on throughout the day, at lunch and after work and I always check what's trending on twitter. Really I'm a little obsessed. I need to know what's happening in the world and if I don't , I feel really out of touch with life. Is this normal? I don't think it is.

I know lots of people that have no idea what is happening unless someone tells them. At fist, Dan wouldn't know much about what was happening around the world, eventually he realized my addiction and now he watches the news with me.  I don't know if he thinks this will remedy my obsession because I have someone to talk to about these things or if he's simply feeding my addiction.  I hope the former.

So really, I ask: Is there anywhere in this world, aside from my parents kitchen (they're like me...but not as obsessed), that I can find someone who understands? Someone who is obsessed like me?

I'm sure there is and maybe we'll meet someday...but until then...I'm off to read CNN.

Do you read a paper in the morning? Listen to the news? What's your obsession?