There is HOPE.

http://darmano.typepad.com/bloggers_anonymous/

here are some more, from a post on "The Ladder of Blogging Obsession" that I wrote a while back:
- You check your blog before you brush your teeth in the morning and before you shut out the lights at night.
_ You check Technorati and PubSub at least 20 times a day to see how many posts are linking to your name.
_ You own a t-shirt with a slogan about blogging.
_ You scan newspapers for stories about blogging before you read the front page news.
_ You are blogging while you eat your meals.
_ You've turned down social plans so you can blog.

So if I only check off 7 out of 10 on the list, does that make me less addicted?

I swear, I can quit at any time. I swear.

Just not today.

Tomorrow doesn't look good either.

Examining my blog to see if I fit the criteria.

Let's see. I wrote a post on Google search strings that led to my blog. "Check your blog stats a lot." Check.

Affair with blog. Hmmm...skipped out on family, friends, and church functions to blog. Check.

Mental blogging while doing something else. I wrote a big long blog in my head while taking a nature walk once. Once I got back to a computer, it turned out really nicely. Check.

Watching TV while blogging. Gee, does American Idol count? Check.

Blog envy. Hmm. *cough*cough*Mack*cough* Check.

Binge blog. (See my blog two days ago). Check.

Think I can stop at any time? Check.

Know in my heart of hearts that I'm incorrect? Check.

This is my lunch hour. Crap! Check.

And I already know you blog, Ann. Does it count if I think you have a really cute picture? Are blogger-crushes part of this list too?

Help me!

My god - how true are they?!! One thing that struck a chord with me is #8...there are few things I don't look at and think about how I could blog about them, or how I could implement in my marketing plan whatever it is I may be reading, watching, looking at or notice in the street!

BUT, we talk about it as if we are ashamed to be bloggers...we are just at the front of the pack of something that is going to become (or already is!) HUGE.

Admittedly my wife and in-laws think I am a geek for blogging and often laugh at me, but I am convinced it has improved my mind no end.

Things I used to let just drift by, I now analyse to see if they could be of use when blogging or thinking about my marketing plan...if only my colleagues would follow my lead!

Yes to all 10 of those. I can't do...well...anything without running it through a bloggy filter.

I think it's worst for me : I'm thinking about launching a second blog ;))

The point 6 is very relevant : writting posts with good 'scoop' is a challenge of everyday ...
But I think that more important than the scoop is the way you write and express your ideas and then you can reach to turn the most 'banale' info into a very clever post
(I hope you'll understand what I try to tell in this com, please forgive me, I'm just french ;))

"I think it's worst for me : I'm thinking about launching a second blog ;))"

You're hopeless now, welcome to the club!

Well, I'm not addicted to blogs. Yet. :-)

But just to give you a releif - everyone has such a "hobby". And as one of our local journalist written recently - until it makes you happy, it is good. Don't be affraid, you just look weird to others. :-)

He is addicted to gaming. :-)

"2. Your lunch hour has become your “blog hour.” You keep a few posts tucked in your desk in case you need them during the day."

We're only supposed to blog during our lunch hour?

What happens when: Your day has become your "blog day"?

I'm in trouble aren't I?

EGAD. I even check when my students are reading and I'm taking attendance. It's like...will anyone ever read my blogs? And if they do, then what? Then I lapse into pity, "No one is interested. Maybe I'll just keep writing to myself. har" This is either an entertainment obsession or a weird new addiction that I might need tech therapy for. Judie

Quit it. You've been talking to my friends. Okay I have 5 active blogs ... I can stop, really.

Eek, it’s bad. I relate to five of the above.

I am Liza...I am a blogaholic.

Is this the first step to recovery?

I need HELP! badly!

I agree with your portrayal of BlogAnon- as they call themselves! My god! How can those pageview -mocking fools HAVE a blog if they are so against it! People who are alcoholic and are members of AA don't hang out in bars - drug addicts know not to hang with their old pals - the whole thing is just ridiculous!

Come and see some sicko bloggers at Blog Writers and Artists Network. No addicts allowed!

http://blogwritersartists.ning.com/

It it is safe to say I'm not addicted. I don't think I need a support group just yet.