SANDY, Utah, Jan. 23, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- There are a million stories and reasons why people do the things that they do online. For author Teri Brooks, her story begins with the color fuschia and a Web site. Little did she know as she entered the pretty fuchsia site that it would be the first of her many visits to hell. Enter the fantasy world of online chatting where alter egos are born, temptations are nurtured and relationships broken. Brooks shares her true experiences of her online addiction that drastically changed her life in her book, Cracked Vases.
Why do people do the things they do online? One common reason is boredom while others are lonely and genuinely looking for companionship. Some men and women are lost and find themselves caught between an unhappy relationship and the fantasy world of online chatting. Being online and adopting an alter ego can be exciting, especially since it allows you to become someone else. With it you can be more confident, bolder and perhaps more attractive to the opposite sex. This alter ego, however, can also attract trouble, bringing you misery and pain. It starts out as a minor distraction, something to pass time and boredom. Then it turns into an addiction, as well as a challenge to one's self worth. Cracked Vases reveals the truth of online alter ego betrayals through the author's own painful experiences.
The author at first embraced her new online identity since it added spice and excitement to her life and dull marriage. But as it grew into an addiction, it led her to a drinking binge every night and brought her insecurities to the surface. Brooks felt that she lost her self worth in her search for excitement and sex. As her marriage fell apart, she began to pick up the pieces of her life and found herself again through the love and support of her friends and family. She shares that others shouldn't sell themselves short and that she shares their pain. Never give up on yourself and never give up on love. Though burned by love, Brooks still embarks on a quest to find the love she was always looking for. This time, there would be no more pretenses - only honesty and good intentions. Did Brooks finally find love? Get a copy of Cracked Vases and find out!
Cracked Vases * by Teri Brooks
Online Alter Ego Betrayals
Publication Date: April 8, 2008
Trade Paperback; $15.99; 285 pages; 978-1-4363-1068-0
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