Breaking News: OCSCD is Real

Ok guys this is serious so hear me out. I think some of you may not like to hear this but it must be addressed.

A recent study done by the psychology department at Harvard claims there has been a psychological disorder developing that is, “Sweeping the affiliate marketing industry and leaving ruins in it’s path”. Experts are referring to this illness as Obsessive Compulsive Stat-Checking Disorder, and apparently it is something to be taken VERY seriously. Read below…

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Associated Press

RED ALERT:  OCSCD is sweeping entire affiliate industry and leaving many families torn apart. Reports state that no affiliate is safe, not even work at home mom’s making  less than $100 per month. Here are some symptoms to look out for.

People suffering from  OCSCD are often:

• Aspiring affiliates
• Bloggers
• Nerds
• Procrastinators
• Know it alls
• Forum Trolls
• Spammers
• Super Affiliates

Warning signs that you or someone you know may have OCSCD.

• Bags under the eyes. (Due to lack of sleep)
• Complaining of eye strain. (From looking at stats all night)
• Back Pain (From sitting in front of a computer all night)
• May seem restless or anxious when not in front of a computer. (Stat withdrawals)

Apparently there are two forms of the “disease”.

1. Stage one OCSCD – This is a mild stat checking disorder which only effect people who stats are always at zero. This is quite easy to over come as some people often get sick of it and decide to quit trying to be an affiliate.
2. Stage two OCSCD – This is where the disorder begins to have a direct effect on the affiliate’s life. This usually affects affiliates whose stats are actually impressive.

Stage two is the most dangerous form of OCSCD. Some affiliates are even calling it an addiction. They start out just checking their stats only on the weekends, but this usually leads to more and more stat checking. Before they know it they are checking stats every hour just to “make sure they are still there”. One affiliate even reported having what’s called a “Groundhog’s Day” every day in which he would wake up early, check his stats, and depending on whether or not they were high or low would determine whether he went back to bed or started working.

Experts are calling Google’s Adsense a gateway stat that can lead to other more serious stat checking. One day an affiliate is innocently checking their adsense stats, and the next thing they know they have moved on to harder and more dangerous stats such as Kontera and Azoogle.

Even your kids are at risk…

One super affiliate reported that she caught her kids and their friends on her computer late at night checking her stats. She apparently didn’t hide her stash good enough. She discovered this when she heard exclamations coming from her office like, “OMG I am statting my balls off right now!” and “Dude, I am so F***in’ statted right now it’s not even funny”.

The only cure for OCSCD is to practice proper self control and to keep telling yourself that stats are not all there is in life.

All I can say is wow. This is getting out of control. I even found these pics of Shoemoney and John Chow setting a great example by statting out of control. Something has got to be done.