As
many people have
found, visiting
Byron Bay can
be addictive.
The addiction
seem to manifest
itself in two
forms, or 'stages
1 and 2'
Stage
1 Addiction
Stage
1 addiction
causes
the victim
to crave
returning
to Byron
Bay for
their
annual
holidays,
year
after
year.
This
can become
a long
term
problem
and it
has been
reported
that
some
people
have
been
visiting
Byron
Bay annually
for 25
to 30
years.
Even
though
this
in itself
is tragic,
it is
even
more
tragic
that
this
addiction
can be
hereditary
and can
be passed
down
from
generation
to generation.
Symptoms
of impending 'Byronian
Addiction' include:
Changes
in thought
patterns,
including
thoughts
like, "I'll
do it tomorrow."
Statements
like, "I
only use
Byron Bay
recreationally."
(a
really bad
sign)
The desire
to no longer
wear shoes.
The desire
(in males)
to wear their
hair in a
"Pony
Tail".
The only
known cure
for stage
1 'Byronian
Addiction'
is to provide
the victim
with brochures
showing other
holiday destinations.
Though this
strategy
has been
successful
in some cases,
in the majority
of cases,
it fails.
**Important**
The "Pony
Tail"
urge is an
indication
of imminent
Stage 2 addiction.
•
Stage
2 Addiction
WARNING.
Stage 2 'Byronian
Addiction' can
be terminal.
Stage
2 results
in the victim
"living
in"
Byron Bay.
Indeed, there
have been
many people
that have
visited Byron
Bay and have
never gone
home. Stage
2 Byronianism
is not always
preceded
by Stage
1. Some people
have used
Byron Bay
recreationally
only once
and have
immediately
become stage
2 victims.
Stage 2 victims
often live
in denial
of their
dependence
and call
themselves
'locals'.
Suffers also
develop a
'time distortion'
and operate
on 'Byron
Bay' time.
'Byron Bay'
time has
absolutely
no relationship
with 'real'
time.
There
is no 'cure'
for stage
2 Byronianism,
only treatment.
Many people
have tried
to go 'cold
turkey' and
have moved
out of Byron
Bay. This
usually results
in high levels
of anguish
and frustration
and the victim
often 'falls
off the wagon'
and returns
to Byron
Bay. This
affliction
is considered
to be a terminal
condition
as many Stage
2 victims
'die of old
age' in Byron
Bay.
The
Byronianism
phenomena
has been
well documented
(please
click here
to find out
more)
It is believed
by some that
the TV program,
Northern
Exposure,
and its town,
Sicily, in
Alaska is,
in reality,
a parody
of life in
Byron Bay
Byronianizm
is an insidious
affliction
in that the
victim often
does not
realise that
they are
'hooked'.
All that
the sufferer
knows is
that going
to Byron
Bay causes
them great
pleasure
and satisfaction.
They have
a feeling
of well being,
even euphoria,
and are oblivious
to the danger.
The only
hint that
one has been
'hooked'
is that some
people complain
of facial
pain. This
discomfort
is the result
of smiling
continually
for a long
period of
time. The
victim really
just not
realise that
they are
in grave
danger of
dying in
Byron Bay
at the age
of 90 - 95
years
If
you feel that you
are already a victim
of Byronianism
or if you would
like to know more
about this terrible
condition
send E-mail to: byronbayaddictionhelp@byronbay-online.com
Byron Bay Online's
resident stage
2 victim is waiting
to help you
We
CAN Help
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