Internet Addiction

The World Wide Web is informative, convenient, and fun. There are varying opinions on the subject of Internet addiction. Some say that the Internet can be addicting, to the point that it disturbs one's life and the lives of those around him. Others say that there is no such thing as Internet Addiction Disorder-- getting pleasure out of a computer is not the same as getting pleasure from cocaine or any other drug. Whether there is or is not a bona fide disorder, the Internet is disrupting many people's lives.

Symptoms of Internet Addiction :

1) Using the online services everyday without any skipping.
2) Loosing track of time after making a connection.
3) Goes out less and less.
4) Spending less and less time on meals at home or at work, and eats in front of the monitor.
5) Denying spending too much time on the Net.
6) Others complaining of your too much time in front of the monitor.
7) Checking on your mailbox too many times a day.
8) You think you have got the greatest web site in the world and dying to give people your URL.
9) Logging onto the Net while already busy at work.
10) Sneaking online when spouse or family members not at home, with a sense of relief.

Sites with information about Internet Addiction:

Internet Addiction Disorder: Causes, Symptoms,and Consequences

Internet Addiction Survey

Internet Addiction Disorder

CyberWidows

Internet Addiction

My Internet Addiction

Center for Online Addiction

It's Official: Net Abusers Are Pathological

True Confessions or Life after Internet Addiction

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