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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Are you net addicted? Does such a thing even exist?

Interesting article today on Yahoo Tech, where doctors are mulling over the inclusion of "internet addiction" into the books. The "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders", book will come out again in 2012, and this is the book that lists all the recognized mental disorders.


Read what one doctor has to say about it,

"Dr. Jerald Block of the Oregon Health and Science University is the latest voice pushing for this inclusion, noting that tech junkies display genuinely debilitating behavior, including drug-like cravings, withdrawal, and a constant need for more and better gear - just like a substance addict might exhibit".

I personally believe that this is a problem and will only grow with time, severe cases will pop up, like someone found in their chair who spent the last 20 hours on the net, and expired from too much gaming or twitter-ing.

How much time do you spend on your websites and blogs in a week?

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