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Rising internet addiction 'on par with drug use'
By Andrew Gumbel in Los Angeles
Published: 02 December 2005
Mental health professionals in the United States have highlighted the emergence of a new psychiatric problem on a par with alcoholism, drug abuse or obsessive gambling: internet addiction disorder.
It occurs when an American office worker who should be focussing on the tasks at hand is spending hours playing fantasy football on the computer instead. Or when an executive is so attached to his handheld device that he checks it last thing at night and then consults it the moment he opens his eyes in the morning.
Any thoughts on this Ty Webb, General Lee, Tony C, Timebuilder, Typhoon 1244, Turbo 57, SWA FO, Boiler Up, Vladimir Lenin, Semper Fido??? I am not saying you are all a bunch of addicts, but come on now...All I am saying if you have over 1000 posts (in some cases over 5000 posts), you might be a redneck...wait, I mean addicted. I may be wrong. I just went through the "t'S" and "S"'s to include the General and Vladimir and the amount of posts was supportive of an addiction. All I am saying is lift the blinds and if you see that bright ball of light in the sky, go ahead and turn off the computer, take your wife or "significant other" and go get some rays. Oh well, to each his own...have fun folks.
By Andrew Gumbel in Los Angeles
Published: 02 December 2005
Mental health professionals in the United States have highlighted the emergence of a new psychiatric problem on a par with alcoholism, drug abuse or obsessive gambling: internet addiction disorder.
It occurs when an American office worker who should be focussing on the tasks at hand is spending hours playing fantasy football on the computer instead. Or when an executive is so attached to his handheld device that he checks it last thing at night and then consults it the moment he opens his eyes in the morning.
Any thoughts on this Ty Webb, General Lee, Tony C, Timebuilder, Typhoon 1244, Turbo 57, SWA FO, Boiler Up, Vladimir Lenin, Semper Fido??? I am not saying you are all a bunch of addicts, but come on now...All I am saying if you have over 1000 posts (in some cases over 5000 posts), you might be a redneck...wait, I mean addicted. I may be wrong. I just went through the "t'S" and "S"'s to include the General and Vladimir and the amount of posts was supportive of an addiction. All I am saying is lift the blinds and if you see that bright ball of light in the sky, go ahead and turn off the computer, take your wife or "significant other" and go get some rays. Oh well, to each his own...have fun folks.
