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Could You Be Addicted to the Internet?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the all-part-of-the-job-description dept.

Billosaur writes "Over at The Register, Dr Stephen Juan has this interesting article on Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD). Apparently this has been around since at least 1995 and there are those lobbying for it to be included in the DSM-IV. While some people use the Internet a lot for work or to keep in touch with family & friends as well as banking and bill-paying, it's interesting to thing that some people actually become addicted. There's still a lot of controversy over the diagnosis, whether this is true addiction or not. There is more detailed information available in this paper from Viriginia Tech."

12 of 261 comments (clear)

  1. Internet? by InterBigs · · Score: 3, Funny

    What is this Internet you speak of?

  2. Winstons taste good by allelopath · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can quit anytime I want.

  3. Maybe yes, maybe no... by kclittle · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe I'm addicted to the Internet, maybe not. But it sure has eliminated my TV and newspaper habit...

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  4. "Fetal Internet Syndrome" by tlambert · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think there's also an as yet undiscussed "Fetal Internet Syndrome"...

    My friends new Windows box is addicted, and it was never exposed, new from the store... computers with this syndrome have serious mental lapses if they can't get on the Internet to chat with Microsoft in the first thiry days after being turned on, and on a regular basis after that.

    -- Terry

  5. One sign of addiction by Eightyford · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you refresh your Slashdot user page every 30 seconds to see if you have received any replies, you might be addicted to the internet.

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    1. Re:One sign of addiction by ndansmith · · Score: 5, Funny

      If your DHCP lease is older than your first-born child, you might be addicted to the internet.

    2. Re:One sign of addiction by WilliamSChips · · Score: 5, Funny

      Don't worry, I'm just waiting for Stargate to come on!

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  6. Help! I've got Addiction Addiction by spun · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dear Slashdot,

    I'm addicted to calling everything and anything that people enjoy doing an addiction. I get wads of cash for treating these so-called addictions, and I have a powerful co-enabler called the pharmaceutical industry telling me it's all okay and I should keep doing it. What should I do?

    Signed,
    I'll take 'The Rapists' for $500, Alex.

    (Please, if there are any psychologists or psychiatrists who read Slashdot, don't have me committed. It's a joke, m'kay?)

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  7. Re:I love it... by Jack+Pallance · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, I remember it well. The porn really sucked back then.

  8. Re:I know I am by eln · · Score: 4, Funny

    Your post has made me realize that I am addicted to foo. Where can I find information about Fooaholics Anonymous groups in my area?

  9. I learned it from watching you, Dad! by 1310nm · · Score: 5, Funny

    I learned it from watching you! :(

  10. Re:No - and shut up by crash3 · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's actually just a placebo but it reduces the ability to sit on chairs for long periods of time... or at all.