Digital applications and devices have become globally ubiquitous in the current digital age. By exploring the psychological shadow of the digital age, this thesis will investigate how abuse and obsession have developed into process addictions. Seeking information or relationships online has become a seductive incentive for computer users to spend an increasing amount of time on the computer. This thesis will consider how digital addiction affects the psychology of those addicted as well as their friends and relatives. By means of utilizing a heuristic methodology, the author uses the experiences of herself and others to identify signs and symptoms of digital addiction. The aim of this thesis is to study how imaginal work and the integration of metaphor plays a role in psychological healing, and thus may begin to answer the question of what an individual is seeking online.