What is Internet Addiction?
Internet addiction is a growing epidemic characterized by a compulsive desire to interact online through internet gaming, gambling, cybersex, social networking or compulsive surfing of the web. According to Dr. Kimberly Young, the first psychologist to document internet addiction, these disorders are similar to impulse-control disorders. Meeting five of the following symptoms can lead to a diagnosis of internet addiction disorder:
Feeling preoccupied with the internet. (thinking about your previous online activity or anticipating the next time you will go online)
Feeling a desire to use the internet for increased amounts of time in order to achieve satisfaction with your use of the web. (similar to tolerance that is addressed in substance abuse problems)
Having a lack of control in efforts to stop using the internet or to cut back use.
Feeling restless, irritable, depressed or otherwise moody when not using the internet.
Staying online longer than you originally planned to.
Jeopardized a job, relationship, educational opportunity or other important opportunity because of the internet.
Lying to friends, family members or others in an effort to conceal the true amount of time that you spend online or your actual activities while online.
Using the internet as a way of escaping reality, escaping problems or relieving a negative mood.
What is Internet Addiction?
Internet addiction is a growing epidemic characterized by a compulsive desire to interact online through internet gaming, gambling, cybersex, social networking or compulsive surfing of the web. According to Dr. Kimberly Young, the first psychologist to document internet addiction, these disorders are similar to impulse-control disorders. Meeting five of the following symptoms can lead to a diagnosis of internet addiction disorder:
Feeling preoccupied with the internet. (thinking about your previous online activity or anticipating the next time you will go online)
Feeling a desire to use the internet for increased amounts of time in order to achieve satisfaction with your use of the web. (similar to tolerance that is addressed in substance abuse problems)
Having a lack of control in efforts to stop using the internet or to cut back use.
Feeling restless, irritable, depressed or otherwise moody when not using the internet.
Staying online longer than you originally planned to.
Jeopardized a job, relationship, educational opportunity or other important opportunity because of the internet.
Lying to friends, family members or others in an effort to conceal the true amount of time that you spend online or your actual activities while online.
Using the internet as a way of escaping reality, escaping problems or relieving a negative mood.
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