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 imorgen rated 7 months ago - "Tense? Angry? Can't get online? Internet addiction is now a serious public health issue that should be officially recognised as a clinical disorder, according to a leading psychiatrist.Excessive gaming, viewing online pornography, emailing and text messaging have been identified as causes...
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- PeterSouth rated 7 months ago
- a very interesting read on "the internets" addiction
- KahlilaGibran rated 7 months ago
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GRRRRRR I've been off air for a few hours tonight.
The connection went down while I was writing,
and in conversation with a friend.
I fulminated for a while, paced, had a cold shower . . . and
adapted, but worried: what if it NEVER comes back, anywhere.
Went to bed in a huff.
Then thought I'd get up and have another go.
Noticed I hadn't plugged the cables back in after the previous
attempt at disconnecting and reconnecting.
Happy ending.
Addicted?
I'd prefer to say keen. And certainly dependent.
Net users are no more addicted to their technology than generations
before them became to electricity or cars, and frankly I worry
more about people who are too apathetic to take up this
whole new connection with the world.
Yea all right, I'm addicted.
- imorgen rated 7 months ago
- "Tense? Angry? Can't get online? Internet addiction is now a serious public health issue that should be officially recognised as a clinical disorder, according to a leading psychiatrist.Excessive gaming, viewing online pornography, emailing and text messaging have been identified as causes of a compulsive-impulsive disorder by Dr Jerald Block, author of an editorial for the respected American Journal of Psychiatry. Block argues that the disorder is now so common that it merits inclusion in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the profession's primary resource to categorise and diagnose mental illnesses. He says internet addiction has four main components:· Excessive use, often associated with a loss of sense of time or a neglect of basic drives;· Withdrawal, including feelings of anger, tension and/or depression when the computer is inaccessible;· The need for better computers, more software, or more hours of use;· Negative repercussions, including arguments, lying, poor achievement, social isolation and fatigue."Physician heal thyself. 'Leading psychiatrists' - symptoms include an obsessive urge to invent disorders and have them made official, as well as a strong desire for publicity. They project their own shortcomings and health problems onto the people they compulsively diagnose. Piss off Doctor Obsessive-Compulsive Know-All. The internet is here to stay. (...Must check bookmarks...sleep...mutuals...bookmarks...stumble... )
- Whomadewho rated 7 months ago
- We need to be medicated, exposed to therapy and self help groups. We have a problem and if you're reading this welcome to the We!
- advena rated 7 months ago
- Tense? Angry? Can't get online? Internet addiction is now a serious public health issue that should be officially recognised as a clinical disorder, according to a leading psychiatrist.
Excessive gaming, viewing online pornography, emailing and text messaging have been identified as causes of a compulsive-impulsive disorder by Dr Jerald Block, author of an editorial for the respected American Journal of Psychiatry. Block argues that the disorder is now so common that it merits inclusion in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the profession's primary resource to categorise and diagnose mental illnesses. He says internet addiction has four main components:
· Excessive use, often associated with a loss of sense of time or a neglect of basic drives;
· Withdrawal, including feelings of anger, tension and/or depression when the computer is inaccessible;
· The need for better computers, more software, or more hours of use;
· Negative repercussions, including arguments, lying, poor achievement, social isolation and fatigue.
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