Those saying there IS a problem - with some people (most of whom have existing problems) - don't just deplore their preference. It's a bit more than that:
In a 2008 editorial published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, Jerald J. Block, M.D. argues that Internet addiction should be included as a disorder in the DSM-V. He notes that symptoms of IA mirror other compulsive/impulsive disorders, including: 1.) excessive use (often associated with a loss of sense of time); 2.) withdrawal symptoms when access is denied; 3.) increasing tolerance (including growing needs for exposure to obtain the same effects); and, 4.) negative repercussions (including social isolation). He further observed that diagnosis was complicated because 86% of study subjects showing IA symptoms also exhibited other diagnosable mental health disorders.[16] ibid
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1.) excessive use (often associated with a loss of sense of time);
Thank god for the little clock in the corner, (Do Apples have them? and could there be a link?) ;-)
2.) withdrawal symptoms when access is denied;
Ditto mobile phone internet
3.) increasing tolerance (including growing needs for exposure to obtain the same effects);
People on the internet have been getting MORE tolerant???
4.) negative repercussions (including social isolation).
and what others?
diagnosis was complicated because 86% of study subjects showing IA symptoms also exhibited other diagnosable mental health disorders.
Hmmm so who's the sane one on the site? Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
lol! not that kind of tolerance! they mean you need ever higher doses to 'get off'. ~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~
What exactly are these effects?
