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?