Comments on: Does Internet Addiction Disorder Exist? http://www.pcmech.com/article/does-internet-addiction-disorder-exist/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David Mhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/does-internet-addiction-disorder-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-35052 David M Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:04:50 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/does-internet-addiction-disorder-exist/#comment-35052 Of course internet addiction occurs in some people, just like we have alcoholics and cigarette smokers in our society. The amount of time one spends on line may be an indicator but it does not conclusively determine if the problem exists. Although internet addiction is not chemical based, this emotional addiction is probably similar to those who get addicted to porn or other purely mental addictions.The bottom line determination of addiction would be their reaction to not being able to access the internet for a few days. How would they react?I went camping for ten days last month and had no desire to get on the internet....whew! :) Of course internet addiction occurs in some people, just like we have alcoholics and cigarette smokers in our society. The amount of time one spends on line may be an indicator but it does not conclusively determine if the problem exists. Although internet addiction is not chemical based, this emotional addiction is probably similar to those who get addicted to porn or other purely mental addictions.

The bottom line determination of addiction would be their reaction to not being able to access the internet for a few days. How would they react?

I went camping for ten days last month and had no desire to get on the internet….whew! :)

]]> By: Jewelhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/does-internet-addiction-disorder-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-35048 Jewel Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:20:16 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/does-internet-addiction-disorder-exist/#comment-35048 Wow... I really don't believe that there exist an internet addiction until I found this post. Really worth reading. Thanks for posting this very nice article. At least now, I'm informed about IAD especially that I am using computer every day of my life because it's my job. I just do hope all of us computer enthusiasts won't reach this point where we are already addicted. Let us think that desktop or laptop computers and browsing the internet are just part of our job and is necessary for work matters. It is nothing to be addicted with. Wow… I really don’t believe that there exist an internet addiction until I found this post. Really worth reading. Thanks for posting this very nice article. At least now, I’m informed about IAD especially that I am using computer every day of my life because it’s my job. I just do hope all of us computer enthusiasts won’t reach this point where we are already addicted. Let us think that desktop or laptop computers and browsing the internet are just part of our job and is necessary for work matters. It is nothing to be addicted with.

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