Internet addiction is an actual mental disorder

[undeterred]

Poll question: Internet addiction is an actual mental disorder

[Call Me Wesley]

1. Funny you'd ask.

I'm just getting off of a VoIP conference call about the subject which was a question my friends asked on MySpace. I had to bring in some answers from an AOL chat and cross-link it with what I gathered from the 'Internet Addiction' Yahoo group. I even sent out some mass-emails and spent quite some time on IM to narrow it further down. But the real input, I think, I got from the 23 forums I'm a member of, and we started a poll about it on PollItAll.com, after reading through many blog entries (see results on my livejournal).

It's still work in progress, so I can't tell you right now. I'm on IRC, if you want to discuss it further. Or send me a PM. I don't sleep.

[joneschick]

2. Perfect answer. LOL!

:hi:

[rug]

6. It may be in the DSM-V.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_addiction

[EFerrari]

3. Ya think so? I think of it as cheaper than Valium

with the added "Junior, you are sooo screwn" kick. :)

[Wapsie B]

4. No it's not.

I can't stop anytime I want. Yeah, that's it. Anytime at all.

;-)

[qwertyMike]

5. Yup

It isolates from real people

[SPKrazy]

7. I don't know...

I'll have to consult my fellow DU'ers via PM, and then we will discuss this in a way that we can.


you know, only one choice makes me not want to even vote.... :shrug:


neener neener neener

at least I know you're one of us!

:rofl:

[Savannah_H]

8. Porn

I think it's closely related to looking at porn. :woohoo:

[SPKrazy]

10. ya know what...

i can tell you that it doesn't have to be, it can just be the lounge!

:shrug:

[undeterred]

9. There's 10 choices in my poll.

If you only see one, you're REALLY BADLY ADDICTED. SEEK HELP IMMEDIATELY.

You should log off in 10 seconds....

[bigwillq]

11. I will agree

with that one.