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If you’re reading this then you’re more than likely addicted to the internet according to a recent study conducted by British psychiatrists. A study which makes the bold statement “Obsessive internet use is a public health problem which is so serious it should be officially recognized as a clinical disorder”.

Sufferers spend unhealthy amounts of time playing online games, viewing pornography or emailing.

They suffer four symptoms: They forget to eat and sleep; they need more advanced technology or more hours online as they develop ‘resistance’ to the pleasure given by their current system; if they are deprived of their computer, they experience genuine withdrawal symptoms; And in common with other addictions, the victims also begin to have more arguments, to suffer fatigue, to get lower marks in tests and to feel isolated from society.

Let’s see, yup, I think I got most of those bases covered, except they forgot one, DENIAL because even though that describes my typical day to a T I’m going to deny that I have any such problem, unless of course it qualifies me for some drug that will increase the hours in the day, so I can spend more time playing online.

The study also noted that it’s becoming more of a problem for middle aged women, than socially awkward men. They say it’s because these women spend hours at home on their computers. I say it’s simply because they finally figured out what us men do when they’re not around!