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This is an archive article published on April 7, 1999

Net addiction

Internet has caught on in a really big way. Service Providers are slashing their rates, cyber cafes are springing up at every nook and co...

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Internet has caught on in a really big way. Service Providers are slashing their rates, cyber cafes are springing up at every nook and corner and even esteemed newspapers are carrying weekly columns about the Internet. This growth of the Internet has brought along a fresh problem of Internet Addiction.

Internet Addiction is a broad term covering a wide-variety of behaviours and impulse-control problems. Things like feeling preoccupied with the Internet, think about previous on-line activity or anticipate next on-line session, staying online longer than you planned for and using the Internet as a way of escaping from problems. These are the most conspicuous signs of Net Addiction.

If by now I have got you wondering if you are a net addict, take the addiction test at netaddiction.com/resources/iaindex.htm. If you are an Internet Addict you may fail the test miserably as I did. Ironic as it is, the Internet is the place to get the required help. It8217;s like sending a alcoholic to a bar to find ways of quitting the habit.

The Center for Online Addiction COLA site at netaddiction.com/ should be your first stop. The site computeraddiction.com/ is also a good one dealing with the problem of computer and Internet addiction. Fellow Net addicts can also be of help, Net Addicts Anonymous at crapco.com/net/addict/ is a quot;self helpquot; support group for people who can8217;t control their obsession with the Internet. Another Netaholics site is netaholics.co.uk/. This site even carries case studies. A number of other Net Addiction resources are listed at cmhc.com/guide/iad.htmCheck out members.aol.com/debgspz/index.html. This page lists out 45 funny instances to know when you are a net addict. Like when you see something humourous and scream quot;LOL! LOL!quot; or you sign off and your screen says you were on for three days and 45 minutes.

Do visit the Netizen8217;s Voice site at members.tripod.com/iecolumn. Your first step towards being a cyberjunkie. Find me at ICQ 15348535.

 

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