Internet addiction is a clinical disorder - Approved by Psychologists

You might remember when i mentioned about blogging
seriousness which can cause medical conditions that affect your health. The main things i stresses upon
were Insomnia, obesity, and addiction.
So, addiction is the one that can drive things into the other
way anytime. And not only a simple blogger like me says this, but recently,
psychologists have approved a new condition named IAD - Internet Addiction
Disorder. This term was already known, but was
something like a myth and was not approved by any medical professionals as a
serious clinical condition, but now it
is.
Now, being addicted to the computer and internet is not a bad habit, but
actually a disorder and serious medical condition which affects the brain.
China is going to be the first nation that implies this condition similar
to alcohol addiction and gambling as a clinical
disease.
So blogging is nothing serious, but
internet shoppers and gamers usually don’t leave the computer for hours, and practically when asked
to leave, they change their moods and feel lonely when kept far from everything
for considerable amount of time.
Read more about IAD in wikipedia.
<blockquote>
According to the manual, IAD sufferers usually engage in five main activities
- Online gaming, net pornography, excessive involvement in virtual social networking,
too much Internet shopping and general cyber-surfing.
Tao
Ran, a leading medical professional on addiction in China
who also headed the drafting of the manual, said that the guide would be the first of its kind
in the world if the Ministry of Health officially approves
it.</blockquote>