WEB ADDICTION: Synopsis, symptoms, statistics, research and
treatment Hi, my name is Jeff and I’m an addict. A web addict.
Several surveys and related research is leading to more and more
psychologists being trained to identify and treat what has
become known as Internet addiction or web abuse. It has even
been suggested that web abuse be added to the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders within the American
Journal of psychiatry. Internet addiction has been labeled as a
compulsive disorder with cyber sex and cyber porn addiction
being the most common forms. Like most addictions these have an
impact on an individual’s social and personal life. The disorder
has been further sub-catergorised into addiction to online
gaming, compulsive surfing and eBay addiction. However, it has
been noted that these only become a problem when they interfere
with normal living and cause severe stress on family, friends,
loved ones and work performance. Internet addiction appears to
be having real effects on peopl