Not sure?

Well, according to reSTART, the first US rehab center for Internet Addiction,  if you have  5 or more of the following signs and symptoms, the answer is probably yes

So, go ahead and check it out. Think about your internet and computer use and then answer yes or no to the following:

•    Failed attempts to control behavior
•  Heightened sense of euphoria while involved in computer and internet activities
• Craving more time on the computer and internet
• Neglecting friends and family
• Feeling restless when not engaged in the activity
• Being dishonest with others
• Computer use interfering with job/school performance
• Feeling guilty, ashamed, anxious, or depressed as a result of behavior
•   Changes in sleep patterns
• Physical changes such as weight gain or loss, backaches, headaches, carpal tunnel syndrome
• Withdrawing from other pleasurable activities

How’d you score?

I’m hoping it was less than 5 and better still maybe only 1 or 2.

Anyone one with 5 or more, though, might want to reconsider their time in cyberspace and the computer. Just switch it off and walk away.

And if you can’t do that, there is always reSTART program at Heavensfield Retreat Center in Fall City, Washington, where for $14,500 you can spend 45 days of dis-connect

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So let me explain.

Discomgoogolation is the ‘feeling stressed or anxious at an inability to access the internet.’ The term is the result of combining “discombobulate,” which means to confuse or frustrate, and “Google”.

Apparently, there are an awful lot of discomgoogolation sufferers out there. A recent survey done in Britain almost half of those surveyed feel somewhat discomgoogolated when deprived of internet access and just over a quarter actually suffer from increased stress levels when not able to get online.

Psychologist Dr David Lewis, who dentified discomgoogolation by measuring heart rates and brainwave activity, says “It was surprising to see the stress this led to brain activity and blood pressure in participants both increase in response to being cut off from the internet.”

Other interesting findings from the survey include…

• that over 75% of  Britons feel they could not live without the internet
• 47% of those polled believed the internet was more important in people’s lives than religion
• one in five people paying the internet more attention than their partner

Looks like the internet may be taking over our lives…

One day, we may all have to stand up and say ‘Hello, my name is…. and I suffer from discomgoogolation.’

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