10 Percent of Web Surfers are "Internet Addicts"?!?! - GoFuckYourself.com

J$tyle$ · 04-27-2005, 12:30 AM

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LOS ANGELES - Chocolate. Gambling. Alcohol. ? Too much ?enjoyment? of one or all of these can lead to problems?even addiction. What is arguably the newest addition to that list of guilty pleasures? The Internet, according to a new study.

It seems that between 5 percent and 10 percent of Web surfers suffer a ?Web dependency,? according to experts like Maressa Hecht Orzack, director of the Computer Addiction Study Center at Harvard's McLean Hospital. A story on Forbes.com highlights the fact that Web addicts experience the same cravings and withdrawal symptoms as, say, a compulsive gambler might en route to Vegas.

Web-aholics Anonymous might not be too far off. Orzack refers most of her Net-addicted patients to psychiatrists for prescriptions for antidepressants and anti-anxiety meds.

The report also points out that last spring Hong Kong launched a public service campaign regarding the matter. Its deputy government chief information officer warned that 40 percent of his city's youth were addicts. And here in the U.S., Internet addicts at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell and the University of California, Irvine, provided on-campus counseling for incessant clickers.

All that for a medical condition that you can't find in the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases or in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the bible of the American Psychiatric Association.

The porn connection (or lack thereof)

What?s interesting in the research on Web addiction is that pornography was mentioned a total of zero times. Quite peculiar, considering that pornography runs rampant all across the Web.

"I wouldn't be surprised if a large portion of Net addiction was directly related to adult content,? Jonathan Silverstein, owner of www.thecontentstore.com, tells AVN Online. ?Considering how readily available high-speed access has become and the fact that the Internet has replaced TV for a lot of people?it makes sense that a portion of the population would use it in excess.?

He added, ?Also, when anonymity is factored in, it would be very logical that surfing porn would play a huge role in that addictive behavior.?

But just shutting off the computer might not be the obvious, be-all serum to this Web-based problem. Most experts are warning that true Internet junkies, faced with no computer access, will simply score their next Web fix from their cell phones.

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hydro · 04-27-2005, 12:31 AM

I think its somewhat true, on rainy days i can sit in front of the monitor visiting a whole shit load of useless sites and it'd be "fun"

AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE · 04-27-2005, 12:32 AM

Wonderful...

Addicts or getting educated?
Or being addicted to learning?

xxxice · 04-27-2005, 12:36 AM

$$$$$$

woj · 04-27-2005, 02:15 AM

.. and gfy is the place where all internet addicts hang out...

Babagirls · 04-27-2005, 02:16 AM

im addicted to the internet. i admit it.

with all the shit you can do online, who wouldnt be addicted?!

RedShoe · 04-27-2005, 02:59 AM

10% of websurfers are net addicts.
and 95% of GFY users are "Converting like crazy", or "making tons of cash" or "doing 1:85 with topbucks and TGP traffic"

Don't believe everything you read.

MrJackMeHoff · 04-27-2005, 03:23 AM

10% seems a bit conservative

WiredGuy · 04-27-2005, 03:31 AM

Considering I make a living from the net, I'm not ashamed to say I'm a little addicted to the net.
WG

SBJ · 04-27-2005, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by WiredGuy

Considering I make a living from the net, I'm not ashamed to say I'm a little addicted to the net.
WG

I can say I'm part of that 10%! I was such a net addict before I got into webmastering in 2001 but now I have both my laptop and PC surfing and working 95% of my awake hours and my laptop sits right next to my bed while I sleep

Atleast I get paid for my addiction

Adultnet · 04-27-2005, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by vanderweb

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yes..

MandyBlake · 04-27-2005, 08:15 AM

i would guess a lot of those "addicts" are internet first timers.
when i first had access to the internet, i was in college. i hardly went to class because of it.

BuggyG · 04-27-2005, 08:32 AM

yeah.. I agree. 10% seems a little too conservative

CynthiaB · 04-27-2005, 10:45 AM

10% is way low. Just look at GFY - we have to make up at least 25% alone!

Am I addicted? You bet. If only I could get my daily Diet Coke over the web, I'd never have to leave the house.

Cyn

Doctor Dre · 04-27-2005, 10:48 AM

Been there done that a long time ago ... probably when I was in high school on 28.8 . Right now I could be 6 months without the net and still live my life happily

pornguy · 04-27-2005, 10:50 AM

I think that it is a cop out with being " Addicted ". Just something that they use to get away with abnormal behavior.

J$tyle$ · 04-27-2005, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WiredGuy

Considering I make a living from the net, I'm not ashamed to say I'm a little addicted to the net.
WG

agreed!!!

04-27-2005, 12:30 AM	#1
J$tyle$ Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 11,500	10 Percent of Web Surfers are "Internet Addicts"?!?! From AvnOnline ... LOS ANGELES - Chocolate. Gambling. Alcohol. ? Too much ?enjoyment? of one or all of these can lead to problems?even addiction. What is arguably the newest addition to that list of guilty pleasures? The Internet, according to a new study. It seems that between 5 percent and 10 percent of Web surfers suffer a ?Web dependency,? according to experts like Maressa Hecht Orzack, director of the Computer Addiction Study Center at Harvard's McLean Hospital. A story on Forbes.com highlights the fact that Web addicts experience the same cravings and withdrawal symptoms as, say, a compulsive gambler might en route to Vegas. Web-aholics Anonymous might not be too far off. Orzack refers most of her Net-addicted patients to psychiatrists for prescriptions for antidepressants and anti-anxiety meds. The report also points out that last spring Hong Kong launched a public service campaign regarding the matter. Its deputy government chief information officer warned that 40 percent of his city's youth were addicts. And here in the U.S., Internet addicts at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell and the University of California, Irvine, provided on-campus counseling for incessant clickers. All that for a medical condition that you can't find in the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases or in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the bible of the American Psychiatric Association. The porn connection (or lack thereof) What?s interesting in the research on Web addiction is that pornography was mentioned a total of zero times. Quite peculiar, considering that pornography runs rampant all across the Web. "I wouldn't be surprised if a large portion of Net addiction was directly related to adult content,? Jonathan Silverstein, owner of www.thecontentstore.com, tells AVN Online. ?Considering how readily available high-speed access has become and the fact that the Internet has replaced TV for a lot of people?it makes sense that a portion of the population would use it in excess.? He added, ?Also, when anonymity is factored in, it would be very logical that surfing porn would play a huge role in that addictive behavior.? But just shutting off the computer might not be the obvious, be-all serum to this Web-based problem. Most experts are warning that true Internet junkies, faced with no computer access, will simply score their next Web fix from their cell phones. .

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MandyBlake The one and only! Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 17,761	i would guess a lot of those "addicts" are internet first timers. when i first had access to the internet, i was in college. i hardly went to class because of it. __________________ Mandy's Playhouse Her First Fat Girl If you're interested in promoting my sites, ICQ me! 178411921

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BuggyG Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa Posts: 4,179	yeah.. I agree. 10% seems a little too conservative

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CynthiaB Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The OC Posts: 1,274	10% is way low. Just look at GFY - we have to make up at least 25% alone! Am I addicted? You bet. If only I could get my daily Diet Coke over the web, I'd never have to leave the house. Cyn

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