blogging, science & medicine
- March 19, 2008
Blogging yourself nuts!
Internet addiction is a “common” mental disorder that should be recognised by health officials. The American Journal of Psychiatry published an editorial claiming that internet addiction met the criterion for a mental disorder and called on the American Psychiatric Association to officially list it as such.
According to the editorial, internet addiction consists of three particular subtypes: excessive gambling, sexual preoccupations and email or text messaging.
Phew!!! That seems to rule out blogging … unless of course you’re blogging about gambling, sex or email and text messaging (although I suppose you could say those latter ones and reading and posting on blogs are very similar).
6 Responses to “Blogging yourself nuts!”
Some of those high end of town Entrecarders definitely qualify. Now you have a diagnosis, you can get some help Ian.
By Colin Campbell (36 comments.) on Mar 20, 2008
Actually, I think blogging is probably too new. Definitely, blogging will become some type of psychological disorder one day.
By SiteHoppers (4 comments.) on Mar 20, 2008
I have met many people online who have phobias that keep them from interacting with others and the Internet is their only social outlet. Blogging also helps people with chronic illness to both find and share information. I think of it as a tool.
By CyberCelt (1 comments.) on Mar 20, 2008
Well let’s see if we qualify:
1. we feel the need to write as much as possible, daily if we can
2. we always thing “Aha, this is going in my blog”
3. we waste a lot of time reading blogs, commenting, dropping cards, digging etc.
I think we do have a problem
By Ramona (1 comments.) on Mar 21, 2008
Hee, hee. It’s only a matter of time before blogging addiction makes it to the list.
By Lightening (6 comments.) on Mar 21, 2008
Hmmm, the time I used to online and using computer is more than the time I used for sleeping.
I dunno, but maybe I’m addicted to this online world too. However, I will make sure that my social life is not being affected as well. I will got for sports at least once a week.
Shawn
http://themillionairesecrets.net/
By Shawn Lim (1 comments.) on Mar 30, 2008