I am trying [hardly] to not be annoyed with this article. It fits right in with my other recent posts… the new purging disorder classification, an existential subtype of depression…. And now? IAD – Internet Addiction Disorder.
According to Junk Food Science and an article American Journal of Psychiatry by Dr. Jerald J. Block, M.D:
…excessive internet and computer usage should be labeled a mental disease, as it has all of the components of a compulsive-impulsive disorder:
1) excessive use, often associated with a loss of sense of time or a neglect of basic drives,
2) withdrawal, including feelings of anger, tension, and/or depression when the computer is inaccessible,
3) tolerance, including the need for better computer equipment, more software, or more hours of use, and
4) negative repercussions, including arguments, lying, poor achievement, social isolation, and fatigue
Okay… now how exactly is this different from TV addiction? Video games? Teenage dating? Cell phones and texting?
I have a new disorder, which I would love to propose for inclusion in the DSM – had I any idea how to go about doing that. Anyway, I am extremely concerned about:
Diagnosis Addition – characterized by the following:
1. Needing to psycho-analyze and diagnosis everything with something (and therefore resulting in a loss of productivity in anything actually worthwhile)
2. The false belief that everyone has at least a couple diagnosable disorders (better known as diagnostic paranoia).
3. Unhealthy addiction to the DSM
4. Anxiety caused by anyone who does not suffer from some kind of disorder
5. Pride in the personal accumulation of disorders
Hello, my name is Grey, and I am a recovering internet, sudoku, ipod, chocolate, splenda, diet coke, music, warm-weather, dog walking addict.
Grey Thinking 