Is Internet Addiction a Load of Crap?

Yes and no. After watching "Rock Center" with Bryan Williams, and looking at both sides of the story, I've decided that the Internet is "habit forming" but not addicting. Addiction is defined by dictionary.com as "the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to somethingthat is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics,to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma." The key phrase is that "cessation causes severe trauma." You can't say that just because someone goes on Facebook all the time, that you can classify them in the same class as a meth addict. It just doesn't add up. I see an "addiction" to the interent as the same thing as an addiction to chipotle. Yes, it's fantastic, and I love going there, but that doesn't classify me as an addict. It's a habit of mine to go to Chipolte, but I'm not addicted. 

I just can't believe that it's a real thing. I can draw the comparison to ADD/ADHD. The diseases aren't real. People who don't feel like focusing or get bored in class label themselves with some "mental disorder" and demand pills to help them concentrate. Are internet addicts going to be medicated next? It's a ridiculous point to make. As a society, we're too inclined to say we have "a problem" and expect to have our problem fixed with some drug. 

I'm not saying the internet is okay to be on all day, and nothing will happen. It's absolutely habit forming. And it's not a great habit to have. American obesity anyone? However, if you stop "using" the internet, you won't go into convulsions, you won't throw up, and you won't show any physical symptoms whatsoever. The only thing that will happen, is you'll have more time on your hands and probably be bored. That sucks, but you don't need to be treated for boredom. Go outside and throw a football, tubby.