Internet Addiction

With the quite recent explosion of the internet we have seen a massive growth in cases of people with internet addiction.

Internet addiction is caused by a few different things such as, wanting to keep upto date, not missing out on things and pure boredom with life.

There are also many more different causes of addiction to the internet but most of the time it can be linked with depression.
People with depression surf the web in a very different way to people of a more stable mind and some of the ways you can tell you have depression through you use of the internet is to look for some of the warning signs.

Warning signs you have internet addiction;
Do you stay up all night when you have important things to do the next day?
Do you spend excessive amounts of time on video sites such as youtube?
Do you bounce from one website to the next reading as much information as possible?
If you switch off your computer do you feel a sense of not being connected and a sudden silence?

If you do it could be a clear case you are addicted to the internet and really should seek some help.