You May have Internet addiction disorder, and Don't Know It

Rhea, D. (2009, Nov 24). Social media magnifies internet addiction. Journal Record. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.proxy.consortiumlibrary.org/docview/259556501?accountid=14473

An addiction is a compulsive physiological and psychological need for a habit. What we didn’t seen coming was the development of social medias as an addiction, and most of us suffer this kind of disorder in some level. Social networks as Facebook and Twitter are listed as one of the 10 most common addictions. Dr. Melvyn Preisz, professor in psychology says that we are so attached to these networks, because we probably lack of some psychological need, but not everyone present this disorder. There are some signs, like hiding the amount of time we spend using our computers or cellphone to avoid the reality, those kinds of things let us know that something is wrong, and it needs to be fix. On the other hand Dr. Vicki Wyatt argues that social media addiction is nothing new, it has something to do we our age problem of compulsive behavior, and everyone has a piece of obsessive-compulsive disorder inside. The point is that it really exists, people can get addict to social media to a point of isolation, where your smartphone becomes your life, and your life disappears. This disorder is known as Internet addiction disorder, abbreviated (IAD). Psychologists are still debating if it should be include in next edition of DSM-V, which is the psychological manual for mental disorders.