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Internet Addiction Addiction, defined by Webster dictionary as â€Å"a strong and harmful need to regularly have something (such as a drug) or do something (such as gamble)†. Everyone has one, we’re all guilty of being addicted. Certainly, as this world changes and evolves, we as people change and evolve with it. We invent, create, and mold materials to change this world for the better. Though sometimes, we can often become dependent on our own inventions to a point that it becomes unhealthy, afflicting, and seriously addictive. One of these innovations includes that of the internet. It’s a wonderful source of information, used to connect the world in ways we never thought possible. Even still, are we as a people missing the darker sides that†¦show more content†¦Well, according to the article Internet, by Unity Point Health Illinois Institute for Addiction Recover, it states that, â€Å"Internet addiction is described as an impulse control disorder, wh ich does not involve use of an intoxicating drug and is very similar to pathological gambling. Some Internet users may develop an emotional attachment to on-line friends and activities they create on their computer screens.† Regardless of the blunt statement, this doesn’t mean because you have over 200 friends on your Facebook page that you’re addicted. So before you go deleting all your partners Ex’s (yes, we know you’re online stalking), take a look at the symptoms and examine for yourself whether you believe you are truly, addicted. â€Å"Feeling preoccupied with the internet. (thinking about your previous online activity or anticipating the next time you will go online) Feeling a desire to use the internet for increased amounts of time in order to achieve satisfaction with your use of the web,† are just some of the symptoms of internet addiction according to the article Internet Addictions, on Addictions.com. Even â€Å"Feelings of rest lessness, moodiness, depression, or irritability when attempting to cut down use of the Internet†, are symptoms according to the article referenced before Internet, by Unity Point Health Illinois Institute for