David Rothman pointed me to an article in Wired by Lore Sjoberg called Narcissistic Blog Disorder and Other Conditions of Online Kookery. It seems the American Medical Association is proposing adding gaming addiction as a subcategory of "Internet addiction." I didn't even know there was a name for what I have, much less that it is a real disorder--Internet addiction.
Sjoberg proposes these additional disorders. Do you see yourself in any of them?
Narcissistic Blog Disorder
Bookmark Loop Disorder
E-mail Gullibility Syndrome
Atemporal Fad Disorder
Pugilistic Discussion Syndrome
Amusement Identify Disorder
URL: http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/commentary/alttext/2007/06/alttext_0620
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