Internet addiction affects 5 to 10 percent of all online users. Treatment centers across the country and abroad have already developed specialty rehabilitation programs to address recovery. How can you tell if you are addicted?

Internet addiction warning signs

1. Do you feel preoccupied with the Internet? (i.e. Do you think about previous online activity or anticipate your next online session?)
   
2. Do you feel the need to use the Internet with increasing amounts of time in order to achieve satisfaction?
   
3. Have you repeatedly made unsuccessful efforts to control, cut back, or stop Internet use?
   
4. Do you feel restless, moody, depressed, or irritable when attempting to cut down or stop Internet use?
   
5. Do you stay online longer than originally intended?
   
6. Have you jeopardized or risked the loss of a significant relationship, job, or educational or career opportunity because of the Internet?
   
7. Have you lied to family members, therapists, or others to conceal the extent of your involvement with the Internet?
   
8. Do you use the Internet as a way of escaping from problems or of relieving a dysphoric mood (e.g. a feeling of helplessness, guilt, anxiety, depression)?

Find out if you have Internet Addiction.