Have you seen the Doctor Laura Video on utube about web addiction.
I had a friend who was on a very low income. His dream was to become a web-designer and to get a music contract. He would not go to college and was teaching himself how to create websites through trail and error. To this day he still cant create a functional website. When his computer broke one day he was in a complete emotional mess. He felt that his life was over until he could get the money for a new computer. He sat crying having panic attacks. Had nothing to talk about or any reason to get out of bed. He felt as if his days were empty. He had no contact with the people he called friends because without the computer they did not exist.
I have had problems with internerds as regards communication - when I have asked for something specific they give me something else. I have spoken to some people who are not internerds and they have had similar problems and we call it emotional social autism.
The tragedy is that my friend is known as unemployable. He sits at home alone everyday on the computer...living in virtual reality full time.
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