I think the Internet Addiction "Disorder", if we can call it "a disorder", is something different from what have been said above.
The internet should be there as a tool of knowledge and happiness.
The Internet disorder is something else. It is something similar to gambling or heroin addiction. The more time you invest on the internet, the more you expect out of it. This is a wasteful use of the internet, and no benefit can be gained.
It's an addiction. It is like you chase a mystery, which may be an illussion. You want to get more and more and more. It is like "heroin". The better you feel the more "Heroin" you take, chasing an illusion. At the end of the day, you end up finding your self tired, and a a pile of priorities left undone.
And like Keith above said:
"Getting rid of internet frees you up time but, if your real goal is procrastination, you'll just find some other thing to do."
This is how inernet can make you feel....
"A clinic for Internet addiction was opened at the Beijing Military Region Central Hospital in People's Republic of China. It treats patients, mostly youths between the age of 14 to 24, who suffer from anxiety, depression, and lack of sleep, often due to long hours on online video games and chats. Treatments include Internet "cold turkey", counseling, physical activity, antidepressants, and enforcement of strict regular sleeping patterns."
Internet is not bad, if you know how to use it wisely.
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