Posted by Bob on July 28, 2008, at 15:57:31
In reply to Re: Internet addiction - help!, posted by blueboy on July 28, 2008, at 11:53:11
> I'd disagree somewhat, but not enough to get into a silly argument :) On the other hand, although I might use the term addiction, I'd say it has an OCD component, at least in my case. And also, like a lot of behavior addictions such as gambling, it is not classical "addiction" since it can be discontinued for periods without pain.
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> Still, my life revolved around Everquest (an earlier game similar to WoW) for two or three years.
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> And, for sure, there is an aspect of anxiety relief or depression relief -- but that's true of most addictions. I'd even go so far as to say many addictive drugs (including alcohol) are outstanding drugs for temporary relief of many forms of anxiety/depression. Many people on these boards (including me) use opiates or benzo's for treatment. But the potential problems are well known . . .
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> BTW, I'm a recovering alcoholic, and let me tell you, drunk is the best I've ever felt. I just hate those pesky side effects, such as death.
I too have an obsessive component to my disease that I've always theorized has an OCD component to it. I've never been diagnosed as such because the pdocs are always careful to state that OCD almost never involves an activity from which pleasure can be gained, like acting out sexually, or sexual thought. For them, the behavior also has to meet the compulsion criteria with anxiety alleviating rituals.I kinda wonder about the strict diagnostic criteria as I think there is overlap for certian behaviors like addiction to gambling, sex, and the internet. In any case, I don't have the classic form of OCD as they define it.
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