Do You Think You Have An Internet Disorder?

#1 Technology Dosorders

If you've noticed everyone around you glued to their phones, you are not alone. We have a problem. People have become so attached to their cell phones and computers that they have lost touch with humanity. Technology addiction has become so unhealthy that doctors now classify the attachment as a disorder. You just might be surprised to find out how advances in technology have changed your everyday behavior without you even realizing it.

#2 Backlog Depression

If you have unread texts or email messages, and it keeps you from winding down and relaxing, or If you feel stressed and like you can't sleep when you have unchecked alerts, that's called backlog depression. You probably feel less stress when you get back to responding to all those unread emails, but the truth is, they never stop. Never.

#3 Infoglut

You have saved recorded television episodes you said you would catch up with someday, or you happen to catch a news story on some historical event that you never knew had happened and decide it's time to dig deeper into everything you have been missing while focusing on those cat videos. Instead of just letting that information go, you try to binge read or watch to catch up and be current, but that can lead to headaches and lack of sleep, and an over-all overload of too much information.

#4 Devorce

If you talk to your partner through text message and social media more than you do in person, that's a communication breakdown. It might be quicker and seem less of a headache to do so, but that lack of interaction can be dangerous. Be very careful, devorce can actually lead to an eventual divorce.

#5 FOMO

You could give up your phone and social media, but probably not. And, if you did that you might miss out on something important. FOMO stands for 'fear of missing out' and you'll soon be stressed out to the maximum when you see all the fun you missed when your friends post all those pictures of the party invitation you never got.

#6 Dingeing

This means digital bingeing. It happens when you have to spend a little bit of time away from your phone, such as in a work meeting or when your phone dies and you don't have a charger with you. As soon as you're reconnected with it, you might fall into a black hole of online bingeing.

#7 Smart Tick

Everybody claims they hate it when others do this, but don't feel that bad about doing it themselves. When someone excuses themselves from your presence, even if only for a moment, you grab your phone to check it, as though you are getting a quick fix. It's a compulsive tick that we have come to believe is normal behavior, but it'snot.

#8 Email Allergy

If you hate checking your email, but feel compelled to do so, you might also suffer from email allergy, which is a psycho-inflammatory response. For example, you could feel anger or depression when your phone notifies you of new mail.

#9 Automaticity

This is a semi-conscious state of "mechanical, routine." When you have actually performed a task related to using your phone or device so often that you can't help but repeat the steps even while not fully awake. Sometimes you may even be awake and just go through the motions of using your phone out of habit, but not sure why. Repetitive internet behaviors, for example, are described when someone might grab their phone to check the weather and then "wake up" 30 minutes later in the middle of watching cat GIFs.

#10 Contentstipation

More than likely, if you're like the average internet user, you may not end up reading or learning anything from day to day because there is just so much "crap" out there to try and consume. Information overload can be so overwhelming that it causes stress, depression, and even high anxiety.

#11 Notification Trough

This will happen when you put something on social media and wait obsessively for people to comment, like and share your posting. Waiting for approval and acknowledgment from others can be devastating to your well being. The longer you wait without response, the more desperate and insecure you become.

#12 Wiki-Ism

If you're a spell checker, grammar nazi, or always trying to debunk others posts and shares, you mat have wiki-ism. Qualities include degrading others you deem gullible or uninformed, and "combative dismissals," such as "Where's your source?" If you believe it is your job to be on social media to demand others abide by the strictest of rules and regulations, you probably need to put your device down and go outside and smell the flowers.

#13 Ampulsivity

A lot of 'brave' people exist online. This condition is the desire to act on any impulse you have online where nobody can stop you. In real life, we often don't act on our impulses. Online, we may be tempted to just do whatever we feel and say whatever we think, without regard for others feelings or even our own consequences. It's okay to feel the freedom to say and do whatever you desire, but don't let that topless Instagram photo come back to bite you in the ass.