[url]http://lifehacker.com/5082535/chinese-doctors-officially-classify-symptoms-of-internet-addiction[/url]

&quot;The Beijing Health Ministry is soon to adopt &quot;internet addiction&quot; as a disorder along with compulsive gambling and alcoholism in the official diagnostic manual. Doctor Tao Ran, who treats sufferers at Beijing's Military General Hospital, says the threshold is around six hours a day and one of the following symptoms in the past three months: &quot;yearning to get back online, mental or physical distress, irritation and difficulty concentrating or sleeping.&quot; So, um, yeah, I'm addicted, along with ten percent of users under eighteen in China, according to a study cited by a state official. There is hope:

    &quot;Eighty percent of addicts can be cured with treatment, which usually lasts about three months,&quot; said Tao. He did not describe the treatment, however.

Online gaming gets called out for abuse, but I'll get the shakes if I can't check email. Anyone else have trouble staying offline, and if so, how do you cope? &quot;  - Lifehacker