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How do you know if you have internet addiction?
Compulsive use of internet – spending
more time online than with family and
friends
Preoccupied with being online –
you think about the internet even when you are not online
Lying about being online - hiding
the extent or nature of your online behavior
Inability to control or restrict your online behavior – unsuccessful attempts to control, cut back or stop internet use
Use internet to regularly alter your mood – use internet as a way of escaping reality