d by the persistent desire or the unsuccessful efforts to minimize the Internet use. These symptoms are negative aspects of the Internet usage. ABC news reported that an "Internet crazed" Cincinnati woman was arrested for neglecting her three young children. The woman reportedly spent 12 straight hours online, while her hungry kids were locked away in a room so that she could be online without interruption. The Internet is rapidly becoming an addictive source to many of its users. Users of the Internet include students, housewives, and business professionals. Some of these users spend a minimum of thirty-eight hours per week on the "net"; hence, losing touch with reality and reeking havoc on their studies, families' lives, and even their careers. Based on level of addiction, there are three groups of Internet addicts, the I'm-not-addicted-users, the I-only-use-it-when-I-have-to-users, and the "Internet Junkies." The "I'm not addicted users" are those who try to convince themselves that they are not addicted to the Internet. This group includes college students who do not go online during the day to prove to fellow classmates that they can do without getting online; only, to stay up all night in a chat room. College students are not the only people who fit in this category, it is beginning to touch all views of society. The "I only use it when I have to users", are those who make convenient excuses to go online. And finally, the "Internet Junkies" are unlike the addicts in the previous two groups, neither sneak online nor make excuses to get online. They put their lives on hold while engrossed with their computer usage. People who seem addicted to the Internet often show signs of psychiatric disorders such as, manic-depression. Psychiatrist Nathan Shapira of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, studied 14 people who had spent so much time online, that the negative aspects of the Internet ...
