Online Illnesses
Ratcatcher’s del.icio.us favorites point out this great item from WIRED:
The AMA recently suggested that perhaps gaming addiction should be considered as a sub-category of internet addiction. This is a step in the right direction. Clearly “internet addiction” doesn’t begin to cover the realm of bizarre and pathological behaviors the internet inspires. Herewith a list of afflictions and syndromes I feel should be added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV, or perhaps the DSM IV.Ib.
Disorders include:
- Narcissistic Blog Disorder
- Bookmark Loop Disorder
- E-mail Gullibility Syndrome
- Atemporal Fad Disorder
- Pugilistic Discussion Syndrome
- Amusement Identify Disorder
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June 21st, 2007 at 11:27 pm
Funny stuff