I read that the American Journal of Psychiatry says compulsive E-mailing is now considered an illness according to psychiatrists. (Actually it's all part of "Internet Addiction", but the E-mailing headline caught my eye because I am an E-mail administrator. Our 350 or so active users take a 2 gigabyte bite out of my disk space every day. I remember when a desktop computer didn't even come with 2 gigabytes on it.)
The problem isn't just E-mail, but other online pursuits like playing games, an area where I myself might be on the edge. The bad news is that Internet addiction is resistive to treatment. The good news is that I am up to 4 million points on Slingo.com.
I had always read it was debatable whether compulsive Internet use was a true addiction. But if you've ever seen the phones light up at a call center when E-mail went down, you'd be convinced there is surely some brain-web connection. I'd be interested in your thoughts.
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Compulsive emailing is a disease?! Ha ha ha. I must have that.
p.s. The symbol above Ganesha's head is Aum (or Om) which is a sacred symbol in many eastern religions. It is said to be the sound of the beginning and the end of the universe (among other things). I am not surprised that you've seen a rendition of it at the Olympics this year.
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