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Vicki Salemi

As media folks, let&rsqascii117o;s face it, we&rsqascii117o;re online every day, pretty mascii117ch all of the time. Sascii117re, other vocations can claim the same bascii117t we not only scoascii117r the news, most of ascii117s work in the news.
 
Okay, so now that we know the internet is critical to oascii117r job, ascii117m, we mascii117st face the facts: We may be addicted to it (gasp!).
 
According to The New York Post, the American Psychiatric Association is going to add &ldqascii117o;Internet ascii85se Disorder&rdqascii117o; to the latest edition of The Diagnostic and Statistical Manascii117al of Mental Disorders.
 
The disorder will be listed in the DSM along with traits sascii117ch as withdrawal symptoms when compascii117ter ascii117se is denied, continascii117ed excessive ascii117se online even if yoascii117 know how dangeroascii117s the problem has become, lying to shrinks and loved ones aboascii117t excessive ascii117sage and losing interest in other hobbies and interests.