Addicted to Text Messaging?
Friday October 10, 2003
So-called 'technological addictions' have always been controversial. It didn't help when some of the proponents of 'internet addiction' also set-up Online clinics to treat this 'disorder.' Now some say that people are becoming addicted to cell phone text messaging.
Text messaging remains more popular in Eurpoe and Asia than in the United States. U.K. clinicians claim that some of their patients have spent up to seven hours a day text messaging with their cell phones.
For more information:
CNN.com - Clinic: Text messaging can be addictive - Oct. 7, 2003
Pathological Internet Use - Some Examples
Cyber-Addiction Resources
Text messaging remains more popular in Eurpoe and Asia than in the United States. U.K. clinicians claim that some of their patients have spent up to seven hours a day text messaging with their cell phones.
For more information:
CNN.com - Clinic: Text messaging can be addictive - Oct. 7, 2003
Pathological Internet Use - Some Examples
Cyber-Addiction Resources