Unplugged...

According to Anxiety Disorder Association of America, 6.8 million suffer from Anxiety and 18.8 million suffer from depression, so no wonder people are so attracted to the web. It is painful to spend time with yourself when suffering from the these disorders. So many people actually have these disorders and are unaware of it, just living each day with the symptoms. Dr. Goldstein eludes people using the web as an escape and it being harmful because it is not present to life and we escape so frequently. It is great to find a coping technique, and utilize the developments on the web, but it can become a not only a negative addictive behavior, but an even further hindrance to a disorder most people have and might not know of. Ask yourself the following questions she asks in the article:

How often do you catch yourself on auto-pilot?
How much of the day are you connected to email, the web, the cell phone, or television?
What would your world be like to disconnect from one of these from time to time?

http://blogs.psychcentral.com/mindfulness/2009/03/are-you-overconnected/