Psychological symptoms:

• Having a sense of well-being or euphoria while at the computer.
• Spending more time in Internet to achieve satisfaction.
• General decrease in physical activity.
• Loss of productivity.
• Distress or impairment in social, occupational or another important area of functioning.
• Internet abuse in the workplace.
• Isolation and avoidance from people.
• Feeling empty, depressed and irritable when not at the computer.
• Lying to family and friends about activities.
• Neglecting family and friends.
• Sleep deprivation or a change in sleep patterns in order to spend time on the net.
• Marital problems.
• Academic failure.
• Obsessive thinking about what is happening on the Internet, fantasies or dreams about the Internet.
• Drastic lifestyle changes.
• Avoiding important life activities in order to spend time on the net.

Physical symptoms:
  
• Carpal tunnel syndrome.
• Backaches.
• Anxiety.
• Psychomotor agitation.
• Sleep disturbances and changes in sleep patterns.
• Migraine headaches.
• Dry eyes.
• Eating irregularities such as skipping meals.
• Neglecting personal hygiene.

 The statistics shows that:

• About 46,000 more people are getting on-line each day.
• Women are now on-line more than men.
• 11% of the people going on-line are becoming compulsive or addicted.
• 50% of the people on-line lie about their age, weight, job, marital status and gender.
• 20% of the people going on-line will experience clear negative impacts to their life.
• Use of the Internet is a contributing factor in nearly 50% of all family, relationship and family problems.
• More than 91 percent of Internet users spent less than 11 hours a week logging on to sexual sites.