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| Addiction in the Workplace |  Some people are extremely attached to their computer and don't even care about the internet. They are evidently hurting themselves by their addiction to cyberspace and computers.
When people are expelled of school or University or lose their jobs, or are divorced because they cannot get rid of their virtual world they are pathologically addicted. But the problem is where to draw the line between "normal" enthusiasm and "abnormal" preoccupation.
Addictions can be unhealthy, healthy or a mixture of both. The internet addiction is healthy in case if it is your hobby. You would like to spend as much time as possible pursuing it - this could be an outlet for creativity, learning and self-expression. Even in some unhealthy addictions you can find these positive features embedded within the problem. But in truly pathological addictions the scale has tipped.
The bad outweighs the good, resulting in serious disturbances in one's ability to function in the "real" world. Almost anything could be the target of a pathological addiction - drugs, exercising, eating, working, gambling, sex, spending, etc. The pathological addictions usually have their origin early in a person's life, where they can be traced to significant deprivations and conflicts. They may be an attempt to control depression and anxiety and may reflect deep insecurities and feelings of inner emptiness.
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