Internet addiction has become a very popular addiction nowadays. And just like the other addictions it brings about more harm than good. Most people suffer from internet addictions and they just do not know that. Internet addiction brings about losses like time wastage, money wastages and so much more. Internet addiction refers to a situation where by the one cannot seem to stay of the internet for even a single day. However knowing the definition of this addiction is not enough. It is important that one is able to know the symptoms of this addiction.

This will help people know if they are addicted or those around them are addicted to the internet. Thus they will take the necessary steps to get out of this addiction.

The symptoms for internet addiction include:

- Making logging onto your computer the first activity you do when you get out of bed. You do this even before cleaning your teeth.

- One has their meals or snack ups when still logged on to the computer.

- Frequently checking ones mails. The period can be after every two to three minutes. It's even worse when one gets nervous if there are no mails to read.

- One opens several instant messengers open when you are logged on impatiently waiting for people to send you messages.

- When surfing the web, an hour seems like a minute to you since you are deeply engrossed in what you are doing.

- One tends to put their social life in second place. One tends to put the computer ahead of his own life.

- One finds themselves having to hide so as to go and surf the web. For students they even get to avoid classes so as to access the internet.

- One finds themselves not doing the work that they are assigned to do and opting to chat on the internet. One will mostly find themselves not being able to meet deadlines because they spend most of their time surfing.

- Ones computer desk is very disorganized. Despite spending lots of hours on the computer one seems not to be able to create sometime to clean up the desk.

- One never meets his circle of friends. One prefers to chat with friends on the available social networks rather than meeting people. One derives a lot of pleasure from this and is completely satisfied with having this people as the only friends in his life.

- One checks their face book page very frequently. Just to establish if they have been poked or have got a new friend request.

- One falls asleep on his computer whilst chatting with his friend.

- The only option that one has to get his mind out of the worlds stress is the internet.

- The first thing that you think about when you record a movie on your phone is to put it on you tube.

If anyone around you happens to suffer from any of these symptoms that would mean that they are addicted to the internet and should be helped.