Get off the Net, claim your life back

Compulsive Internet use is rife among successful working people.

A STUDY has revealed that people who are successful in their careers are more likely to be engaging in compulsive Internet use, and are at increasing risk of anxiety, depression and isolation as they obsessively log in during out-of-office hours. The results came as a surprise to the researchers who assumed it would be young people and the unemployed who were most at risk from Internet addiction.