Psychic Retreats or Psychic Pits? Unbearable States of Mind and Technological Addiction

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Does the construct of Internet addiction reflect a single entity or a spectrum of disorders (2017, background): “…a dissociative process that protects the self 6 Clinical Neuropsychiatry (2017) 14, 1 from aversive or unbearable thoughts, memories or affective states often accounts for Internet addiction clinically, regardless of the online activity (Schimmenti and Caretti 2010, Schimmenti et al. 2014b).”
Attachment disorganization and dissociation in virtual worlds: A study on problematic Internet use among players of online role playing games. (2012, background): “…of loss, neglect and/or abuse deriving from adverse childhood experiences and their related feelings of hopelessness and helplessness (Schimmenti 2012, Schimmenti and Caretti 2010). findings of the study also suggest that virtual worlds may represent a symbolic environment where people with…”
Are we overpathologizing everyday life? A tenable blueprint for behavioral addiction research (2015, background): “Accordingly, identifying the various individual motives that drive online gaming is a requirement for the understanding of a dysfunctional usage and the elaboration of tailored psychological interventions (Billieux et al., 2013; Demetrovics et al., 2011; Schimmenti & Caretti, 2010).”