Can I get Another Hit Of Internet?

Last weekend our cable modem died, and we had no broadband connection for three days. As a modern day wired family, no Internet created quite a disturbance. My son was unable to play online games on Noggin.com or NickJr.com, my husband was unable to search for parts to construct his dream car, and I was forced to use Edge on my iPhone to do all my everyday tasks like check my email, balance the checkbook, and Twitter. My husband and I were actually anticipating going to work on Monday just so we could get our fix of high speed Internet.

Once I exchanged the defective cable modem and we were back online at home, my husband proceeds to tell me that he thinks we are addicted to the Internet. I laughed at the very notion, but he was serious and pointed out how hard the past three days had been on us. Yes, it was torture, but I assured him we did not have a problem. I confessed, sure we abuse the Net but that does not mean we are in fact hooked.

Fascinated by the topic, I did as any Internet junkie would do and did some online research. The first Google search result pointed me to an Internet Addiction Test. I took the test and was happy to find I was indeed not out of control. According to my test results:

You are an average on-line user. You may surf the Web a bit too long at times, but you have control over your usage.

w00t! :-p

I assume it is possible to be addicted to anything including the Internet. However, I'm sticking to my story and my test results to prove I do not have an unnatural obsession with cyberspace.

I'm curious if you feel there is a such thing as Internet addiction. Do you think you are addicted or know someone who may be addicted to the Internet? Please share your thoughts.

UPDATE: Poll Results 2/19/09 - 2/26/09

How long do you think you could go without Internet?
60% Hours
20% Days
20% Weeks
00% Meh