For some, <A HREF="http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/05/19/internet.addiction.reut/index.html">the Internet it has become an addiction,</A> adversely affecting their lives and their family's lives. While not yet defined as a true addiction, many people are suffering the consequences of obsession with the online world, warns Dr. Diane M. Wieland, who treats patients with computer addiction in her practice in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. For some people, the Internet may promote addictive behaviors and pseudo-intimate interpersonal relationships, reports Wieland.