E-mail addiction. Conceptual image of addiction to e-mail on the internet, showing a pill (capsule) emerging from the screen of a laptop computer. The capsule is breaking open and spilling several yellow spheres with the @ (meaning at") sign printed on them. The @ sign is used in the addresses of users of e-mail. This form of addiction can occur when a person spends so long on e-mail or the internet that they lose all track of time or place. Addicts are often interacting with other internet users. Addicts can suffer deep depression and bouts of violence if they are denied e-mail or internet access."