I used to read a lot of books when I was in school as a form of escapism. I would stay up until the early hours of the morning reading books, usually until abou

I used to read a lot of books when I was in school as a form of escapism. I would stay up until the early hours of the morning reading books, usually until about 2 AM or so. Obviously this lack of sleep caused "impairment in personal, family, social, educational, occupational or other important areas of functioning", to quote the article. Does that mean I was addicted to books? Is reading addiction in the DSM? There's unhealthy habits and there's addictions, and often the line seems blurry between the two. You can be an addict and a fully functional member of society. My uncle is an alcoholic of the symptoms of addiction in the DSM: "significant impairment in personal, family, social, educational, occupational or other important areas of functioning", he shows none. I've never seen him sober for more than half a day though, he usually cracks his first beer about an hour after waking up.