Thanks, you probably are some sort of addict, if the thought passes through your mind.
But people tend to overuse the word 'addict' or they joke around about it. Information for me is like crack. I have info hangovers, and my vision is getting bad because of it. I wish I was joking. But I've managed to turn my interests into money so I'm not exactly an unhappy person. If I had a normal social life, I doubt I would be labeling myself an addict but I get bored by being around people. I have a running thought stream which takes over once someone opens their mouth and begins talking. I actually cannot understand people very well as my internal thoughts are louder than their words. This sounds odd, but it's the truth. I think something has warped me but at the same time I feel that I'm able to understand quite complicated things because of my ability to focus for vast periods of time.