allen spent the day trying it out in seattle. >> well we do all kinds of things. >> reporter: by the time we metcos et ray in her rural retreat ineattle, i had been unplugged for 24 hours, no facebook, tweeting, google maps, television, and i was feeling a little bit disconnected. >> and worried about what's happening at work and with friends, et cetera, and family. yeah, that's fairly normal. we have become very highly connected as a culture >> reporter: breaking that is the goal here, and one of the country's first internet treatment centers. it cost $23,000 the waiting list is long. >> rediscovering the things that make you human. >> reporter: for andrew and others, unplugging is a chance to get their lives back. there's counseling and daily chores, and connecting with nature. an obsessive video gamer, he flunked out of college in one semester after spending weeks in his room online. >> it's like a drug. you don't have to think about the real world, and once you're out of that virtual world, it's just depression. >> reporter: the virtual world of gaming and endless options became a reality. >> we're entertaining ourselves to