INTERNET ADICTION..
wHat is ThIs..:???
define as any online related, compulsive behavior inteferes with normal living and causes severe stress on family, friends, lurve ones and ones work environment.
also known as :
internet dependency & internet compulsivity
ThE syMptOms...:
- subtitute unhealthy relationships for healthy ones
- opt for temporary pleasure rather than deeper qualities of 'normal' intimate relationships
- struggle to control their behaviors
- experince despair over their constant failure to do so
- loss of their self-esteem grows
- fueling needs tp escape even further into their addictives behaviors
- a sense of powerlessness pervades the lives of addives
http://www.files.chem.vt.edu/chem-dept/dessy/honors/papers/ferris.html
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pREvENtiOns...:
- people must recognise patterns of overuse
- identify underlying problems
- devise and act out a plan to work through the problem than escape it
- take steps to resolve the addiction itself
cONcLusiONS....
- intrernet is not the enemy jentust because people become dependent on it..it has important & necessary benefits.. its fast, ecologically sound, convenient & informative..
- its makes our lives much simpler...BUT...
- it become a problem when people become so engrosed and enmesh in on-line activities and their ' other' lives to the point of neglecting their health, relationship, jobs and other responsibilties..as with many of life's pleasures, moderation is the key...
