Yago Estevan

INTERNET ADDICTION


Going back to my childhood, when my addiction to internet was so severe that I stayed at
home with my Ipad rather than going out with my friends, this was a period when I felt many
of the negative effects that internet could cause you. Thankfully, this experience left me with
the knowledge of how not to abuse it and use it appropriately. Some of these effects
included emotional problems(depression, anxiety...), sleeping difficulties, and isolation from
family and close friends.

When individuals spend too much time in a world of like internet, where they can have
everything they want, they start to depend on it. They get attached to this fake reality and
start to believe that those games are the real world and when, they can’t have access to it,
anxiety and depression symptoms start to come. When for example, someone tells them to
stop playing these games and tries to explain them the cruel reality, they become so close-
minded that start to believe that those who are doing something wrong are their friends or
parents. This causes mood changes and aggressivity against those who try to make them
stop. Instead, when they are connected, everything looks nice and perfect. In the end, they
get to a point where the only way to enjoy life is by playing video games. Furthermore, they
start to lie when asked for the amount of hours they spent on the internet even if they
already know they are having problems.
Secondly, these individuals start to feel more and more isolated. They start get separated
from their friends and even family members. Due to all the hours that they spend playing
video games, they begin to form “close-virtual relationships”(Carson-DeWitt).These
relationships are nothing but non beneficial considering that the only way they get together
is on the computer. This causes them to become more dependent on these games, until the
only world for them starts to be this “fiction world” .Then, when they go out and see all the
challenges and difficulties that the real world has, they are not able to deal with the daily
problems.
Thirdly, internet addiction also causes sleep deprivation. When these individuals spend too
much time on their PC they start to have difficulties when trying to sleep.Moreover, these
sleeping problems often lead to bad grades at school and even psychological
problems(Farsani). They get to a point where they prefer to stay awake playing video games
rather than sleeping. As days pass by, they start to feel feel weaker and they lose most of
their physical shape. Then they get easily sick just by doing a little effort.
During these years, the massive access to internet by the population has provided access to
tons and tons of information about what happens all over the world. However, if not used
properly, internet can isolate you from the society and from the reality. As I experienced
during my childhood, when my internet addiction was starting to get a bit out of control, I
suffered from these secondary effects. Over time I matured and learned how to use internet
appropriately. Now my life is much better and I feel more confident with myself. Starting a
healthier life allowed me to get into a relationship and build the body that I always wanted.
WORKS CITED
Alavi, Seyyed Salman.et al. "The Effect of Psychiatric Symptoms on Internet addiction Disorder"
Medknow Publications Pvt Ltd. Jun. 2011.Web.12, Mar. 2018.
Carson-DeWitt, Rosalyn. “What Is Internet Addiction?” .EverydayHealth.com. 6 Oct. 2015. Web. 12
Mar. 2018.


     Farsani, Sarah Islamie.et al.”Effects of Internet Addiction in Teenagers” Tehran University of Medical. Sciences. Nov 2016. Web. 12 Mar. 2018.


Commenti

Posta un commento

Post popolari in questo blog

Immagine
How parents can help their addict children to internet.            You are a parent,your child is addicted to internet?You think you tried everything and you are desperate? You must try these three tips; declare technology free zones and times, talk about it, and walk the walk. It doesn't always give results to shout and punish, so maybe you should find  another way.    1-Declare technology free zones and time.             You don't have any moment with your child without phone, he goes to bed too late and it's affect his grade, his family relations? Rather than take his phone away, what I am sure you already tried, why don't you set boundaries?. As a parent, you need to help your child to get away from his phone. You need to support your child in trying to find balance and set limits. For example, you can forbid the phone during the dinner or/and no texting after 9 p.m and rather do games ...
Continua a leggere

Clara Teodamante

Immagine
How to stop internet addiction. Even if I am not very addicted to internet I don’t know what I could do without it. It helps me a lot to review, to find translations or simply to talk with my friends. But for many teens, using internet has become an addiction. So firstly, what is internet addiction and how do you know you are addicted? Internet addiction is described as an impulse control disorder, which does not involve use of an intoxicating drug and is very similar to pathological gambling. There are a lot of different signs which show that you are addicted to it such as use of the Internet increasing day by day in order to feel happy, use of the Internet in a way to escape from problems or to not have a bad mood, or even to be too much preoccupied with the internet. More than 8,5% of the population is actually addicted to internet ( Internet Addiction Disorder.) Being addicted to internet is not good at all and some of the effects can be serious. I...
Continua a leggere