Causes of Internet addiction
Internet became a part of our routine which we need to do our tasks or sometimes for entertainment.
However, we need to be careful not to forget ourselves in its big sea to have a good and real life.
Here we'll talk the reasons of Internet Addiction and how put your life under control.
Lack of knowledge of the nature of the Internet
The main reason is that those who use the Internet do not know how to deal with it. Internet is a sea by all standards, full of pictures, movies, books and entertainment programs which could be real, useful or imaginary.
Escaping from reality
One of the most important reasons is escaping from reality which filled with problems to a virtual world that is not tangible.This world may give you an area you did not take before. It may make you victorious, but if you surrender, unfortunately you become a slave.
Failure to Work or Social Relations
Being defeated in work or social relationships may make you look for a victory somewhere else and there's no better place than the Internet.
Symptoms and risks of Internet addiction
Internet addiction at the social level
Social disintegration and loss of social relations, which unfortunately happens a lot.
Internet addiction at the health level
Anxiety and fatigue that can lead to depression in some cases of severe addiction.
Health problems include the apparent back curvature which may develop into changes in the entire cartilage.
Internet addiction at academic level
Certainly, the preoccupation with the Internet leads to a clear and repetitive academic delay in some subjects, which leads to the transformation of a good student into a very late student at the academic level.
Prevention and treatment of Internet addiction
We know that prevention is better than the cure. If everybody tried to use the Internet only for a clear goal and to try hard not to fall into the circle of addiction, this won't reach the level that requires psychological treatment. If a person reaches to the point of severe addiction to the Internet, meaning that he/she has became a game in the hands of the Internet, in this case, they needs psychological treatment using one of the following methods.
Break your routine
By breaking the daily routine of using the Internet.For example, if you are accustomed to opening e-mail as soon as you wake up, try to delay this an hour, after breakfast. Repeat this every day and you will find a big difference.
Reduce the numbers of hours on internet
Try to reduce the number of hours, specialists in psychology know very well that if you use the Internet 10 hours a day and you reduced this number to nine hours only, then this is a great achievement. Use a spreadsheet to do this more easily, helping you organize and determine how many hours you spend online a day.
Use reminder cards
Write down the most important problems caused by Internet addiction in five cards. Hang these cards next to your PC so you can always remember what you have reached. For exampleو you may write the problems of social relationships on a card, or the curvature of the back.
Try using the stopwatch
Use the stopwatch to show how many hours you have sat online.
Make real social relations in reality
According to the latest psychological studies proved that addiction to the Internet leads to the so-called Social Distance, and the solution here is making real social relations.
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