Internet Addiction Can Make You Sick
Dr. Smile 24 March, 2008 This morning i was going through a news article on Rediff.com and was quite surprised. Its about internet addiction in the global arena. I can really sense myself into this lest i make some revival among my lifestyle or very soon i would land up in an addiction center, lol!
If you are an internet addict, it is high time you visit a psychiatrist.
Addiction to online gaming, e-mailing, chatting and viewing porn can lead to mental health problems and therefore should be officially recognised as a ‘clinical disorder’, according to a prominent American psychiatrist.
Dr Jerald Block from Oregon Health & Science University claims too many hours spent on internet can cause a compulsive-impulsive disorder.
“The addicts exhaust emotions that they could experience in the real world on the computer through any number of mechanisms: emailing, gaming, porn,” Dr Block said.
“Computer use occupies a tremendous amount of time in their life. Then if you try to cut the cord in a very abrupt fashion, they’ve lost essentially their best friend.”
According to Dr Block, there are four main telltale symptoms which include: Losing all track of time or neglecting basics such as eating or sleeping; cravings and feelings of withdrawal, including anger, tension or depression, when a computer cannot be accessed; an increased need for better computer equipment and software; and negative effects such as arguments, lying, fatigue, social isolation and poor achievement.
But unfortunately, internet addiction is resistant to treatment, entails significant risks and has high relapse rates, Dr Block said.
An average South Korean high school student spends about 23 hours per week gaming. Another 1.2 million are believed to be at risk of addiction and in need of counselling.
There has been alarm over the soaring numbers of pupils dropping out of school or quitting their jobs to spend more time on computers, the Daily Mail reported.
Similarly, in China 13.7 per cent of teenagers — around 10 million — are reported to be internet addicts.
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yeah it can get addicted. I was so addicted to dropping card but now kind of lazy. I am now addicted to games I won.
I didn’t mention that my mom kept complaining me about using Internet too much. She kept saying its bad for my eyes.
What you think?
Well you might end up in a mental hospital blogging. That’s quite odd although yes it does affect your health a lot! and your social life as well..!
My mom also said that too much computer can make me sick, she mention that the radiation it emits is so dangerous.
radiation is just one of the side-effects .. done forget bone problems and especially backbone problems which cause long term problems..