INTERNET ADDICTION
Internet has many advantages. But we are supposed to use internet
in a limit.
In recent years, internet addiction has been a world-wide problem
among the youth. Many of them may sit in front of the computer to
play online game; chat with others for the whole day without resting.
Those prolonged activities bring a lot of destructive effect to them
both
Internet can be very constructive, but we must be conscious how
much time we spend on it on a daily basis. People are addicted to the
internet since they do not control the amount of time they spend on
it. It is important to have other interests apart from the internet.
Today, surfing the Web has become a hobby as social and marketable
as bar hopping or going to the movies. As the web has become a part
of mainstream life, some mental health professionals have noted that
a percentage of people using the web do so in a compulsive and out-
of-control manner. In Japan, a 30-year-old man who is addicted to
internet killed his father and his 1 year-old niece because of his father
terminated the contract of internet broadband. He then set up a fire
and burnt his house. In this case, 2 people died and 3 people injured.
This phenomenon of obsessive Internet use has been termed
'Internet Addiction'.
Internet addiction is not recognized as a formal mental health
disorder. However, mental health professionals who have written
about the subject note symptoms or behaviors that, when present in
sufficient numbers, may indicate problematic use. These include:
Obsession with internet, Loss of control, Distraction, Dishonesty in
regard to Internet use etc.
INTERNET IS OUR NEED NOT OURLIFE.
SHARVARI JOSHI – 7A