Are U internet addicted ?

Signs of Internet Addiction

if you answered yes on 5 of this symptoms so you are a internet addiction :S


1. Do you feel preoccupied with the Internet (think about previous online activity or anticipate next online session)?

2. Do you feel the need to use the Internet with increasing amounts of time in order to achieve satisfaction?

3. Have you repeatedly made unsuccessful efforts to control, cut back, or stop Internet use?

4. Do you feel restless, moody, depressed, or irritable when attempting to cut down or stop Internet use?

5. Do you stay online longer than originally intended?

6. Have you jeopardized or risked the loss of significant relationship, job, educational or career opportunity because of the Internet?

7. Have you lied to family members, therapist, or others to conceal the extent of involvement with the Internet?

8. Do you use the Internet as a way of escaping from problems or of relieving a dysphoric mood (e.g., feelings of helplessness, guilt, anxiety, depression)?

A CNN Report About Internet Addiction

Internet Addiction from Puritan Reformed on Vimeo.

Internet Addiction

In the era of information technology and rapid communication, the Internet is an information and communication channels that are widely used. Internet users only need to use a finger to search the latest information in all fields. Events that occur in anywhere we can follow immediately and this allows us to build a knowledgeable society. Unfortunately, Internet is like a sharp knife. Knife can carve something beautiful, and can also kill. The more you use the internet, the more addicted you are to them. Why? most of the internet users play games, socialize, watch pornography and less of them are searching for useful information or doing works. Internet addiction will be life-changing and personally. We do not need to move from seat to follow international developments. People affected by "fever" may forget the Internet lifestyle that must be fulfilled. They will ignore the productivity of work, parents will neglect their children, and teenagers forget their studies. Humans maybe segregate solely to delve information on the Internet without boundaries. Therefore, Internet alienate the people.

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Internet Addiction: story

Internet Addiction: Overview

The term internet addiction refers to the over usage of the internet including its different applications such as social websites. The usage of the term "addiction" has been an argumentative issue between the scientists because it is applied on the overuse of substances only such as drugs, tobacco, food ,etc. Those scientists like to call it process addictions when the person is addicted to an activity or behavior. However, the American Psychological Association has marked it as a disorder .

Few years ago, the number of internet users was not as big as today where the technology is cheap and available. Also , nowadays, internet is more related to our social life and its applications are effecting almost every part of our daily life. In addition, it changed the way that we live and communicate. As a result, the possibility of being an internet addicted is high and it is getting higher with the development of the this technology. Also more, Affonso(1999) has considered loneliness and lack of social support as variables social isolation which lead to internet addiction. These two factors are considered as the strongest and most effective factors according to Ramachandran(2000).

That was an overview about the topic
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