by Valencia Williams

Created on: May 17, 2008

An Internet Addiction

People can become obsessed with the internet without being intoxicated. The Internet has a wealth of information and it is very reliable for communication as well. Every day people sit in their chairs and ready to use the computer to surf the internet for hour and hours. Without their knowledge, this can be dangerous and they may find that denial of this being a problem can in itself lead to isolations in their life.

I'll admit that I am one of those people; I tend to tell myself that the only source I can use is the Internet to keep me company. I have friends from all over the world and they use internet to keep in touch with me. However, sometimes I think of this as a relief because I have someone to talk to. At times, people don't realize that being on the Internet for hours can rob their times with family, work, and their health.

I don't know the reason people become obsessed. But I know my reason for my being on the Internet for hours. I rely on the Internet to make me feel better. I find that there are a lot of activities on the Internet and my friends from distant places talk to me through the Internet, on online instant messaging. I have moved into a new home two years ago and I have not made new friends around my home area. Also, I don't have a car to get to places and I live with my parents. It is difficult times through those two years for me. I am a college student and I take online classes. It's hard trying to reduce the time using the internet because I get hook and find so many things on the internet.

However, I made the changes and I decided to take care of myself and my health. I made a timeline for my homework assignments and schedules so I can keep myself busy and away from the Internet for some days. I try to do some activities that does not include internet, like exercising, being with my family and taking care of some house work.

Internet addiction disorder is the psychophysiological disorder that includes tolerance in regard to the concept of finding the same amount of pleasures like other addiction of drugs and alcohol. A failed compulsive control without intoxication unlike all addiction is said to be close to the addiction of gambling. So how can we know that a person is leaning to addiction? You may find is that the use of internet can be strengthened by pleasure thoughts and feelings like a rush in their body as they engaged in this behavior. Not only that can lead to an addiction, it also can be depression, stress,

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