Internet Addiction

 A quick summary of Internet Addiction:

• Internet Addiction Disorder [IAD] is the name given to this disorder by psychiatrists.
• Internet Addiction is an addiction like any other. It produces euphoria or relief as well as dovetail symptoms of withdrawal.

Symptoms of Internet Addiction:

• One forgets to eat and sleep.
• One loses track of time when online
• One needs more advanced/complicated technology or more hours on-line as they develop “resistance” to the pleasure given by their current system.
• If one is deprived of their access to the Internet, he/she experiences genuine withdrawal symptoms and becomes restless.
• Procrastination of tasks at home or work and isolation from friends, family and society becomes common.

Reasons of Internet Addiction:

• To relieve unpleasant and overwhelming feelings such as boredom, stress, loneliness, depression, and anxiety.
• Using the Internet can temporarily evaporate these feelings
• But agitate the overwhelming feelings in a long run and make them intense, as a result, they become addicted.
• People with symptoms as depression, feelings of isolation, stress or anxiety, may "self-medicate" by using the Internet in the same way that some people use alcohol or drugs of abuse to self-medicate the symptoms of their mental disorder.