#InternetAddiction

[elainegilboy]

Internet Addiction

Internet addiction is prevalent among youths who often do not have the desired level of health literacy.

But, what is internet addiction?

Internet addiction is characterized by excessive or poorly controlled preoccupations, urges or behaviours regarding computer use and internet access that lead to impairment or distress.

Some online users were becoming addicted to the Internet in the same way that others become addicted to drugs or alcohol, and the consequences are manifested in the social, work, and family life of a person. Furthermore, there are many dangers on the Internet, and the protection of children and young people requires good cooperation and communication between children, parents, schools, local community, and society as a whole, systematically acting at all levels of prevention and protection of children from possible harmful effects of the new electronic media.

Substituting that negative behavior for a more productive or healthy behavior (such as exercise or art) can help to stay in control of Internet addiction.

[blahblahblaw18]

SOS!!

I write this to put it out into the universe that I am currently going through a phase of incredible, extraordinary and overwhelming loneliness. I just can’t take this anymore... I spend all my free time watching shows/ videos/ interviews involving friends or just groups of people also, I find myself addicted to reaction channels on YouTube so that I don't have to watch funny videos alone. I am going mad. Please if anyone in any part of this universe is reading this, I NEED HELP!! I don't want to go to therapy cause I don't want my parents to freak out and also it is just too expensive. But honestly, this is really, getting on to me. I spend hours after hours watching countless number of videos/ movies/ series just to see people socialising, I listen to podcasts to make myself feel like I have people to converse with. Throughout the day I barely speak 5-6 sentences with 5-6 words in them. It's mostly me telling my mom/ dad if I will drink milk or not or some shit like that... I have disabled all my social media accounts ‘cause they were too addicting but now I am just addicted to YouTube, I spend a few minutes watching the videos on YouTube but spend hours together scrolling through the comments section 'cause it gives me a sense of community and a feeling of belongingness. As if it were not enough that it turned my entire frikkin like upside down, this coronavirus situation is indeed driving my insane. I can't take this anymore... God!! It ain't like I don't got any friends, as a matter of fact I have plenty of 'em. But there's only little that you can talk about with people whom you've not spoken with for almost an entire year and even if there are ones with whom I have managed to stay in touch, it is just not the same thing conversing over a phone plus there really are not many topics for us to talk about considering all my 'friends' are ones from school and school ended an actual 3 years ago. I mean there is RKM with whom I can discuss politics and cricket but that is a) a boring conversation to have with a friend and b) not so engaging when you have to do that over phone because when you are talking to a person, in person, you actually have a lot of time to recollect topics you want to discuss and just the physical aspect of it adds sooo much to a conversation, but when you have to talk on a phone, irrespective of it being an audio or video call, you've got to remember all that you want to say at least 5 minutes before you make the call so that there are no awkward silences in between. IT’S JUST NOT THE SAME! I really would love to go hang out or do such similar 'fun' stuff but the 'demic is giving us all a hard time and even if it weren't for the 'demic I just don't want to waste my parents' money on my pleasures plus I am lazy, not to forget the fact that I am too addicted to YouTube to even want to move out of my room and that I think 'hanging-out' is plain boringg. 

I don't know manhhh I guess I will just die of boredom. I really want to make this blog non-anonymous and public, that way I can have actual interactions with people  other than myself but I'm afraid doing so will affect my writing style and I may end up writing less for the love of it and more to pander to what excites people... I don't want to ruin the fun of the one activity I am able to do despite all that's been happening right now in my life. Nope, not for a gazillion dollars. (I am not completely trashing the idea of going non-anon 'cause I may do that in the future if I mature enough as a writer to not get affected by the likes/ dislikes of my readers)

IndiraLakshmi 7.10.20 :I

[kidtildeath]

Lost inside my head lost inside a future dungeon of gifs and tiffs. From roaming the colossal valleys to sitting in the pixelated corpse of humanity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #endofhumanity #artistsoninstagram #illustration #nofuture #theworldisfucked #addictedtotheinternet #internetaddiction (at Wellington, New Zealand) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAumx1MBJgK/?igshid=1xfdx3ld42xpv

[tychemedia360]

For us our Job is Social Media 😉 . . . . #digitalmarketingagency #socialmedia #internetaddiction #loveourjob #teamiseverything #contentcreation #creativethinking #digigods #tychemedia #startupbusiness #worklifestyle https://www.instagram.com/p/B0oCylYnVDF/?igshid=izd74l6ik5vt

[teresa-not-theresa]

You know it's late when your online friend that's a few hours behind you tells you that they have to go to sleep.

[betterlyf]

Amit Tandon is not cracking a joke! Sometimes a serious life advice comes from humor. Check out what Amit Tandon has to say about Happiness and Social Media.

[michaeljantze]

This might be the solution we need now. Power down and go for a hike, anyone? . . . #thenorm #thenormcomic #comicstrip #thefunnies #sundayfunnies #gocomics #timeislife #innerchild #internet #internetaddiction https://www.instagram.com/p/CWBf5FqPFZg/?utm_medium=tumblr

[equalopportunitydestoroyah]

#internetaddiction #superman #prisoners #addiction #alcholicsanonymous (at Delta Terminal - Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport) https://www.instagram.com/p/CR69MhjNSbL/?utm_medium=tumblr

[heartichokes4all]

Join the IAA (Internet Addicts Anonymous)!! 🤪❤️#internetaddiction (at Toronto, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRlrKvCNeqm/?utm_medium=tumblr

[nudgeitalia]

Insta-reminder: quando i buoni propositi non bastano

Contenuto elaborato da: Chiara Curiale

Perché non riusciamo a controllare il tempo che passiamo sui Social? Perché abbiamo l’impressione che, una volta iniziato a scorrere le stories o i post di Instagram, fermarci risulti impossibile o, comunque, troppo impegnativo? Perché ci sembra che ogni contenuto, anche il più banale, sia indispensabile da visionare? 

Eppure i buoni propositi quotidiani sono sempre gli stessi: trascorrere il minor tempo possibile sui social network per dedicarsi ad altro. Puntualmente, però, la situazione ci sfugge di mano e ci troviamo assorbiti dal dispositivo, incuranti del tempo che passa. Ecco che il Nudging e la Behavioural Economics ci vengono in soccorso per spiegare questo fenomeno ed aiutarci ad aggirarlo. 

È ormai chiaro che il solo “buon proposito”, la sola intenzione, non è sufficiente per attuare un’azione significativa per il nostro benessere. Alla base di questa tendenza c’è il Self-Control bias, inteso come la difficoltà che l’essere umano ha nel controllare impulsi e comportamenti dettati da abitudini, nonostante la scarsa utilità di questi. Il Self-Control bias spiega come mai trascorriamo sui Social e su internet molto più tempo di quanto in realtà vorremmo o, allo stesso modo, come mai abbiamo mangiato molte più patatine fritte di quante ci eravamo promessi prima di sederci a tavola. La presa di consapevolezza di questo fenomeno ha permesso ad Instagram, uno dei Social più usati nel mondo, di inserire strategie di nudging come i reminder, che migliorano la percezione del tempo trascorso sul web. Tutto ciò che l’utente deve fare è impostare il numero massimo di minuti al giorno che desidera trascorrere sul Social, allo scadere di questo tempo, l’app invia un promemoria. Tuttavia, ogni utente deve volontariamente modificare le impostazioni, scegliendo di ricevere o meno l’avviso. In questo caso, l’opzione di default impostata dal social è “non ricevere il promemoria”. 

Cosa succederebbe invece, se il reminder fosse programmato come default?

[pernettewellslove]

Nick Spalding's Logging Off was very boring and slow going for me.  The main theme was a valid concept but all the excess fill made this extremely boring and hard to get through. I do not recommend.

[meesimo]

This Little Piggy... #porkypig #3littlepigs #infinitejest #internetaddiction #cartoon #warnerbros #looneytunes #meesimo #ink https://www.instagram.com/p/B5UAHIyjNFU/?igshid=1x9noaurahl33

[chaitanyabharatnews]

क्या आपके बच्चों को भी है इंटरनेट की लत? जानें कैसे करें पहचान और इससे बचने के टिप्स

चैतन्य भारत न्यूज इंटरनेट ने व्यक्ति के ज्यादातर कामों को आसान कर दिया है। इन दिनों हर दूसरा व्यक्ति स्मार्टफोन में इंटरनेट का इस्तेमाल करता है। इंटरनेट के बिना जैसे स्मार्टफोन अधूरा-सा लगने लगता है। कुछ लोग इंटरनेट का इस्तेमाल करते हैं और कुछ को इसकी लत होती है। इन दोनों चीजों में फर्क है। देखा जाए तो आजकल ज्यादातर बच्चों में छोटी उम्र से ही इंटरनेट की लत लग रही है। उनका खाना-पीना, खेलना, पढ़ाई सब इंटरनेट के माध्यम से होने लगा है। इसी मुद्दे पर चिंता जाहिर करते हुए दिल्ली बाल अधिकार संरक्षण आयोग (DCPCR) ने एक कार्यशाला का आयोजन किया। यह कार्यशाला खासतौर से स्कूली शिक्षकों के लिए आयोजित की गई थी। कार्यशाला में विशेषज्ञों ने जो बातें बताई, वो अभिभावकों के लिए भी काफी मददगार साबित होंगी। कार्यशाला में बताया गया कि आपके बच्चे को इंटरनेट की लत है या नहीं? यह लत क्यों लगती है? इस लत के कारण क्या-क्या दिक्कतें होती हैं? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); कैसे समझें बच्चे में इंटरनेट की लत है क्या नहीं? यह सबसे बड़ा सवाल है। इसके जवाब में कार्यशाला में बताया गया कि, जिन बच्चों में इंटरनेट की लत होती है, उनमें कुछ अलग प्रकार के लक्षण पाए जाते हैं। इन्हीं लक्षणों के जरिए आप समझ सकते हैं कि आपका बच्चा इंटरनेट लती है या नहीं। आइए जानते हैं वो कौन-कौनसे लक्षण हैं- डिप्रेशन इमानदारी की कमी अपराधबोध महसूस होना बेचैनी (anxiety) इंटरनेट इस्तेमाल करते समय आनंद की अनुभूति होना मूड बदलते रहना रूटीन के काम से जल्दी बोर होना किसी काम में टाल-मटोल करना पीठ या कंधे का दर्द सिर दर्द नींद न आना आंखें सूखना क्यों होती है इंटरनेट की लत वीडियो गेम्स और इंटरनेट की लत बच्चों में आम बात हो गई है। विशेषज्ञों के मुताबिक, इंटरनेट का इस्तेमाल करते हुए या फिर मोबाइल पर गेम्स खेलते हुए बच्चों के दिमाग में डोपामाइन हार्मोन (मोटीवेशन हॉर्मोन) का स्तर बढ़ जाता है। इससे उनके अंदर संतुष्टी की भावना का एहसास होता है। इस वजह से उस चीज की लत की स्थिति बन जाती है। डीसीपीसीआर की सदस्य रंजना प्रसाद ने बताया कि, 'बच्चों में गेमिंग और इंटरनेट की लत की बढ़ती दर को लेकर आयोग चिंतित है। ये दोनों चीजें बच्चों के शारीरिक और मानसिक स्वास्थ्य पर गहरा प्रभाव डाल रही हैं।' उन्होंने यह भी कहा कि, 'डीसीपीसीआर शिक्षकों के साथ-साथ अभिभावकों व बच्चों के लिए ऐसी और भी कार्यशालाएं कराएगा।' कैसे पाएं इंटरनेट की लत से छुटकारा बच्चों को मोबाइल एक सीमित समय के लिए ही दें। उस दौरान उन्हें इंटरनेट का उपयोग न करने दें। जो सोशल मीडिया ऐप ज्यादा जरुरी न हो उन्हें अपने फोन से हटा दें। आप भी बच्चों के सामने फोन का ज्यादा इस्तेमाल न करें। मोबाइल से दूर रहकर आप बच्चों से बातचीत करें, उनके साथ समय बिताएं। हो सके तो बच्चों को घर में कम्प्यूटर या लैपटॉप उपलब्ध करवाएं, जिससे उन्हें किसी प्रोजेक्ट को पूरा करने में दिक्कत न हो। बच्चों को जितना हो सके व्यस्त रखे। उन्हें बाहरी खेलों के महत्व समझाएं और बताएं कि बाहरी खेल फिटनेस और बॉडी डेवलपमेंट के लिए कितना जरुरी हैं। आप बच्चों को कहानी या अन्य किताबें लाकर दीजिए, जिससे कि वो मोबाइल से ध्यान हटाकर किताबें पढ़ने में ज्यादा ध्यान लगा सके। ये भी पढ़े... कहीं आपकी वजह से तो नहीं आपके बच्चे हो रहे हैं डिप्रेशन का शिकार? पढ़ाई के साथ-साथ खेल में कोचिंग भी कर सकते हैं बच्चे, खेल मंत्र��लय ���ेता है ये सुविधाएं 7 साल का ये बच्चा सभी अमीरों को पछाड़कर बना अरबपति, फोर्ब्स की लिस्ट में पहले नंबर पर   Read the full article

[equalopportunitydestoroyah]

#paperless #internet #internetaddiction #google #applecomputers (at Saint Paul, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQTyNNbNnQK/?utm_medium=tumblr

[artlovespace-blog]

by @johnholcroftillustration #art #nowadays #home #laptop #sociallife #addiction #internetaddiction https://www.instagram.com/p/B3KmsUZJAIi/?igshid=o6dr2mmus514

[dryingzangel]

The danger of staying connected all the time is that we never switch off. We are always on the net surfing. Put your phone away for a day and discover the peace and explore the world. . . . . . #stayconnected #surfing #yingzangel #screentime #internetaddiction (at Bukit Bayroute) https://www.instagram.com/p/B247rf0Auo5/?igshid=zrjuci98zkvi