Saturday, February 14, 2009

Internet Addiction Disorder: A Lifestyle Disorder

We have been living through an era of information technology. The World Wide Web is an open source of a variety of information in every field of the science and technology. Sitting in any corner of the world we may stay connected to our near and dear ones through the voice and video chat on the internet. Too much involvement, dependence and attachment transform our habit as addiction. Those who stay glued to the internet for more than 6 hours without any professional compulsion could be called internet addicts. The internet addiction disorder (IAD) could be called a lifestyle disorder of the modern age. Everything is under the control of our intellect. Let not allow your habit become an addiction. You may be affected by IAD if you feel disturbed and angry for not being getting connected to internet and you pass your time surfing internet without any professional compulsion. Five major activities which could lead us to internet addiction have been listed below:


  1. On line gaming.

  2. Excessive involvement in internet surfing or exploration for needful information in the initial stage and becoming a habit for unnecessary exploration later.

  3. Shopping on line and extended sessions of chatting.

  4. Too much general surfing on internet.

  5. A taste for net pornography.

Just minimize the time for above said activities to save yourself from the grip of internet addiction disorder. Those who feel being affected by the IAD should seek medical advice and change their lifestyle and dependence on internet. To overcome the internet addiction disorder one should get involved into a variety of activities like reading books and periodicals, site seeing, exercising, cooking, watching creative channels on television etc.

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