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Internet. Connecting…. Connected. Source: www.myvideogameaddiction.com. Addiction. People keep nagging at me when I am using the Internet. Internet turns me into a procrastinator. Have these situations ever bothering you?. Time flies so fast when I am online.
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Internet Connecting….. Connected Source: www.myvideogameaddiction.com Addiction
People keep nagging at me when I am using the Internet Internet turns me into a procrastinator Have these situations ever bothering you? Time flies so fast when I am online.. Are friends and families leeching away from me? Sometimes I have to lie to people that I am not using the Internet Source: www. angelcharm.glogster.com
ASK YOURSELF Not now, I’m busy. Please YM or tweet How much time do you PHYSICALLY meet them? FRIENDS FAMILIES
ONLINE Do you spend so much time than Source: cksinfo.com ‘OFFLINE’?
Anonymous John (not his real name) your online friends Do you feel more comfortable with Abu Chan than your real ones? Raj Source: twosidesserenity.blogspot.com
If your Internet usages are PROBLEMATIC EXHAUSTIVE UNHEALTHY COMPULSIVE OVERUSED DISTRACTING EUPHORIC TIME-CONSUMING Then you might be suffering from
Source: chilloutpoint.com Source: chris.pirillo.com INTERNET ADDICTION It might be worse than this Source: digimegirl.blogspot.com
Some related FACTS • 53% of adults felt "upset" when they couldn't access the Internet for a period of time. • without the Internet, 40 percent of participants felt "lonely." • 77% felt that giving up Internet technology for even one day was like an addict trying to quit smoking or drinking. upset lonely addict Source:livescience.com SOURCE: www.ibtimes.com
and do you know that Internet Addiction affects your HEALTHtoo? Sleep disturbances HEALTH Pronounced weight gain or weight loss Dry eyes or strained vision Back aches and neck aches; severe headaches Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (pain and numbness in hands and wrists) SOURCE: http://www.helpguide.org/mental/internet_cybersex_addiction.htm
And worst of all.. SUICIDAL and HOMISIDE cases which also related to Internet addiction • Women in US killed her 2 year old baby for crying and interrupting her work on virtual farm ville. SOURCE: www.newser.com • South Korean couple starved their 3 months old baby until dead while raising a virtual avatar baby SOURCE: www.dailymail.co.uk • TWO teenage suicidal cases reported in Malaysia, where the victims updated the countdown of their suicides in Facebook. SOURCE: The Star Online Source: cosmosmagazine.com
What’s happening throughout the world South Korea (online news) US (radio interview) Source: http://www.geekosystem.com/south-korea-internet-clinic/ Source: http://www.thetakeaway.org/2011/jul/29/are-you-addicted-to-the-internet/
INTERNET ADDICTION ADDICTION is a risk to EVERYONE unhappy stress passive anxiety alienated lonely mental-disorder anti-social
Internet Addition might affects your community Cybersex and pornography Online gambling Cyber relationship Other social problems STOP Put a STOP to Internet Addiction NOW. SOURCE: http://www.helpguide.org/mental/internet_cybersex_addiction.htm Source: gov.mu
Turn INTERNET ADDICTION into simply, INTERNET USAGE Source: susan-scheff.info
HOW? 1. Recognize the underlying problem 2. Build your coping skills 3. Stay connected to the OFFLINE world 4. Set goals to use the Internet Source: 123rf.com 5. Go for therapy and counseling SOURCE: http://www.helpguide.org/mental/internet_cybersex_addiction.htm
And most importantly, A GROUP OF SUPPORT Source: essentialdimension.com
Together, we can prevent INTERNET ADDICTION Source: blogs.babycenter.com