INTERNET ADDICTION

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BY CLEO VALENTINE

N.d. Forbes. Web. 21 May 2014. <http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacobmorgan/2014/05/13/simple-explanation-internet-things-that-anyone-can-understand/>.

AS THE NATURE OF THE INTERNET CHANGES,

ADAPTS AND GROWS, ITS ROLE IN OUR

EVERYDAY LIVES DOES ALSO…

NOW, THE INTERNET HAS BECOME A CORNERSTONE

OF DAY TO DAY LIFE, ACTING AS A SOCIAL

MEDIATOR, A HOUSEHOLD UTILITY, AND AN

ENTERTAINMENT HUB N.d. Home Guardians

AS THE ROLE OF THE INTERNET BECOMES MORE DEEPLY ENGRAINED INTO

OUR DAILY ROUTINES, INTERNET ADDICTIONS

HAVE BECOME MORE AND MORE COMMON

N.d. Telegraph

INTERNET ADDICTION DISORDER (IAD) IS A MEDICALLY

RECOGNIZED IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER

REGARDING ONES INTERNET USAGE HABITS AND IS VERY SIMILAR TO PATHOLOGICAL

GAMBLING

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ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MANY TYPES, SEVERITIES,

AND NATURES OF INTERNET ADDICTIONS, THEY ARE GENERALLY CLASSIFIED INTO SIX

DIFFERENT CATEGORIES…

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Online Shopping

INTERNET ADDICTION TYPES

Gambling Social Media

Cyber Sexual/Porn

General Surfing

Gaming

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OVER 1 IN 8 AMERICANS EXHIBIT

INTERNET BEHAVIOUR THAT INTERFERES WITH THEIR DAILY

LIVES AND RELATIONSHIPS

FOUND IT HARD TO STAY OFFLINE FOR

MORE THAN SEVERAL DAYS AT A TIME

STAYED ONLINE LONGER THAN INTENDED VERY

OFTEN OR OFTEN

13.7%

12.4%

12.3% FELT THE NEED TO

CUT BACK ON INTERNET

USE

8.7% FELT THE NEED TO

CONCEAL NONESSENTIAL INTERNET USE FROM FRIENDS

AND EMPLOYERS

8.2% USED THE INTERNET AS A WAY TO ESCAPE

PROBLEMS OR REVERSE NEGATIVE MOODS

5.9% FELT THEIR RELATIONSHIP SUFFERED BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE

INTERNET USE

WHO SUFFERS FROM INTERNET ADDICTION?

0

20

40

60

80

18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 64+

ALTHOUGH INTERNET ADDITIONS EFFECT PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, MILLENNIALS HAVE

ENTERED A JOB MARKET THAT IS COMPLETELY SATURATED WITH

TECHNOLOGY, MAKING INTERNET ADDICTIONS EVEN

MORE COMMON

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NEARLY 40 % OF MILLENNIAL'S FEEL

OVERWHELMED BY THE AMOUNT OF TECHNOLOGY

THEY ARE CONSTANTLY SUBJECTED TO ON THE JOB

N.d. Alliance Interiors. Web. 21 May 2014. <http://www.allianceinteriors.ca/millennials-changing-office-life-ready/>.

41 % OF MILLENNIALS SAID THEY HAVE BEEN

THE VICTIMS OF “INFORMATION

OVERLOAD.”

N.d. Intercept Group. Web. 21 May 2014. <http://interceptgroup.com/just-how-loyal-are-millennial-generation-y-consumers/>.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF INTERNET ADDICTION INCLUDE:

1. YOU HAVE DIFFICULTY COMPLETING DAILY TASKS DUE TO YOUR INTERNET USE 2. YOU LOSE TRACK OF YOUR TIME ONLINE 3. YOU GET DEFENSIVE ABOUT YOUR INTERNET USE 4. YOU DERIVE A SENSE OF EUPHORIA FROM USING THE INTERNET 5. YOU ISOLATE YOURSELF FROM FRIENDS AND FAMILY DUE TO YOUR INTERNET USAGE

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!

JUST LIKE ALCOHOL OR DRUG ADDICTS, INTERNET

ADDICTS SUFFER FROM FINANCIAL, ACADEMIC, OCCUPATIONAL AND

FAMILY PROBLEMS

N.d. California Examiner

“THEY MAY GET INTO REPEATED ARGUMENTS

REGARDING THEIR ONLINE USE, WHICH

CAN TEAR DOWN ANY STABLE RELATIONSHIPS

THEY HAD BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN” - PROJECT KNOW REPRESENTATIVE

N.d. AMERSOL

CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF

THESE ADDICTIONS

INCLUDE, MOOD SWINGS,

FEAR, LONELINESS, IRRITABILITY,

BOREDOM AND LOW SELF ESTEEM.

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IN MANY CASES THESE FEELING LEAD TO SEVERE ANXIETY AND

DEPRESSION

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THE CONSEQUENCES OF INTERNET ADDICTIONS CAN RANGE FROM MISSING OUT

ON MOMENTS AND EXPERIENCES IN AN ATTEMPT

TO TRY AND SHARE THEM VIRTUALLY…

N.d. RUKKUS. Web. 21 May 2014. <http://rukkus.com/>.

TO MORE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES SUCH AS

JOB LOSS DECLINE IN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

MARITAL PROBLEMS SOCIAL ISOLATION

DEBT ACCUMULATION FINANCIAL INSTABILITY

HEALTH PROBLEMS RELATED TO SEDENTARY LIFESTYLES

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WHILE SEVERELY ADDICTED USERS MAY NEED TO SEEK HELP

FROM PROFESSIONALS, MODERATELY FREQUENT

USERS CAN BENEFIT FROM IMPOSING SELF REGULATED RESTRAINTS AROUND THEIR

INTERNET USE

OUR DESIRE TO CAPTURE, SHARE, POST, REBLOG AND TWEET PERSONAL MOMENTS ARE

DIMINISHING THE JOY WE DERIVE FROM EACH MOMENT

SO PUT DOWN THE PHONE, STEP AWAY FROM THE

COMPUTER AND ENJOY YOUR LIFE

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