We can’t deny the fact that most of the people, usually the teenagers, are so much addicted to internet nowadays. I, myself, was an internet addict as well and I won’t deny that.
Why? What’s with the Internet? Why most teens are addicted to it?—A commonly asked questions by the people who are not involve in this addiction. Well, you can do a lot of things with the internet, things like surfing, chatting, watching and downloading movies, listening to music, play online games, reading stories online and so much more.
Is “Internet Addiction” a good thing? No, and never will be, why? Because addiction into a particular thing can cause unwanted outcomes, and we all knew that. Like this internet addiction, did you ever know that this can cause a commonly eye disorder called eye strain? Of course! If you are addicted to internet, you face the monitor a lot for a long hours making your eye muscles from becoming fatigued. If you have this kind of eye disorder you likely might experience eye soreness, dry or itchy eyes, blurred vision, spasms around the eyes, headaches and migraines. Internet addiction can also increase the risk of cardiovascular disease—specifically heart attack. A leading psychiatrist also once said that internet addiction is an “illness” itself. Other negative effects that you might possibly have for being such are the following: you’ll gain weight, insomnia, memory problem—you tend to forget things easily, absent-minded and lastly, in some rare cases you might as well become anti-social.
With just one click, one can find information within seconds when before, it would at least take an hour scanning through the book. Making friends worldwide through social networking sites—Facebook, of course, the commonly used social networking site of the youth at the moment. Twitter, if you want daily updates of your favorite celebrities; tumblr for the weird but cool & awesome people; and youtube, for those who wants to watch dramas, listen to music and stuffs. That’s just a bit of the thousands of stuffs that you can do just by having the Internet. That’s it, a few reasons why billions of people are addicted to it.
"YES, for all the negative side effects that you said are true, but how can we prevent or limit from internet addiction?"
ReplyDeleteYes its all true, facing the computer all day and night brings a lot of sicknesses and its deteriorating our body really it will make us weak, not only in the eyes but as well as other parts, so what make us weak? well one is the radiation, that makes our body cells weak.So for me, we can minimize computer and internet addiction by disciplining ourselves.
ReplyDeleteinternet is cool now a day's but became addicted is so uncool / hey nobody's perfect ! if computer is running our world today ' then so be it , adopting the age of social networking is great! but as an individual,we ourselves knows our limitations,,and it's for our own good...beware of "internet addiction"....over used of computer is not good especially to our health...
ReplyDeletehmmm.. yah.. its true that internet is addicting.. im certified.. haha! without internet it would be boring.. and we must accept that without it your computer would be lifeless..
ReplyDeletewell internet is normal now a days.. why? alot of people are using internet for a reason..but some are using internet just for watching porn movies, or chit chatting to there other friends..thats why there was an internet addiction.. but for me? i'm using my internet for my job hunting.. sending my resume online..
ReplyDeleteinternet is useful/helpful to everybody,, with just a click it connects people, touches life and even gives entertainment to ones self. but, being addicted to it is another story...... as an individual we know certain effects that may cause it to us so we might just be vigilant and discipline ourselves from the effects of being addicted like u ones said..... however, we are responsible to ourself......
ReplyDeleteinternet is very important in my life....When I have a bad day and are looking for a way to escape my problems, or to quickly relieve stress, the internet can be my accessible outlet...
ReplyDeleteEverything in this world has an advantage and disadvantage.Internet has advantage at the same has disadvantage. You know already the bad effects to our body and it's up to you where to put yourself.I admit I love internet coz it's really important to me.But I guess it's just a matter of giving one's self a limitation...
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