Internet Addiction: I'm Befriending My Mouse

Have you ever been addicted to internet gambling or maybe you forgot to do a specific task at home or you could have even forgotten to pick your kids up from school ? All of these are examples of internet addiction and if any of these things have happened to you then you could be an internet addict. There are three main signs that you are an internet addict.

There are many different types of being an internet addict but there is one that a big problem is online gambling. People can win or lose a lot of money with online gambling and this is the reason why so many people are addicted to it. People who are most likely to have an addiction are  alcoholics or drug addicts, but it's not with just adults because as many as 750,000 young people, ages 14 to 21 have a gambling addiction.

Online gambling can cause negative affects not only physically but also mentally, people can then get many disorders such as Depression disorders,Anxiety disorders

Substance abuse disorders, Antisocial personality disorder. Just like any other addictions this can get way out of hand if you don't take control of how much you gamble.

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Next, when you get addicted to using your phone or other devices you can forget to do certain task such as picking up your children up from school or maybe you can forget to eat. All of these are things that can happen to you if you don't take care of what you do.

Works Cited

1) "Internet Addiction Quiz". Psychcentral.com. Psychcentral. 22 Nov 2016. Web. 19 Apr 2017.

2) Joyce, Amy. "Teens Say They Are Addicted to Technology". Washingtonpost.com. Washington Post Company LLC. 3 May 2016. Web. 19 Apr 2017.

3) Lenhart, Amanda. "Teens, Social Media, and Technology Overview." Pewinternet.org. Pew Research Center. 9 Apr 2015. Web. 19 Apr 2017.

4) Mazzola, Jessica. "Nighttime Texting Linked to Bad Grades". Nj.com. New Jersey Online LLC. 8 Oct 2015. Web. 19 Apr 2017.

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Have you ever felt cyber-addicted?

  Have you ever felt cyber-addicted?

What is cyber-addiction?

Also called internet addiction, cyber-addiction is defined as a problematic internet use, referring to an excessive internet use which interferes with daily life.

Things you do if you're a cyber-addicted:

• You sleep with your phone in the bed or on your bedside table.
• You panic when you go out and you forget the phone. 
• When you're out, you constantly search for your phone in your pockets. 
• If you don't find your phone, you start to be exasperated, but after you became aware that you have had it all the time in your hand.
• Your phone is more organised than your bedroom.
• You have a lot of covers, just for them to match your clothes.
• You see a person fall in the street and you laugh, but when your phone falls you get scared.
• You have a clock but you look at the time on your phone.
• When the teacher asks you to please turn off the phone, you put it in silent mode.
• When you see someone doing something dangerous instead of asking to stop, you take your phone and start to film it.
• When you arrive to anyplace the first thing you do is ask for the WiFi password.

Emotional and social signs:

• Anxiety: You feel anxiety when you feel you'll not have time to spend your usual time or the time you would like on the internet. Another example of anxiety related to internet addiction, would be when your parents confiscate your phone, you may feel that you will be incommunicado.
• Feelings of guilt: It may had happened to you, that you should have done some work or an errand but you haven't done it or complete it, just because maybe you were so focused on internet that you've been just postponing it. Sometimes you end up not doing what you were supposed to, and this can make you feel guilty, because of the time you have spent on internet.
• Dishonesty: When they ask you how much time you have spent on internet, you lie about it.
• Unable to keep schedules: The internet has you so catch that you're not able to keep schedules, you use this time to surf the internet.
• No sense of time.
• Avoiding doing work.
• Isoluation: Everytime your friends ask you of going out, you give them an excuse, in order to continue using the internet.
• Bad grades: Because you avoid doing work, your grades get worst.

Physical signs:

• Backache.
• Headaches.
• Weight gain or loss.
• Sleeplessness.
• Blurry visión.

Why is cyber-addiction so common nowadays between teenagers?

Nowadays, there are a lot of teenagers who feel  as if they don't belong anywhere. This may be because they are introverted and so it's difficult for them to make friends, or maybe because they think they don't fit into society, the principal reasons are the bullying and lack of confidence. The internet is a splendid scape mean, however, even though it provides us a place where we can we ourselves and not to be judged, or whoever we want to, it's not reality, it is a double-edged knife, they only thing we manage to do is to trick ourselves. 

How can I get rid of my addiction?

The first thing you should do, is establish some limits, maybe you could be only 5 hours surfing the internet instead of 7. With the time, it should be easier to you. A good challenge would be to spend a whole weekend doing another activities, and to leave the phone and the computer without charge.



Well I hope, I'd been helpful and thanks for reading my blog.

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LePudin. YouTube. Como saber si eres adicto al celular. 1 Sept, 2014. 22 May, 2017.

  how to stop internet addiction

 Do you sleep less because you spend too much time on internet? Here are 3 things you can do to stop your internet addiction and to rest more or to become more healthy.

 First you don't have to stop using the phone but you can try to do more sports or stuff that you like to do to spend less time on internet to "forget" about your phone or device.

 Second you can try to have a monthly pay of the phone number in order to have less time to navigate on internet; otherwise you can try to put a time limit like a timer to stop you from going on internet.

 Third, you can do something useful for your life! Get a job so if you work hard you gain more and more money for your self or maybe find a girlfriend that is not internet addicted like you,  someone to care for so you won't always stay with your phone.

 When you find your hobby or sports that you like, you will forget about your phone or your device that occupied all your free time and your rest time so you become more healthy. Doing sports is good for your body, and resting is good for your brain and body. Then when you become used to it you will no longer use your device for that time and waste your rest time.

 Works Cited

1. Joyce, Amy. "Teens Say They Are Addicted to Technology". Washingtonpost.com. Washington Post Company LLC. 3 May 2016. Web. 19 Apr. 2017.

2. Lenhart, Amanda."Teens Social Media and Technology Overview." Pew internet.org. Pew Research Centre .9 Apr. 2015.Web. 12 Apr. 2017.

Welcome Excalibur25

Internet Addiction-Online Gaming Addictions

     Welcome Excalibur25, TheProXSniper, or whatever your nickname is on the internet. I know that you are addicted to playing online games day and night, but you will of course not admit it. However, you have come to your right first stop -the stop of acknowledging addiction. In this blog, you will may come across your favorite games or maybe not, but you will definitely be reading more about what online gaming takes away from you without you even noticing it: things like your sleep, money and social life.

An Addiction to Be or Not to Be?

     Even though online gaming is not considered to be an addiction by American Medical Association, there are neuroscientific reports showing that the same region of the brain activates when an alcoholic sees a beer like a gamer seeing a picture of a game. Gamers have been reported to spend 6.14 hours to an online game “daily.” If we do the maths right by assuming that this teenager goes to a full-day school and has to get up at 6:30 A.M. and leave school at 4 P.M., he has about 5 hours of free time. However, he has to eat and study for the next day, so he has about 2-3 hours free. A teenager requires at least 8 hours of sleep per day, but there’s a problem in our maths equations. The hours will surpass 24 hours. Thus, it causes the gamer to take time away from their sleep, and it causes them to have insomnia. Insomnia is a sleep deprivation problem which affects the daily lives of the teenagers and causes them to have lower grades and life performances. Therefore, do not escape to the virtual world just because something hurt your self-esteem.

  

$ - £ - ₺ - € - ¥    Problems

     According to the statistics done by TechAddiction, online gaming addiction causes a few important problems, and one of the most important one is the financial one. As a teenager, you would probably not recognize this as a problem, but it unfortunately it is. According to an interview done by Daily News, a 13 years old kid secretly used his parents’ visa card and spent 1,000$ on video games. Since you are a teenager who will eventually be an adult with a job, you will begin to understand that earning money and knowing right places to spend it on is hard. However, you don’t have to “live and learn”, but be ready from today. Just keep on reading the blog for advices.

LOST: "My SOCIAL LIFE"

     As I have told before, a gamer will try to steal some time from his bedtime to play more games, but sleeping is not the only time a teenager can steal from. Teeangers should be social and physically active with their real friends in the real world. Thus, they will learn how to act when they are among their friends and in a social environment with people of many ages. If they manage to succeed this, they will have better relationships with the people they will encounter. However, if they fail to do these kind of activities, they will have physical and socializing problems in the world. Now, you might think that you are being social by playing online games with your friends. Then, I want "you" to think about the time when you had a dinner with your family or went out with your friends and had fun with them. I think it's very rare, and you also know it.

"Send Some Medic Here"

     In conclusion, "online gaming addiction" causes teenagers to have a sleep disorder that causes them to do poorly in their school and social lives. Teenagers should be taught how to be conservative with their money, have time and money limits that are spent on the games. The teenagers should go out with their friends more. Now you have done a favor to yourself by reading this blog, so now you know a few facts about your addiction. The only advice I can give you is that seek medical help and talk to people that you can easily open to.

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Works Cited

• Conrad, Brent. “Computer Game Addiction - Symptoms, Treatment, & FAQs.” Techaddiction.com. Techaddiction. 2017. Web. 10 Apr. 2017.

• "Internet Addiction Quiz". Psychcentral.com. Psychcentral. 22 Nov 2016. Web. 19 Apr 2017.

• Joyce, Amy. "Teens Say They Are Addicted to Technology". Washingtonpost.com. Washington Post Company LLC. 3 May 2016. Web. 19 Apr 2017.

• Lenhart, Amanda. "Teens, Social Media, and Technology Overview." Pewinternet.org. Pew Research Center. 9 Apr 2015. Web. 19 Apr 2017.

• “Video Game Addiction Symptoms, Causes and Effects.” PsychicGuide.com. Sober Media Group.2017.Web.10 Apr. 2017.

• Young, Kimberly. "What You Need to Know About Internet Addiction". Youtube. TedxBuffalo. 5 Jan 2015. Web. 19 Apr 2017.

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Internet Addiction Blog

     

Are you addicted to the internet? Do you want to stop it? If yes, you are going to like this blog.50 percent of teens actually admit that they feel addicted and 27 percent for many parents. But you can start living again right now by using three simple methods that can improve your life. 

     

First, you are at home, on the internet, talking to a friend by social media. Stop it now and go join your friend instead being each on your computer or your mobile phone. Go join your friend and talk to him/her face to face. It will be better to stop the internet addiction and for your own relationships with your friends. 

   

  Second, you are at home, it's time to go to bed, but you are still surfing on the internet on your phone. Stop it now! At bed time,you have to avoid watching screens. Screens produce light, and your brain "sees" the light. So it think it is still the day and not the night. That's why, after watching screens, it is more difficult to fall asleep. It will be better to stop the internet addiction and for your sleep. 

    

 Third, you are always on the internet, playing video games, or doing something else. Stop it now! Instead being on the internet doing something useless and losing your time, you can create some new relationships with your friends you may be lost because of the internet addiction. You can spend more time with your family; you can do so many things to live again. That's why you can try reduce the time on the internet and go on the internet only for the things you really need (e.g.: homework).

     

To conclude, to stop your internet addiction, you can talk face to face with the people you want to talk to, not on a screen. Do not go on the internet at bedtime and reduce your internet time to do only the thing you really need. 

If you manage to do these three methods, you will see your life getting better and you will have more time to enjoy life. We only have one, so let's take advantage of it!

Works Cited
Joyce, Amy. "Teens Say That Are Addicted To Technology." WashingtonPost.com. Washington Post Company LLC.
3 may.2016. Web.
Lenhart, Amanda. "Teens, Social Media, And Technology Overview:" Pewinternet.org. Pew Research Center. 9 apr.2015
Young, Kimberly. "What You Need To Know About Internet Addiction". Youtube. TedxBuffalo. 5 jan.2015

Internet Addiction

     Have you ever forgotten your children at school, because you were so busy, and spend so much time on Internet? If you have, maybe you are Internet addict. The solutions for limiting your Internet time are turning off your phone, doing more sports, limiting your time at night and reducing the number of social networks.

      First, sometimes, you should turn off your phone. If you are an Internet addict, you will spend too much time on Internet, and you will not limit your time. Turn off your phone. You can do something else, and you will not forget to do homework, or work.

      Next, you should limit your night time use of the internet.  Today, nearly 85% of teenagers sleep with their phones on or near their beds. Because they don't limit their time at night, it caused them to be seriously sleep deprived, and that affects their health, their mood and their safety behind the wheel. If you limit your time, it will be good for you, and you will not get tired when you wake up.

   
       Finally, you should cut down the number of social networks you use.  Teenagers today are more likely use social network: 41% Facebook, 20% Instagram, 11% Snapchat. Boys are more likely than girls to use Facebook, and girls are more likely than boys to use Instagram and Snapchat. Parents encourage them to shut down social media while working online for homework or engaging in a conversation. Shutting down social networks can let you reduce the temptation of social network, and you will feel better than before.

       One activity instead of surfing the internet is go out walking or running, doing more activities and sports instead of wasting time using the Internet. Do more sport! You can lose weight, and be healthy. Going out, looking at the sky, staying in nature can repair your eyes' vision. Doing more sport or activities can also help you to be more active.

       In my opinion, you shouldn't stay too often in front of your phone. Go out with your friends, or travel to other places, read more books, help your family working, do more sports, or some activities can help you to be healthier and safer. Anyway, if you don't spend your time on the Internet, you can do more things than you can imagine!

Works Cited

1. Joyce, Amy. “ Teens Say They Are Addicted To Technology.” WashingtonPost.com. Washington Post Company LLC. 3 May 2016. Web. 3 Apr. 2017.

2. Lenhart, Amanda. “ Teens, Social Media, And Technology Overview.” Pewinternet.org. Pew Research Center. 9 Apr. 2015. Web. 3 Apr. 2017.

3. Mazzola, Jessica. “ Nightime Texting Linked To Bad Grades.” Nj.com. New Jersey Online LLC. 8 Oct. 2015. Web. 3 Apr. 2017.

Last night you took an L (internet addiction), but tonight you bounce back!

     

        Do you like your second life avatar more than yourself in real life? Do you care more about your image online than about your actual life? If the answer to these questions is a no, then congratulations, you are (probably) safe and sound. But, if the answer is a yes, then you should probably try to limit your time online, and get a life. Now, if you can't think of any ways that you can do this, or you think of it as something impossible, then you have a serious problem, but don't worry, there might be a solution! (and no, I'm not talking about going to rehab, even though it would be helpful too). In this blog, i will talk about 3 ways you can possibly reduce your online time.

        
        To begin with, the first (and probably the most obvious one) way, is to set time limits. This means that you will set certain time limits regarding your time online. You can do this in 2 ways. The first one, is to set a a specific amount of time you will dedicate to the internet. However, you need set reasonable limits. This means that definitely can't choose to have a limit of 12 hours a day. Instead, a limit of of 2 to 3 hours a day, maybe even 4, could be very helpful, especially at the beginning of the "treatment". The next way of doing this is creating a schedule of when you are going to be online. This must also be reasonable. You can't plan on spending 12 hours in the morning and 12 at night. Some more beneficial schedules would be 1 hour in the morning and 2 in the evening, or 1 in the afternoon and 2 at night. Generally, in this case it depends on your daily schedule and how much free time you have everyday, so the best thing to do is to create a different schedule for each day The last thing I have to say for this way, is to  follow the schedule, and not start it and stop following it the next day, unless it's for a special reason.

       

          The second way to limit your internet time, is to reduce the amount of social media you are using. It's fun to have social media accounts and be an active user; however, try not to have more than 4 or 5 social media accounts, because you probably don't really need all of them. Try to keep just the ones you like the most. Furthermore, you don't need to watch every single post, picture, or tweet on your feed. You can live without them.

        Finally, the third and last way to reduce time online, is to start doing other activities rather than being online all day. If you spend too much time on the internet, it's probably because you have nothing else to do. So, you could join a sports team, which would also benefit your physical health, or get a part time job, which would also benefit you economically. You could also spend time with your family and friends, and even get a boyfriend/girlfriend. In other words, get a life! Yes, the internet is fun, but there are much better things to do in this new place (you might have heard of it), called the real world!

       To sum up, internet addiction is something hard to overcome. especially at an "advanced stage". However, think of all the benefits you will have in all aspects of your life, if you manage to overcome your addiction. Just use one of the three tips I mentioned above (or maybe all of them, depends on how tragic your situation is), and you will be able to bounce back from this L like Big Sean!

                                                                Works Cited:

1) "Internet Addiction Quiz". Psychcentral.com. Psychcentral. 22 Nov 2016. Web. 19 Apr 2017.

2) Joyce, Amy. "Teens Say They Are Addicted to Technology". Washingtonpost.com. Washington Post Company LLC. 3 May 2016. Web. 19 Apr 2017.

3) Lenhart, Amanda. "Teens, Social Media, and Technology Overview." Pewinternet.org. Pew Research Center. 9 Apr 2015. Web. 19 Apr 2017.

4) Young, Kimberly. "What You Need to Know About Internet Addiction". Youtube. TedxBuffalo. 5 Jan 2015. Web. 19 Apr 2017.

INTERNET ADDICTION 

                                          

Did you ever notice the bad effects that Internet addiction can cause you? Many people, nowadays, have bad physical effects and loss of sleep, caused by the Internet addiction. Usually people text and surf on the internet before sleeping. This can cause effects on people's health, humor and low grades or bad results at work. By now, we joke often that our children are inseparable from their smartphones, but the addiction has become a serious problem.

It's not difficult to see using addicts their phones, even at the dinner table. Some studies were usually people feel panicked that when they do not have their phones. They called this phobia "nomophobia". They say that the person suffers when the phone is removed. There are four ways in which children can be harmed by Internet addiction in terms of health.

First, brain functions and chemical changes can occur. Second, the link between cell phones and radiations may cause some problems. Researchers discovered that the continuous use of cell phones can double the risk for brain cancer and other diseases. Third, we may have mobility problems two to smartphone use. It can cause problems to the back and elbows, since we always use the same position. For example, the bone of my pinkie is deformed because I use it to hold the phone. And lastly, the addiction can have effects on sleep. Technology is leading us to the lack of sleep.

Almost everybody, adults and teenagers, text before going to sleep. Night texting can affect teenagers' grades and can bring to the loss of sleep. It's stated that the people who stop texting before the lights are out, can have a better performance in school and during the day. Those, instead, who go to sleep after the lights are out do not have much energy and are more tired.

In conclusion, there are ways to stop, or at least reduce the internet addiction and the night texting. Maybe there should be more places where teens can spend their time, instead of wasting it on their phones; find new interests and hobbies and try to limit themselves for the night texting. People should understand the importance and the real effects of the late texting and abuse. Limiting the use of your phone during the day and at night, you will be healthier, live longer, and get better grades.

Works Cited

Mazzola, Jessica. "Nighttime Texting Linked to Bad Grades". Nj.com. New Jersey Online LLC. 8 Oct. 2015. Web. 12 Apr. 2017.

Verbanas, Patti. "Texting at Night Affects Teens' Sleep, Academic Performance". Rutgers.edu. Rutgers The State University of Jersey. 22 Jan. 2016. Web. 12 Apr. 2017.

More Life, Less Late Night Texting

Have you ever wondered why you can not sleep at night?

It probably depends on the time you spend on your phone at night. If you notice that you are up late just to use your phone, you should start realizing what this is causing your body and your mind. Three effects of texting late at night are loss of sleep, lower grades, and health / physical issues.

The first effect of texting late at night is obviously loss of sleep. Many students nowadays, especially teenagers, suffer from insomnia, due to their use of phones late at night. A recent study found out that students who turned off their phones when they went to bed slept more hours than students who texted longer in the dark. In addition texting also late at night can cause sleeping disorders such as insomnia, sleep deprivation and daytime sleepiness.

A second effect of texting late at night is having low grades in school. Today students tend to go to sleep late and waking up late, and this goes against a natural rhythm, so students automatically become less efficient. A professor at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Xue Ming, led to study about this topic and found out that students who turned off their phone when they went to sleep or texted for less than 30 minutes before sleep had much better grades than those who stayed up late for more than 30 minutes on their phones. Also she found out that girls reported more daytime sleepiness, but they still had better grades than boys, statistically. She concluded that it is because girls tend to text before they go to sleep, and this does not normally affect their grades.

The third and last effect of texting late at night is health / physical issues. Using our cell phone screens when it is dark and we are supposed to sleep is very harmful to our health. The text alerts and the light emissions from our phones can disrupt a person's circadian rhythm, or our sleep / wake cycle, says Xue Ming. She also said that REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep is the most important moment of sleep for learning, memory, and social adjustment in teenagers. If we cut our REM sleep, by going to sleep late at night and waking up early, this can affect our learning and memory. Obviously the brain is damaged by sleeping late at night, but also our body; when we lose sleep two to our cell phone use at night, the day after we have daytime sleepiness, which causes us to have a negative behavior and it decreases our cognitive abilities. This then leads to our body to always feel weak and powerless, which is not good for our health.

In conclusion, I can say that this issue is quickly rising among teenagers all over the world and an advice I could give teens about this would be to challenge yourself and set time limits at night to use your cell phone. Another useful thing is just forget about the social life you keep in your screen and think about the actual one in your life with the people you love.

Works Cited

1) "Internet Addiction Quiz". Psychcentral.com. Psychcentral. 22 Nov 2016. Web. 19 Apr 2017.

2) Joyce, Amy. "Teens Say They Are Addicted to Technology". Washingtonpost.com. Washington Post Company LLC. 3 May 2016. Web. 19 Apr 2017.

3) Lenhart, Amanda. "Teens, Social Media, and Technology Overview." Pewinternet.org. Pew Research Center. 9 Apr 2015. Web. 19 Apr 2017.

4) Mazzola, Jessica. "Nighttime Texting Linked to Bad Grades". Nj.com. New Jersey Online LLC. 8 Oct 2015. Web. 19 Apr 2017.

5) Verbans, Patti. "Texting at Night Affects Teens' Sleep, Academic Performance." news.rutgers.edu. The State University of New Jersey. 22 Jan 2016. Web. 19 Apr 2017.

6) Young, Kimberly. "What You Need to Know About Internet Addiction". Youtube. TedxBuffalo. 5 Jan 2015. Web. 19 Apr 2017.

Addiction: A Disease Or A Choice? How can we stop it?

Addiction: A Disease or a Choice? How can we stop it? 

What is Internet addiction?
Internet addiction is described as an impulse control disorder that has an emotional attachment to be on-line with friends and activities they create on their computer screens.

Symptoms:
1.-You start to feel preoccupation with the Internet.
2.-You use internet in order to achieve satisfaction.
3.-Feelings of depression, irritability, moodiness...
4.-Lies to family members.

How can we stop it? 
Are you worried because your son, daughter, wife or husband is addicted to internet? Here you have a few steps that you can follow to stop their internet addiction. You can start setting time limits, reduce the number of social networks, turn off the phone during the night... 

-For setting the time, you should put the hours that you may stay with internet, but no more than that. For example, you can stay online 2 hours a day, and when you complete that time, you should stop.

Next, to reduce the number of social networks, you must have an account just in the social  networks that you really need in your life, such as Whatsapp, to communicate with friends and family... or Facebook, in case you want to be in one social network where you can share your life and ideas. I think that you shouldn't have more than 3 apps.

Finally, if you put away your telephone during the night, you are going to sleep much better, and more hours, because if you sleep with  the phone next to you, then, your phone is going to turn on each time that you receive something, and you are going to be answering it or thinking about it all night, and you will be awake. It's not good for your brain because of the radiation that it transmits, and it's not good for your eyes because of the light. 

In conclusion, we should control the amount of time that we spend because, we lose a lot of time with it and we should go out more with your friends or family. PLEASE STOP INTERNET ADDICTION!

Works Cited:  

"Virtual Addiction" David N. Greenfield, Ph.D., "Caught in the Net" Dr. Kimberly Young, Center for Internet Addiction Recovery, American Psychiatric Association.