Internet Addiction
I don’t
understand where this reasoning that “being addicted to the internet is a
mental disorder” came from, but it does not make sense. Professionals are
claiming that the continued use of the internet is similar to those of
substance abusers. I do not see why or how that is true. The internet is a
device that connects you to the world. It helps you interact with anything that
is happening. Maybe it is just me, but I do not see how being away from the
internet can cause the same effects as being at rehab to get over an addiction
for heroin for example.
“The
addiction to the internet” can certainly not be classified as a mental
disorder. If you spend countless hours on the internet or playing video games
then it does not make you crazy. You are just a teenager. Teen lives are
consumes by computers and video games. We are under a lot of stress and these
are ways to handle it. It may seem bias because I am a teenager, but to me,
hearing about someone being addicted to the internet just sounds like a person that
needs to get out more.
Unless
someone has actual evidence that the internet produces the same effects on the
brain as mind-altering drugs then I refuse to believe there is a thing as
internet-withdrawal becoming a serious problem. Some people can fit in better
online then in real person. I don’t think they should be denied what makes them
comfortable or happy. I don’t think they should spend all their day on the
computer or playing games, but just healthy moderation can make an easy fix.
Having constant access to what the internet has to offer, I do see the internet
as time consuming. I have a problem seeing how it can affect how you live your
life.
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