Wednesday, January 28, 2009

The Addiction

Internet addiction is becoming a serious problem in today's society. A lot of people are suffering from Internet addiction disorder (IAD), and it's not only the young audience, some elderly people as well. This a new kind of addiction that is becoming as bad as drug or alcohol addiction, but of course, the outcome is not as critical. A lot of people rather be sitting behind a computer instead of going outside and meeting new people and doing new things. IAD has spread becuase of all the things that you can do online in toady's word, you can shop, watch a movie, read the news, play video games, chat with friends, and many more things. The Internet is not completely bad, it can also be used for a lot of positive things, but it is bad when you abuse it, when you don't take it in moderation and put a time limit on what you do. Here is a great website to read about the dissorder, and my other blog has a survey that lets you know if you are addicted.
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7 comments:

  1. TiffanyJanuary 28, 2009 at 8:26 PM

    Is that an actual dissorder? Internet Addition Disorder (IAD)? I have never heard of it before, but I do agree that in today's society we are addicted to the internet. But the internet is very convinient, we have everything at our fingertips, from entertainment to research and news. No wonder we're addicted.

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  2. TStokJanuary 29, 2009 at 4:07 AM

    Perhaps you can find some articles or studies about his disorder and link them to your posts? I would love to read more about this...

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  3. DianaJanuary 29, 2009 at 11:12 AM

    I agree this is the first time i heard of IAD. but it is soo true. Many people do stay home rather than go out side, which dosen onli need in no social life but also has a lot to do withe obesity level in the united states. Many people would rather just stay home surfing the intertent rather than go fo a jog or hangout withe friends. Yes the interent is very usefull now in days but too much of a good thing is bad.

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  4. Sebastian BJanuary 29, 2009 at 12:11 PM

    Yea, this is a real dissorder Tiffany. If you would like to read more about it a good website is http://psychcentral.com/netaddiction/ , go check it out :)

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  5. DanJanuary 29, 2009 at 2:57 PM

    Haha this is so true. So many children in our lifetime are spending their time in front of their computers playing video games and not going out and socializing. This also can be linked to obesity due to kids being inactive and just sit and eat all day.

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  6. Chris GoodwinJanuary 29, 2009 at 6:37 PM

    yea man, a lot of people are getting the internet as a huge part of their life. The internet can be helpful but there is a limit. Some people go over the line. This may lead to a society that is so dependent on the internet

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  7. CarliFebruary 5, 2009 at 3:46 PM

    I have never heard of IAD before. That seems very interesting. I personally don't care for the computer. I never know how to do or work anything on a computer. I do think that internet is a problem considering that we now have internet on phones. I strongly believe that internet has the ability to take you away from reality. I'd love to learn more about this topic.

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