Post Date April, 15 2023
The network has become an indispensable thing in our life. If we lose the role of the network in our life, many people will feel very inconvenient and lack a lot of fun. But if we bear it, it may be over. However, some people, if they lose the internet, may feel that their life can't go on, and their life has completely degenerated into a gray zone - such people, we usually think they are a group of people with internet addiction. What causes internet addiction? Surveys show that it is often related to families.
"Internet addiction" refers to "Internet addiction syndrome", which is abbreviated as IAD in English. The basic symptom is that the internet time is out of control, and you can't stop eating and sleeping, but you can't stop using the internet. Even if the patient realizes the seriousness of the problem, he still cannot control himself. It is often manifested as low mood, dizziness, trembling hands, fatigue and weakness, loss of appetite, etc.
There are three commonly used criteria for determining internet addiction: first, playing online games for 4-6 hours every day for more than one month continuously, which seriously affects work and study; The second is that people can get happiness online; Third, physical symptoms, such as headache, sweating, irritability, will appear when you do not use the Internet, but these symptoms will disappear immediately when you sit in front of the computer. Internet addiction has a serious impact on teenagers' physiology and psychology. The study found that people become excited under the stimulation of games, and energy is released too much to maintain the sleep cycle. Patients have insomnia, headache, inattention, dyspepsia, nausea, anorexia, weight loss and other conditions during the withdrawal of video games. Due to the long duration of internet access, the nerve center of the brain continues to be in a highly excited state, resulting in an abnormal increase in the level of epinephrine, excessive excitement of the sympathetic nerve, and increased blood pressure.
These changes can cause a series of complex physiological and biochemical changes, especially autonomic nervous disorders, imbalance of hormone levels in the body, which will reduce immune function and induce a variety of diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, tension headache, gastrointestinal dysfunction, anxiety, depression, etc. In addition, too long online time will increase the level of dopamine in the brain, which will make people highly excited in a short time, but then make people more decadent and depressed. In order to obtain the activities of electronic games, patients can even use their own tuition and living expenses without any means, cheat their parents to obtain money to achieve the purpose of playing online games, resulting in personal conduct problems and loss of personality and self-esteem.
According to the survey, Chinese teenagers with Internet addiction account for about 13.2% of the total number of young Internet users, and another 13% of young Internet users have Internet addiction tendencies. The Guangzhou Youth Service Desk returned to the Internet addiction teenagers and found that 90% of the Internet addiction teenagers were hostile to their parents, and 90% of the parents said that their children did not want to learn. "Internet addiction is really like white powder!" "My child seems to be ill.". According to the survey, there are 984 Internet cafes with complete certificates and licenses in Guangzhou, and there are many black Internet cafes. More and more students advocate that "I will be the master of my summer vacation", but quite a few of them will be the master of their own "all night long.
Earlier, media reports said that Xiao Yong, a sophomore in a key middle school, admitted that he worked too hard at ordinary times. He went online crazily during the holiday and played computer all night. Once, he and his friend just went to the Internet cafe to get out of the machine and saw the tragic scene of a car accident. He stared at the bloody body and said, "This man is dead. Why hasn't his equipment been removed?" He has completely equated the virtual network with the real world, and his body is getting worse and worse in the process of constantly surfing the Internet all night.
Experts believe that typical Chinese patients with IAD have sensitive, depressed and lack of social interaction. With the rapid increase in the number of Internet users, the social harmfulness of IAD should be paid attention to. First of all, many parents have problems with their education methods, leading to children becoming internet addicts. Many parents only know how to limit their children's Internet access, but do not know how to divert their children's attention to the Internet and cultivate their children's new hobbies. Parents should not easily label their children with "autism" or "psychological problems". We should believe that they understand the truth and can tell children that "computers are tools rather than toys", "playing with computers is not a hero, and using computers is a hero", etc.
Secondly, some students with poor learning will be addicted to the Internet because they cannot be recognized by others. They can't experience the joy of success in their daily life, while playing online games can get virtual rewards and self affirmation. Third, because of the bad interpersonal relationship, I hope to escape from reality online. Although many students have good grades, they are introverted, suspicious, and cautious. When they encounter problems, they are addicted to the Internet without being solved in time.
Children had better not touch the computer before they quit internet addiction. After Internet addiction, there must be a real isolation period. This time is different for each child. Some children need a week, and some need a month. Internet addiction is essentially a clinical disease caused by neuroendocrine disorder of the brain. Internet addiction is related to the psychological and physiological characteristics of children and adolescents. Teenagers aged 10 to 18 are called high-risk groups. They are inquisitive and eager to express themselves and get rid of their parents.
