What can be the symptoms of online gaming/internet addiction?
Reading through many articles I have found that the symptoms of online gaming and internet addiction have very similar characteristics. First of all according to Pam Belluck, a writer for the New York Times, one of the main symptoms is staying online longer than you had originally intended to. This may not sound like a big deal but many internet addicts are staying online so late that they are tired the next morning and find it hard to get out of bed. Another indication that you are an internet/gaming addict is when you start to avoid your friends and family so that you are able to spend more time on the web. Belluck describes this as continually coming up with excuses of why you would rather stay home then spend time with your friends and family. Finally Belluck finds that you are probably an addict of online gaming and the internet when you are still using the internet even though you know that it causes problems in your social life. In this case you may have tried many times to cut back your use of the internet but these attempts have had unsuccessful outcomes.
If you find that you have an internet/gaming addiction there are many resources that are available to you. First, there are many different surveys online that you can take to see if you fit the profile of an addict. Then, if you fit the profile there are many different “Internet Addiction Support Group’s” you can join.
Reference:
Belluck, P. (1996, December 1). The Symptoms of Internet Addiction. The New York
Times. 4, 5, 1, Week in Review.
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