Internet addiction
Internet appeared not so long ago. But it gained great popularity very quickly and now we can't imagine our life without it. More and more people use internet for various reasons. We won't enumerate them, because they are known to everybody. The fact that internet can be very useful is indisputable. But the fact is that the majority of people don't use it for self-education, but for entertainment. And here addiction arises.
Young people mostly use internet for listening to music, watching video, reading anecdotes and jokes, etc. But the main type of entertainment for them is communication with their peers and friends. They spend all day long in chat rooms and forget about all other things including their studies and homework.
Why are chat rooms so popular among teenagers? Because this type of communication is free and easy. Youngsters can quickly find acquaintances according to their interests and hobbies. This is the easiest way to find new acquaintances and pay no attention to their inhibitions and hang-ups. There are people for whom it is very difficult to communicate in real life. Teenagers are often ashamed of their appearance and this prevents them from starting a conversation. It especially refers to the communication with the representatives of the opposite sex.
In the internet everything is much easier in comparison with the real world. By means of the internet young people can fill in the lack of communication in real life. But it is very dangerous in itself. A young person can completely plunge into the cyber world and escape from the real life. Besides, when young people spend too much time in chat rooms, they lose communicative skills. With the lapse of time they find themselves able to communicate only in the internet and become very unsociable with their classmates and neighbouring children. Because of this many young people spend less time out-of-doors and suffer from lack of oxygen.
The problem of excessive use of the internet is closely connected with the problem of harmful influence of computers on people's health. Spending too much time before the computer leads to the deterioration of the eyesight, produces harmful effect for one's brain and nervous system.
How can one get rid of the internet addiction? The only way is to gain another type of addiction. Of course, we don't propose to use drugs or resort to strong drinks. A person should become addictive from real life, spend more time out-of-doors and go for a walk alone and with his/her friends. Off-line communication is more natural and can bring much more pleasure to a person. The main thing is to grasp this idea. Sport can divert a young person from the internet addiction rather effectively. One should visit parties, cinemas and clubs and it will make him/her understand that life is pleasant and it shouldn't be escaped from. The more you love real life, the less internet addictive you are likely to be.