Addictive using Internet
June 19, 2008Internet addiction could be defined in many angle of deep observation… Its not just a simple case that could be forfeit… Its like a virus that anyone would get affected if you get struckted(twisted).. It stereotyped that mostly predominantly young, introverted, and computer-oriented males become more addicted to the Internet than women do, based on their study..
On their case study they selected a respondent of which demonstrates a non-technologically oriented woman with a self-reported content home life. At first the respondent was a ‘computer phobic and illiterate’ she only know how to navigate the on-line system through the use of help and GUI friendly environment on the on-line service… after she had finally familiarize the environment she try to go farther and scan new things on her on like trying to go on the other chat rooms(Improving(^^,))… After 3mos. The respondent was now spending long time logging on the net base on their case study the respondent was spending 50 to 60 hours per week. After that she even stopped on her daily routine chores in her house like cooking, cleaning, and grocery shopping. Her two teenage daughters felt ignored by their mother, as she was always sitting in front of the computer. Her husband of 17years complained about the financial cost of the on-line service fees which his husband paid up to $400 per month(Whew!… That cost so much money! You could buy a lot of sack of RICE on that amount!). Her continual overuse of the Internet eventually resulted in becoming estranged from her two daughters and separated from her husband within one year of the purchase of her home computer. Base on their case study the respondent had admitted that she was having addiction to the Internet (like alcohol).
We find to think for ourselves specially those who are really fun of using computer, as they’re habit past time that are we, an a Internet addict? Who knows?! Only those people around us could tell if we ourselves could realize that were really addicted… Like now a days some OLDER citizens as well as the YOUNG people were engaged to Internet and Computer Games that result to Addiction (You might think that only youth would get overtime on using computers but your definitely wrong, because there still old ladies and mans that can easily adapt with our generation today sabi pa nga nila “OLDIES GOODIES” hmmm…. ano kaya pinagkakagulohan nila but sila nag papagod mag chat nang magdamag mga 3M’s kaya hinahanap nila mga MATANDANG MADALING MAMATAY=P)…
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Students Engaged in Cybersex for Various reasons
Students initially engaged in cybersex because it was perceived as novelty. According to Andrew Thatcher & Andee Feldman “student’s perceived cybersex as novelty” because students found the idea “new and exciting”, they were “curious” to see what all the hype was about. Other respondents felt that this new communication medium meant more intense and creative mind-sex. According to wikipedia, it can enable participants to act out fantasies which they would not act out in real life through role-playing due to physical or social limitations and potential for misunderstanding, which they would not engage in real life, such as those that are risky, not possible or practical to pursue with their partner, or are activities which the person has no desire to actually participate in, such as BDSM, homosexuality or rape. A common thread for continuing to engage to cybersex is the emotional and physical safety of the encounters. On the physical side the geographical distance means that respondents felt safe in the fact that they could not be physically abused. Therefore others pursue cybersex to explore fantasies, relieve stress or spice up their offline sex lives. Regarding to this matter, it indeed have its disadvantage and advantage that we also have to be aware. 
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Blue Light Hazard
“human eyesight two children and ball normal vision” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macular_degeneration
“human eyesight two children and ball with age-related macular degeneration” -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macular_degeneration
Blue light can be really a great exposure to us now a days because of our fast changing technology bringing harmful lights easily be seen in our naked eye. Exposing your eyes in blue light rays can bring harmful to your health specially if you a macular problems(“macular - the center of the inner lining of the eye, know as the macular area of th retina”-wikipedia).. But research still on process about the blue light ray effect on our eyes… but it would be more advisable if we just stay out of it cause we don’t know how harmful does blue light hazard affects on our eyes specially those who have retinal problems… Because only our eyes is our ticket to enjoy our adventure in this world(^^,)
“Visible light of short wavelength (blue light) may cause a photochemical injury to the retina, called photorentinitis or blue-light hazard.” Okuno T. Saito H, Ojima Evaluation of blue-light hazards from various light sources. J. Dev Ophthalmol. 2002;35:104-12.
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