Addictive using Internet

Internet 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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