Internet Addiction

Internet Addiction

The addiction of the internet is greatly rising in America and other countries. Internet addiction is when a person can not stop thinking of the internet all day and usually use their addiction to let out stress. An addiction can be about anything. From television to sleeping or from junk food to playing s video game. There are good addictions and there are bad addictions. Depending what you do on the internet makes it a good or bad one. If you are addicted to an educational game it can be considered good, but if your addicted to a game like Call of Duty or Halo it could be considered bad.

Some symptoms of having an addiction to the internet are:

• most non-school hours are spent on the internet
• grades start to decrease
• losing track of assignments
• lying about how long are use of internet
• forgets clubs/sports
• forgets friends and family
• falling asleep in school/work

(In this image, a man who is addicted to a game called World of War Craft plays over 10 hours a day and has no job)

Question---Do you know anyone who is a addict to something? If so comment below!!!