Computer Addiction (EDITED)

According to statistics done by xxms.org - most teenagers spent around 64% of their time on computer. I myself and most of the people around me are facing this problem unconsciously too. One main cause to this addiction is, just barely spending time playing computer everyday rather than doing other stuffs, after few weeks/months, that person will be addicted. This problem affects our studies, work, and also our health in many ways throughout different people (Harvard Mental Health, 1999). By using the correct method, this problem can be solved in servera ways such as, controlling mentally, or according to Dr. Orzack, Behavior Therapy.

Most teenagers spend their time on computer either chatting or playing games and getting addicted to only one of these could lead to several effects. According to computeraddiction.com (2006) children's grade at school, social life at home, and even falling behind at work are mostly due to computer addictions. Addiction that this "level" are considered high level, and to cure this requires special therapy. Dr. Orzack of Harvard University believed that the most effective way is using behavior therapy. During the process, patient was helped by medication to improve the concentration and know what is more important. After few times of treatment, the patient should be able to control themselves later on in the future.

Physical and psychological symptoms could also occur due to computer addiction. Starting off, one will face psychological problems first; feeling empty, depressed, and irritable when one is not on computer. People could also neglect family or friends which could affect your social life, and of course, inability to stop. Following by is physical problems, by after playing computer too long, one will experience dry eyes, back aches, migraine, insomnias, or even eating irregularities which could heavily effect one's health. According to Clinical Psychiatry News (1997), all of these problems could be solved psychologically. Ways such as letting the patients know what is going on outside, and letting them do other things rather than computer. After few weeks of doing this, the patient should be able to resist the addiction successfully.

Most teenagers that noticed they falling to computer addictions had tried to resist them by just barely controlling the eagerness, as result, they failed. Professionals said that you should do other things too, rather than just barely controlling it. By doing all of the ways above shall help you get rid, or at least decrease the addiction to computer. This will help one to spend more time with friends/family, concentrate on work, and also lessen the academical problems in the future. Rather than spending the whole teenage life on computer learning nothing, use the correct way to cure this addiction easily, and help you in both your inside health and outside.