ADDICTION OF TEENAGERS

IN COMPUTER GAMES AND

SOCIAL MEDIA
 ADDICTION
• Also called: “Technological Neurosis” Is an any form of
unhealthy or irrational obsession strategy that arises from the
use of technology. For instance, feeling overcome with the need
to check your phone all the time and panicking if it is out of
range.
• It is the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to
something.
• This is a syndrome where an individual was being intensely
working on the Internet, not being interested in the outside
world, not spending time with people from the outside world,
and an increase in their loneliness and dejection.
• A compulsive behaviour which interferes with normal living and
causes severe stress on family, friends, loved ones, and one's
work environment.
 THE CAUSE
• Complex and can vary greatly.
• Loneliness
• Want an entertainment.
• Escape to the real world.
• To forget their worries in life.
• A perfect platform to meet new people.
• Depression
• Anxiety
 THE EFFECTS
• Being drawn by the • Feeling irritating when
computer as soon as one disrupted.
wakes up and before to go • Dishonesty
to sleep. • Suddenly to shut down his
• Replacing the old hobbies computer or close the lid of
and change it to excessive his laptop if you or someone
use of computer as one’s else comes near
primary source of • Euphoric feelings when in
entertainment front of the computer.
• Physical signs - Exhaustion
• Insomnia
due to neglect of sleep, dry
• Neck Pain eyes, weight gain
• Poor Nutrition • Vision problem
• Refuse to let go of his/her android phone and plays
games all day.
• Unfinished tasks.
• Losing an interest to meet friends and spending
time with them.
• Getting cranky.
• Reacting in a very forceful way.
• Trouble forming healthy relationships.
• Leads to decrease productivity
at work.
• Destroy real life relationships.
 HOW TO
OVERCOME?
• Develop other interests outside of the Internet world.
• Limit the time spent online.
• Face up to the problem and seek professional help.
• Use the Internet as a tool rather than an escape measure
from the real world.
• Only use the computer for necessary tasks.
• Get some exercise.
• Try a new hobby.
• Find new styles of entertainment.
• Spend time with friends.
THANK YOU! 