Addiction — My Health

Avoid Addiction, Regain Yourself

There is nothing wrong with a ‘wee nip’ or a square of chocolate, but whether it is surfing the web, drinking, or shopping – if it done in excess, it can become an addiction.

Addictions could cause loss of our healthy lives and jobs. Our friendships and social relationships usually also suffer.

So if you feel that you might be at risk of addiction, here are five key steps for you that you could do to regain:

31-01-2011 by Drali @mesrahealth

category: Addiction

Internet Addiction

internet addiction Internet Addiction Type of Internet Addiction

According to one of the researches from Center for Online Addiction, there are many types of addiction and it can be categorize into five main categories as below:

Addiction to get information
It refers to individuals who use the internet to find certain information at excessive rate.
Addiction to use computer
It refers to individuals who use computer excessively especially for those who involve in programming and computer games.

Signs of Internet Addiction

internet addiction Signs of Internet Addiction

These are the sign of internet addiction:

Always thinking about the internet, imagining of what is happening in the cyber world and feels disappointed and loss if not able to use it.
Feels anxious or doubtful if not able to use the internet
Hard to stop from using the internet, although has been using it for a long period of time.

Read more on 'Signs of Internet Addiction'.

by Drali @mesrahealth

category: Addiction