What Are Online Addictions

< span                            health, social life or mental      class="cap">The         state.                          beauty of the internet is        Knowing this then, look at      that it gives us instant access       what is offered online and we can  to anything that we want. From        begin to look what online          shopping, to gambling, to             addictions are. There is online    information, to meeting people,       pornography, both adult and        to doing things that we simply        child, both of these can cause     shouldn’t be doing. This beauty       you to loose your job, your        however, for many people, feeds       family, your friends and yet       an addiction.                         people are still compelled to      While there is currently great        participate it in the              debate going on as to whether or      activity.                       not an online addiction is a           The later of the two types of   legitimate diagnosis or simple a      pornography mentioned will land    part of a greater problem, there      you in jail as well. Some people   is not denying that there are         may say that you should be         some behaviors that happen online     allowed to do what you want in     that do in fact meet the              the privacy of your own home as    guidelines of an addiction.        long as it isn’t hurting           First understanding what an        anyone.                         addiction is will help you decide      I ask you to take an honest     if a behavior online is an            look at an addiction to online     addiction. An addiction is an         pornography, if it is happening    activity that you can not live        online, chances are greater then   with out, something you feel          not that it is going beyond just   compelled to do this compulsion       online… and it is harming the      is the driving force, despite the     people around you… and in the      fact that you know the activity       case of children you are           is unhealthy or harmful to your       promoting the continued abuse of   children, and you need help.       hook up with lost friends or meet  A second online addiction is       new people, there are those that   gaming or gambling online. Now,       take it to an excess. Belonging    these are two distinctly              to multiple networks, spending     different addictions. There are       hours online hooking up with       many games that can be played         people and developing              online that do not involve any        inappropriate relationships can    type of gambling, people are just     also be considered an online       "addicted" to the game they are       addiction.                      playing.                            The key here is that the        Online gambling can also be an     internet provides instant          addiction, if it is consuming         gratification, it fills a "need"   your life, if you are building        that a person has and it does it   your family and social time           with out rejection or question. A  around gambling and risking your      person that has an underlying      lifesavings on a daily basis.      psychological issue can easily     Again, as above, if the            become addicted to things online.  gambling addiction is going on        If you feel that you or someone    over the internet, chances are        you love has a problem then seek   high that a person is also            professional                       gambling in the real world. There     help. <  is a difference between doing         b>About the                        something for recreation on the       Author occasion, but it is time to face      id="authorbio"                     the fact that "an occasion" is        class="membersnoticewhite">Articl  not a daily occurrence.            e written by Jessica Bradbury,     A third type of online             she has a site dedicated to        addiction is social networking        information pertaining to          sites. While they are great for       addictions, including the average person to join and        target="_new"                      href="http://www.myaddictioninfo.     Overcoming-Addiction.html">help    com/">drug addictions and         on overcoming                      help with href="http://myaddictioninfo.com/     div>                           Published At: www.isnare.com Permanent Link: http://www.isnare.com/?aid=282637&ca=Internet Got a question about this article? Ask the community! Article Tags: addiction, online, people ...Archive >>