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Post by riddhiupadhyay on Nov 12, 2015 19:48:17 GMT -4
It's the year of 2015, and today starting from the ages of 5 to 85 internet usage is identified as one of the most popular and upcoming discoveries. It is a power that controls today's society from nation to nation. Social, business, sports, education, finance, medical diagnosis and many other aspects are connected worldwide thru the internet. However, with all positives, there will always be negatives. EXCESSIVE internet usage has become a pandemic crisis and has resulted in what we can label as "addiction". The overuse of internet has led to increased social withdrawal, obesity, depression, bullying etc. I believe that it is an upcoming negative aspect on today's society and without a balance and understanding it's minimum needs ore mental and physical illnesses will rise from this and internet addiction can be identified as a diagnosis for it is a problem in today's society. In my opinion, we are in a society where we try to implement change after it is too late and today a $30,000 program to undo what we have started will not change much and in the future, more money and time will be spent to try to bring back balance, and in this case it is the concept of excessive internet usage.
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Post by Andrew Resnick on Nov 13, 2015 16:39:34 GMT -4
Internet addiction is certainly a new "trend" that the media has latched onto lately. To say that some people are "addicted" to the internet is certainly debatable and many people would not agree with this as it is something that we utilize every day. We need to take a step back and properly define what exactly an addiction is. Addiction is defined by the consistent use of something despite adverse consequences. A cocaine addict is someone who uses cocaine several times despite being admitted to the hospital on multiple occasions for severe chest pain secondary to coronary vasospasm. Is it possible to be addicted to the Internet? Of course it is, but there would have to be an exorbitant amount of shopping on potterybarn.com before one is considered to be addicted. Perhaps if that person were doing uncontrollable amounts of online shopping, then perhaps they could have an addiction. However, using the internet solely for educational purposes would be difficult to establish a diagnosis of Internet addiction. Porn is another medium in which one can be "addicted," however these individuals are not addicted to the Internet per say, but rather the actions of the pornography that they are watching. The Internet is simply a means by which these people are capable of watching the porn. At the end of the day, the Internet is what you make of it, but given the right circumstances, Internet addiction is a real thing and should be treated appropriately.
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Post by Amy Jones on Dec 9, 2015 17:31:48 GMT -4
"Some mental-health experts caution that the claims of Internet-addiction recovery centers should be taken with a grain of salt. “The fact that we have treatment programs doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s really an addiction,” says Charles O’Brien, the founding director of the Center for Studies of Addiction at the University of Pennsylvania. “This is a free country. You can set up a program to treat anything you like, including possession by the devil or by space people.”"
Camp Grounded seems to have good intentions, however; I suspect not altruistic intentions. The young entrepreuner doesn't have any credentials to treat any mental health condition and labeling his center as an "internet addiction" center may at the very least be misguided. Many people with mental health issues will seek help from other sources, drugs, internet, alcohol. The issue is the mental health issue which needs to be treated by a professional. Mental health issues are often overlooked. People tend to try to modify a behavior that is a direct result of mental illness without treating the illness. I would suggest that these individuals that are turning to internet resources as coping mechanisms should seek out true help with their underlying illness. Perhaps a weekend getaway is a nice thing and does have some benefits, but I would not count it as a treatment for mental illness.
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