Being a student at this time VS Internet Addiction

 There are many reasons to use internet if I am being a student. I find some reasons. Let me tell you what I found.

First, I use internet for getting something which be useful for my study. Now, I have to get many sources. If I don't do it, I will never be a student in this generation. It is called " Creative students", isn't it?

Next, I use internet as media to be existent. Now internet makes me existent, for example: facebook, twitter, and thumblr. Wow! It will be very funny, if I don't have an account facebook. I am net-generation.

Then, I can connect with many new friends in the cyber world, right?

Hem, I think there are many reasons for me to sit before my computer.

 VS

But, nowadays I hear that people who always sit before their internet can be an internet addiction. If you want to know more about internet addiction, you can open this site  http://www.addictionrecov.org/Addictions/index.aspx?AID=43

OK, Let me tell you some of internet addiction criteria according to Mark D Griffiths.

Mark D Griffiths' five criteria of Internet addiction are:

1. Salience: Using the Internet dominates the person’s life, feelings and behaviour.
2. Mood modification: The person experiences changes in mood (e.g. a ‘buzz’) when using the Internet.
3. Tolerance: Increasing amounts of Internet use are needed to achieve the same effects on mood.
4. Withdrawal symptoms: If the person stops using the Internet, they experience unpleasant feelings or physical effects.
5. Relapse: The addict tends to relapse into earlier patterns of behaviour, even after years of abstinence or control.

 

I will not judge "Using internet is very bad, or it is very good. For me it is related to internet users.