Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD)

The word 'addiction' has negative connotations and it is usually used with reference to drug. It destroys life because it is tough to come out of the web of drugs. Perhaps you are confused thinking that how an alarming and negative word 'Addiction' associated with ICT and mentioned in an ICT textbook. Someof you who have computers may have cross the limit while playing computer games. A few of you didn't leave the computer even though you should have for an important task. The users who have the internet access have facebook accounts too. Posting status on the facebook, you eagerly wait for a long time to see when somebody gives 'Like' to your status. You have gotten pleasure when the number of your facebook friends has increased. Perhaps you may have spent more time on facebook than the ususal. You might have done better in the examination if you had spent less time on this social network.

You could have read some good books or played a bit more in the playground or spent more time with your bother, sister and parents.

Perhaps you, who have been damaging your lives by wasting your time on facebook or by playing computer games more than the usual time, understand the cause of adding a negative word 'Addiction' with the positive words 'Computer' and the 'Internet'. 'Addiction' means when someone, in spite of knowing it a freakish act, can not avoid the temptation of doing it. What is true for drug is true for the computer and the internet too. As drug is harmful for life, so are the computer and the internet if they are used beyond the limit. Addiction to Computer Games

Addiction to computer games begins from the

boyhood, and it usually happens owing to the

ignorance of the parents. Computer is a tool and different types of works can be done with it. As many positive words are said of this technology, parents think that what is done by computer is positive. Therefore, when they see their kids sitting before the computer for a long time, they do not think of being alert. Computer game is a

kind of entertainment, and it has a different dimension. If you play computer games merely as entertainment being within the limit, that can be a part of good entertainment. However it does not happen most of the time. People across the age, kinds to adults, may be addicted to computer game. A Korean man died while playing computer game for 50 hours at a stretch. A Chinese couple sold their child to pay for their computer games. These examples remind us that addiction to computer game is not unusual matter. If caution is not taken, a man can easily be addicted to computer game.

As addiction to computer game is new, extensive research works have not been done on it. In future, they will provide us absolute direction. Research has identified the presence of a stimulating chemical in a gamer's brain, addicted to computer games. The shape of a brain is altered in those who use computer 10 hours at a stretch 6 days a week.

Therefore, we should keep in mind that computer game could be a good entertainment, but it is very easy to be addicted to it, and the effect of it is certainly damaging.