NETADICCTION

[anastasia]

Net addiction is a real problem, so that there are organizated services to attend all people who need their help.
For instance there is a web www. netadicction.com , the center for internet addiction.
"The Center for Online Addiction offers hope and valuable resources to those seeking treatment for Internet addiction. Internet addiction is a type of compulsive disorder and as an organization, we are specifically dedicated to helping people who suffer from this new form of addictive behavior.
Also there is a validated test to know if someone is addicted or going to the problem. The first validated and reliable measure of addictive use of the Internet.
In China, electroshock therapy is given to young netadiccts, and this is a private treatment, so that parents must pay 878$ for the therapy. This therapy is used too for other addictions as eating chocolate, taking medicines before eating …
Obsessive use of the internet could create a mental-illness and it is established when the use of the computer interferes with the daily task as studying, working,…

[Lucy (tutor)]

Hi anastasia,

Thanks for sharing this information. Electroshock therapy sounds like an extreme measure - do you know if it is effective in curing people of addictions?