Throughout the world computer use has reached beyond work and is now a major source of fun and entertainment for many children and adults. For millions if individuals, computers, video games, and the Internet have become a daily source of information, communication and pleasure. For the majority of individuals, computer and video game use has been integrated into our lives in a balanced and healthy manner. For others, time spent on the computer or video game is out of balance, and has interfered with work, school, friends, and family. More and more child psychology and child behavior experts are providing research that indicates unhealthy habits, including additions, are being reported (Read Mary Schlimme, “Video game Addition: Do We Need Video Gamers Anonymous?”
What is computer and video game addiction?
When time spent on the computer, playing video games or cruising the Internet reaches a point that it harms a child’s or adult’s family and social relationships, or disrupts school or work life, that person may be caught in a cycle of addiction. Like other addictions, the computer or video game has replaced friends and family as the source of a person’s emotional life. Increasingly, to feel good, the addicted person spends more time playing video games or searching the Internet. Time away from the computer or game causes moodiness or withdrawal.
When a person spends up to ten hours a day or more rearranging or sending files, playing games, surfing the net, visiting chat rooms, instant messaging, and reading emails, that easily can reach up to seventy to eighty hours a week on-line with the computer. Major social, school or work disruptions will result.
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