In the area of human history, the Internet has led to a dramatic social revolution in our psyche. It provides all the information and entertainment, and changes the way we work, and social interaction. For many it is a “cyber-Messiah”, a portal between them and make everywhere.

But critics are now calling into question if we can do without this technology. Stanford University, the first large-scale epidemiological study Random sample, which showed that more than one in eight American adults show signs of addiction.

Misuse

From 2513 people interviewed by telephone, nearly 14 percent have had difficulty in soulevants away from the computer, while nearly nine per cent of the use of hid his spouse or family, and another eight percent used as a form of escape. The typical user password up to 30 hours per week, on a non-essential use of the Internet.

The October 2006 edition of the CNS Spectrum (International Journal of Medicine neuropsychiatric) reports that the United States of Internet households has reached 74%, reflecting a penetrance over 220 million users. He said: “for a limited number of users, the medium-May, a problem that exposed pulse functions, incidents, in the diagnosis and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.” Isolation social freedom related, online anonymity, still seems, it is also said that increase.

That’s all what is “a small but growing number of Internet users, who are committed to a visit to their doctor for help on unsanitary facilities, the cyberspace”, Stanford lead Author Elias Aboujaoude said in the Daily Tech. The major part on the number of people who are not necessarily hide their use of the Internet or use the Internet to escape from a negative mood, much the same way as alcohol. “In a certain sense, they are available on the Internet to treat themselves,” he added.

Who is vulnerable?

Internetworldstats.com said that the world’s more than 1 billion users online is now connected, which represents a total population of 16.7% of market penetration. Surprisingly, it is a 200% increase since 2000, with the top-32 countries with an average of nearly 70% rate of Internet penetration rates. It is a phenomenon unprecedented in the history of view, and certainly to increase.

But far from being a secure way, for the flight from the problems of life, the Internet is actually an interactive, completely anonymous and regulations, the database. This, says the Center for online services and Internet Addiction (COLA), it may be easier for those suffering from depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety and lack of self-confidence to develop zwanghaften habits.

In March 2004, COLA, depending which are sometimes also called “Internet vampire”, the properties of displaying what some experts call Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD). These include the issues of control impulsive as to Adult research chatrooms, relationships online porn, and net income constraints such as games of chance, the day of trade, purchase or auction.

What is an obsession?

Still, many argue that the Internet is a powerful tool for personal use. In the past, people would visit their bank, called their brokers, to collect a paper form or in a car to work and more. Well, the online content we save valuable time by taking part in services that will satisfy our needs.

But ironically also say, the studies are increasingly less productive users, fewer respondents in humans, and less attention to the workplace or at school. In other words, the Internet seems to be, to many, so that efficient and causes less of a disturbing lack of control over the behavior.

What is the impact of this situation on what society is safe to load debate, but we know the history of the Internet has taught us to expect the unexpected.