TECHNOLOGY ADDICTION

FACT ABOUT TECHNOLOGY ADDICTION

• Byproduct of technology
• It may be easier to manage than a drug or alcohol addiction
• psychological problems that may develop can be negative
• often sink into depression, must be treated.
• No addiction is healthy.

TECHNOLOGY ADDICTION SYMPTOMS -1

• compulsive need to be online or have access to devices
• forgetting to eat or sleep while gaming
• loss of interest in activities other than gaming
• spending hours in front of the computer without taking breaks
• inability to leave a game in order to attend to daily tasks

TECHNOLOGY ADDICTION SYMPTOMS -2

• poor performance at school or work due to gaming
• increased communication and friendships with other gamers
• irritability, depression, or lethargy when not engaged in technology
• wearing an adult diaper while gaming to prevent interrupted play

PREVENTING ADDICTION CHANGES EVERYTHING
A technology or gaming addiction may be more serious than it appears.

FROM THE STANFORD'S RESEACH

TECHNOLOGY ADDICTION MANAGEMENT

• This could be the loss of a job or a relationship.
• Family and peer support.
• Learn more about addiction
• Be ready to treat it.
• Individual counseling with an addiction specialist.

groups that provide information and assistance. The following resources may be helpful:

- Online Gamers Anonymous
- VideoGameAddiction.org
- National Institute of Mental ---Health
- Mothers Against Videogame - -Addiction and Violence

Information obtained from http://www.healthline.com/health/addiction/gaming-and-technology#Overview1
Last accessed Jan.21, 2015