Cyber-relationships
When used responsibly, the Internet can be a great place to interact socially, meet new people, and even start romantic relationships. However, online relationships can often be more intense than those in real life. Our fantasies are given free reign and the idea of being with our online love can exceed all realistic expectations. Since few real-life relationships can compete with these wild, fantasy relationships, the Internet addict will prefer ti spend more and more time with their online friends. Another problem is that about 50% of people inline lie about their age, weight, job, marital status, or gender. When online friends meet and the real-life person fails to match the online personal, it can create profound emotional disappointment. That’s why cyber-relationships is also a part of Internet addiction, because it will spend you a lot of time when using Internet.
Solution
The following are tools to get your Internet use under control. While you can put many of these in place yourself, make sure you get some outside support as well. It’s all too easy to slip back into old patterns of usage, especially if you use the Internet heavily for work. We can try to recognize any underlying problems that may support your Internet addiction. If you are struggling with depression, stress, or anxiety, for example, Internet addiction might be a way to self-soothe rocky moods. Have you had problem with alcohol or drugs in the past? Does anything about your Internet ise remind you of how you used to drink or use drugs to numb out? Recognize if you need to address treatment in these areas, such as therapy, or returning to group support meetings. Moreover, we also can build your coping skills. Perhaps blowing off steam on the Internet is your way of coping with stress or angry feelings. Or maybe you have trouble relating to others, or are excessively shy with people in real life. Building skills in these areas will help you weather the stresses and strains of daily life without resorting to compulsive Internet use.
References:
Authors: Joanna Saisan, M.S.W., Melinda smith, M.A., Lawrence Robinson, and Jeanne Segal,Ph,"Cyber-relationships", "self-help tips for breaking Internet addiction", lasted updated:October 2010.
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