How to get rid of computer addiction. Her treatment in children and adults

Computer addiction is a modern problem for most children and adolescents. Although it often affects adults. Since it has become so popular, let's talk about how to get rid of computer addiction. For this, first we will analyze the symptoms of this disease, we will talk a little about the causes, and at the end we will "open cards" - let's name all ways of treating computer addiction.

Symptoms of computer dependence
To understand whether you have a computer dependency is very simple. You should fit at least two points below:

• You spend most of your free time at the computer.


• Your hobby is computer games, which you have been playing for many years.


• You prefer to sit at the computer, rather than meet friends.


• Most of your conversations in "real" have a connection with computers, games and programs.


• You can not imagine your life without a computer, although it is not a means for you to earn.


• You have lost real friends, because of the constant pastime for a PC.

Causes of computer dependency:
If you want to find out about the reasons for your computer addiction, then they are banal:

• You wanted to close in your own world, because those around you did not understand.


• In virtual reality, everything is simpler - and is easy to get to know on the Internet and it's also easy to leave, by clicking on the red cross of the open window.


• You follow a fashion trend, fearing otherwise to be misunderstood by a person or being outdone by modern youth( this is especially true of the older generation).


• You do not have any real friends, so you want to find at least virtual acquaintances that you were interested in.


• You are a lazy person who likes to stay at home more than to engage in active sports or other hobbies.

The reasons can certainly be listed endlessly, however, problems from this can not be solved until we find ways to get rid of computer addiction.

3 ways to get rid of computer dependency

To begin with, give a very important advice - a really effective method of treatment, can be found only after you find out the reasons for this dependence.

1. Find an alternative in real life. The first and most correct way of getting rid of computer addiction in our opinion is to find a real alternative. Believe in real life there are no less interesting games in which you can play yourself or together with the company: bowling, billiards, board games, fortune-telling, "Mafia", etc. If you were involved in some games in which the main characters were exclusively heroes, then why should you develop and improve them when you yourself can become a character that requires all the same development, both in sports and in the mental plane. If you were keen on social networks or dating sites, then you just forgot how real communication is more pleasant and interesting. Yes, one evening you will not have time to chat with hundreds of friends, but you will have a couple of meetings that will leave a long imprint in your memory.


2. Find motivation and reasons why you should disown "online". The next way will be motivation, but for those who do not like this word, rename its reasons. After all, a man is inherently a very lazy creature, so he leaves his comfort zone for a very long time, even though he can do harm to him. To change your life, you must come up with a goal or find a reason why it is worth "tying" with computers. For example, study information about how harmful the computer radiation, and the computer in general. Learn about what diseases you can get - perhaps you will reconsider the attitude to the computer. Motivation, can serve as a girl for whose sake you want to change for the better. Here it is difficult to advise something specific, look for your reason / purpose / motivation.


3. Learn how to dose your computer. Another way, or rather the method of treating computer addiction - is the gradual reduction of time spent at the computer. To do this, you can record your favorite movies / TV shows on DVD, music on CDs, and elementary searches on the Internet do not on the computer, but on the phone that is connected to the Internet. In addition, free time is recommended to fill something interesting or exciting. Walking, reading, sitting with friends, work or just a dream. Try to make mini-graphs for work on your computer, and ask your relatives to control and support you.

We hope that you will soon get rid of computer addiction. Good luck!