Internet Addiction

Overall project description: To tell people about internet addiction how it can harm then, what it is, and how you can stop it. Game overall: Flappy bird sort of game. When you die you have to answer a question. Get it right you move on, get it wrong you have to start from the beginning of the game.

What is it?: Internet addiction is defined as any online-related, compulsive behavior which interferes with normal living and causes severe stress on family, friends, loved ones, and one's work environment. Internet addiction has been called Internet dependency and Internet compulsivity.

Causes: Games, social media, Internet, popularity, likes, friends, followers and a lack of self-confidence that leads to people seeking a way to communicate with and connect with people when they otherwise can't.

Symptoms: Withdrawal from interaction with friends, family and peers. People with internet addiction often become so preoccupied with their internet interactions that they become to a greater or lesser degree what could be considered socially awkward. Sleeping problems, over weightness and preoccupation are common symptoms.

Effects: Internet addictions can affect personal, family, financially, academically, and occupational problems. People who suffer impulse control disorder spend more time in solitary seclusion instead of spending more time with real people in real life. People who use the internet excessively are mostly viewed as awkward. When suffering from internet addiction.

How can you stop it?: Do other social activities, lock your computer, tell an adult, ask for help, ask someone to hide your device for a period of time, fill your schedule so you don't have time to do anything