Koh Jun Sheng 4A3

Internet Addiction

Internet addiction is common around the world. Things might turn out serious. I have a lot of friends who are Internet addicts. They would cancel all their upcoming events and just go home after school just to play online games. I was an internet addict before but I managed to conquer it. Excessive online gaming really caused me trouble. I would scold my parents when they ask me to stop playing, I will try to drag as long as possible so that I could play longer, I always play secretly at home when nobody was around, I went to look for a person in reality when I was unhappy with him/her in a game & I even went bought prepaid cards which costed me about a total of $800 for the game which will enhance the excitement of the game. I really regretted it but if you are an Internet or Gaming addict, don’t worry. I will tell you ways to stop being an addict. It was hard but it is worth it.

Here are some symptoms that I personally feel if you are an internet addict.

1)      You would lose track of time (Amount of time that you were online for)

2)      You would have trouble completing tasks in school or at home. (Always talking about games in school during lessons)

3)      You would neglect your family members and friends.

4)      You would feel guilty and defensive about your internet use.

5)      First thing you do in the morning everyday would be turning on your computer and play games.

If you are an internet addict, these are some ways from me so that you can stop internet addiction. Parents can use these ways too. My parents used some of the ways to stop me from playing.

1)      Set goals and trim down the hours of play time slowly.

2)      Practice the opposite. Change the timelines and try to ask him/her to study before he starts playing.

3)      External stoppers. It would cause the computer to shut down immediately after a few hours of play time & you can set the hours.

4)      Use reminder cards to remind them to stop playing and what would internet addiction lead to.

5)      Ask him/her to go out as a friend. Encourage him to go out with you guys.

6)      Do not talk to him about games and online activities commonly.

7)      If he or she is really uncontrollable. Bring him/her to attend counselling from our school’s counsellor which is Mdm Persis Tan. Uncontrollable would be like attacking & locking up. 

8)      Control yourself. It is worth it… 

Thank you for reading.