Digital media addiction. If the internet is not used correctly; It can become an addiction, just like alcohol and drugs, especially for children of a certain age group. Here are some useful tips to protect you from digital media and internet addiction…
Even though the whole world is struggling with addiction, addiction types continue to increase day by day. Since digital addiction is also defined as a disease, studies are being carried out on this issue. If the internet is not used correctly; It can become an addiction, just like alcohol and drugs, especially for children of a certain age group. For example, the age of internet usage in Turkey is decreasing day by day. Although research shows that it goes down to the age of two, it has become normal to see tablets or mobile phones in the hands of even 6-month-old babies around us.
Psychiatrists who do research on addiction, whose opinions I consulted on this subject, say the following: “In behavioral sciences, addiction is a disease that creates a desire to relapse, is uncontrollable, requires increasing amounts of time and effort, creates unrest when reduced or restricted, and seriously affects the general functions of the individual and the individuals around him.” It is described as a behavioral syndrome.
Also, reward and punishment have a relationship with this system. The brain’s self-motivation and reward system is roughly provided by the Nucleus Accumbens, or dopamine stores. So, if you do things you like, the brain rewards you, and things you don’t want are punishments. Some of these are genetically coded and some are learned. Rewarding and punishing can be used in the treatment of addiction. In fact, the whole of the methods called addiction treatment is a learning process. It is a compulsion to a complex change of behavior, a change of methods of enjoyment.”
How to use internet healthily?
Another important topic in digital addiction is being a healthy digital media literate. Although digital media is not entertaining and interesting, it is necessary to be careful in its use. It is important to develop communication within the framework of certain rules when using digital media. For this:
• Use social media to improve yourself,
• Getting likes or comments is not important to you,
• Write a blog that will increase your own development,
• Keep your private life away from social media,
• Set a goal for yourself, let social media not manage your life, let it be a tool for your goal,
• Try to raise awareness about digital media literacy and media literacy.
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