What is an internet addiction?
 | When I use smartphone, I lost track of time and do internet and game. I’m scary. What should I do? |
 | Usually, I hear “internet addiction”. Maybe you have addiction? Teacher, what is this? |
 | Internet addiction is illness of mind. Sufferer is hooked internet and can’t stop using it. |
| I have some friends who may have internet addiction, how many sufferers are there in Japan? |
| Sufferers are increasing in recent years. More 20 years old, there are 2700thousands sufferers. Now, schoolchildren also have it. |
| My acquaintance is hooked online game too. |
| Online game is heated the middle of the night. so they can’t sleep and there are many people to spend a life where day and night are reversed. |
| What kinds of internet addiction? |
| There are a lot of kinds, but I can divide next three type of service.
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It is addiction of real time service such as chat and online game and so on. Sufferers want communication, and they are hooked it so strong that they don’t think their sleep and meal and life. This is the worst type.
2. Message type of internet addiction
It is addiction of exchanging message such as blog, electronic bulletin, SNS and so on. Like 1, they want communication, and are hooked exchange e-mail and SNS check. They also don’t think their sleep and meal and life, but regret many times to use internet.
3. Content type of internet addiction.
This is addiction is formed just reception such as article and video and so on. Sufferers gather information about their hobby, but there is not have human relations. That’s why they feel lonely stronger and keep using internet long times, and regret to spend waste times. However, there are no chances, so they can’t come out of addiction.
