Internet addiction has a number of reasons, and often they are associated with serious problems, said Anastasia Salnikova, a psychotherapist of the Zigmund.Online online psychotherapy service, in an interview. Among them are social phobia, depression, increased anxiety, which can originate from existing problems in relationships with a partner, parents, team, and any other significant environment.

“The fact is that a person suffering from addiction has a distorted mindset and cannot effectively cover their needs for love, care, recognition, relaxation, security and self-development. It is easier for him to escape to that reality in which there are no prohibitions, in which he feels a certain freedom, and which gives him a sense of the eventfulness and brightness of life. Often people with Internet addiction suffer from procrastination, putting things off until later, because their focus is on short-term pleasures. They have vague goals or do not understand at all where they should go in life, so they spend time being distracted by TV shows, films, videos, social networks and instant messengers, ”said Salnikova.

To get out of addiction, first of all, you need to recognize its presence, try to hear other people who tell the user about it. The psychotherapist advises to collect as much information as possible about Internet addiction in order to increase your level of awareness in this topic.

“You also need to recognize your right to receive help, because very often people deceive themselves for years that they can cope on their own instead of admitting to themselves that they are powerless over addiction. After that, you should contact a specialist for an individual analysis of the causes of the user's condition. Addiction is always a consequence of deeper problems, such as depression. And the gold standard in the treatment of both depression and many other mental disorders is considered to be medication and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy aimed at working with thinking, emotional state and incorrect behavior patterns, ”said Salnikova.

The psychotherapist recommends not postponing the appeal to a specialist. She believes that it is better to spend a year on effective work on addiction, instead of “letting your life take its course” for many years.

Previously, she said that contact lenses do not protect the eyes when working at a computer.

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