What is Internet Addiction Disorder? This Chemical Imbalance is Affecting Brains of All Ages!

Internet Addiction Disorder: In today’s busy life, as soon as people get free from work, they start watching videos, reels or videos on various social media platforms on their smart phones. For many people, using social media is a moment of relaxation. But in the pursuit of relaxation and fun, you do not even realize when you keep scrolling reels and videos on social media for hours. But when you start doing the same thing in the middle of your important work or by leaving important work, you invite a serious disease. This is called ‘Internet Addiction Disorder’ (IAD). 

According to Dr. Reena Dutta, a resident of Vardhaman and a psychologist by profession, social media and online entertainment have spread very fast in the last few years. Children, youth, old people, women, people of any age are becoming victims of digital addiction. Digital addiction or internet addiction has dominated people’s minds in such a way that people do not forget to keep their mobile with them even while eating, in the bathroom, toilet, meetings. People keep themselves busy on mobile all the time. 

You must have noticed that people are watching a movie on TV or working on laptop but on the side they are also watching reels on the phone. Not only this, many are watching different types of videos on social platforms. Playing games on mobile during video conference on laptop etc. While doing all this, they do not know at all that by doing this they are becoming victims of internet addiction and they are slowly becoming ill. 

What is ‘Internet Addiction Disorder’

‘Internet Addiction Disorder’ (IAD) is commonly referred to as Internet addiction if a person spends most of his time on the Internet. Nowadays, Internet addiction has taken over people’s minds to such an extent that they are not aware of what is happening around them. Many researches have also revealed that Internet addiction has serious consequences for relationships, work and health.

Internet and social media

In the age of internet and social media, people nowadays are only concerned with their work, not only this, due to this addiction, instead of giving more time to their family, people are spending more and more time on the internet. Internet addiction is a disorder in itself. If it is not treated in time, it can take a serious form. If a person is suffering from internet addiction, then he should take the help of therapy. 

Health and relationships are also affected due to internet

Internet addiction means that a person is spending most of his time on the Internet. He understands that it is not good for health but still he is unable to stay away from it. If a person does not have any work or someone who works on social media, then such a person is also forced to spend most of his time on the Internet. Spending too much time on the Internet has a very bad effect on relationships, work as well as health. The person becomes dependent on using the Internet and feels that he gets peace only by doing this. Due to which he spends more and more time on the Internet. 

Internet addiction is not good for the body at all. The most surprising thing is that the thinking of people who use the internet excessively is also affected a lot. It has been seen many times that people who use the internet become more toxic. Due to excessive use of the internet, eyes start getting damaged due to constantly looking at the smartphone screen. According to recent research, internet addiction has a very bad effect on the brain. It also has a deep impact on the brain cells. 

Internet addiction is not good for the body at all. The most surprising thing is that the thinking of people who use the internet excessively is also affected a lot. Due to excessive use of the internet, eyes start getting damaged due to constantly looking at the smartphone screen. According to recent research, internet addiction has a very bad effect on the brain. It also has a deep impact on the brain cells. 

The Guardian report

Excessive use of the internet can lead to sleep disturbances. It has a very serious impact on eating habits and the brain. Internet also has a serious impact on children and young people.
According to a report published in ‘PLOS Mental Health’, which was reported by The Guardian, Internet addiction affects many neural networks of the brain. The purpose of this research was to see how the internet is affecting young people. Due to this, there are changes in behavior as well.

This entire research was done between the years 2013 to 2023. This is a study of the last 12 years in which data has been collected. In which people aged 10 to 19 years have been included. In which how much internet addiction affects 237 youngsters. In this research, an attempt was made to find out through functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) which part of the brain of youngsters is being affected the most by internet addiction. 

This was revealed in the study

The study revealed that people who use the internet and social media a lot, their brain remains restless even when they sleep. On the contrary, the part of the brain that works for thinking, remembering and making decisions remains restless and there is less coordination in it. 

According to the study, it has a profound effect on the brain

Internet addiction has a bad effect on the mental health of the youth. Not only this, it also affects the learning ability and body balance a lot. The chemicals of the brain are greatly affected, which causes a lot of trouble in daily work, eating and sleeping. 

conclusion

According to a study conducted in Britain by ‘Lead Author and Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health’ of University College London, educated parents try their best to limit the screen time of children to a minimum. They stay away from internet addiction. They talk openly with children on this issue so that they can be saved from its side effects.