This cycle began to be seen with subjects, whose records showed how they were little by little "caught in the net," often led to a rupture with previous ways of life and a breakdown of family ties, social and labor, as we pointed out this aspect is relevant. That meeting promise of cyberspace for some began to resemble a sort of silent nightmare, which at first was taken in fun phrases like "You are addicted if you check your mail at 3 am way to the bathroom."
Returning raised then the cycle is observed:
1. Depression, frustration
is not clear that subjects begin in a state addicted depression. This has generated controversy about the pathogenic effect of the Internet, which has been talked about strengthening the 24-hour accessibility, anonymity and disinhibition, as factors that could cause subjects without previous symptoms (clinical, non-dynamic) incurred addiction. The argument is fallacious part because we could say that a cocaine addict, could have no previous history psychopathology and become addicted, the encounter with the drug. The other issue has to do with basic personality may be different and this in turn generate a "hook" with drugs differ according to the previous personality.
2. Consumer pleasure and increased self-esteem:
Internet is basically pleasant, hence that is likely to become an addiction. Appears self-esteem increased in cases of addiction, as found in this "alternative lifestyle" a pleasure, a sense of intimacy rarely achieved and a feeling of "being oneself" also uncommon in our culture, where people "complain of not being alive" (Kohut, 1988) or "not being themselves" (Winnicott, 1965).
this regard Greenfield (1999) and Turkle (1995) compare it to the theater, where there is potential for greater self expression in real life. The playful aspect of cyberspace, is an element that appears in this comparison as well as other ethnographic (Baym, 1995; Aycock, 1993).
3. Powerful sense of control and power:
Not only that but more importantly, it reiterates the sense of being oneself, this is in my view, a key to understand this addiction. The possibilities of play with identity, increase control over the self, can be handled with different presentations, please.
This presentation does not necessarily have to do with ego ideal (Wynn, 1997) as is generally raised, following the work of Goffman (1959), but also aspects of the self made in the everyday need not be ideal. These aspects can be both libidinal and aggressive, perverted, psychopathic or narcissistic support, etc. In this regard Suler (1996) has shown how in cyberspace, all the categories described by Maslow POSE be met.
4. Decline and subsequent disappearance of euphoric:
Disconnecting a withdrawal syndrome appears in front of the back to reality. As given in any experience of ecstasy, turn painful reality, since reality is harsh and confronts us with the "difficulty of life." However, this is something that complicates the issue, the effects of the drug may have beneficial effects in real life (Turkle, 1995, Suler, 1996), as it could provide new elements to manage in the so-called real life.
5. Back to the reality that is felt even more frustrating and painful as:
online Since life is a life for the addict it provides things not found in real life, the return can be experienced as more painful in some cases, when the return trip does not provide new tools.
6. Increased frustration and Guilt:
The frustration would be determined by the quality of transit over the Internet. The study by Kraut et al. (1998) showed higher rates of depression among Internet users, but the reinterpretation that makes LaRose, Eastin, and Gregg (2001) placed the use as a source of support after a period of about two years.
7. Depression, frustration and re-start the cycle:
Obsession compulsion to reconnect and escape the real reality. It often has spent more time than expected in connection, as for instance in the case of pathological gambling (Greenfield, 1999). The study by Kraut et al. (1998) has been one of the studies cited when referring to the effects of Internet use and its impact on social life of its participants. The Carnegie-Mellon study concluded that the Internet helped to reduce social bonds, affecting the psychological wellbeing of users.
The virtual minds of these environments has generated a dichotomy in the discourse offline-online (Hamman, s / f) which found in this study and in others a scientific source suggesting that online friendships were less strong the "real" somehow paraphrase advances Virilio (1997), who was referred to our era as the "general Accident" and the danger of "love at the expense of nearby Far" (1997, 43) .
This study together with the terminology of addiction have collaborated to create an aura of mystery around the network, exacerbated by the mass media. Currently, Internet addiction is a term that begins to be handled at the level of the media at the network level, including text and chats, and discussions on the subject.
There are now several websites (eg netaddiction.com, internetaddiction.com. psynternaute.com) addressing the issue with groups including Alcoholics Anonymous-style following the 12 steps to recovery. Some of these groups paradoxically work online, which has led to some controversy on the subject. It is the example of Dr. Kimberley Young, who works in place netaddiction.com the subject of addictions. This author has developed including a number of items that would diagnose the presence or absence of a pattern of addiction using as criteria the DSM IV, pathological gambling as a model.
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