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When Internet becomes an addiction

Do you wake up in the morning craving for computer mouse and obsessively check emails in the middle of the night? Beware! You are likely to be one suffering from ‘Internet addiction disorder’, a pathological condition that can lead to anxiety and severe depression.
A psychiatrist consultant groups this disorder with other extreme addictions like gambling, kleptomania, obsession with shopping and sex.
Hsaid “There are some psychiatric problems that lead to addiction.

In children it is anxiety.

For adults of working age it is anxiety and depression, while for the elderly it is usually memory loss and depression.

Internet addiction is generally classified as an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), a mild condition close to severe mental health condition that results in an urge to engage in ritualistic thoughts and behaviour, such as pulling of one’s hair or, in the case of the Internet, Web surfing.” Internet addiction cases can be treated effectively only if they are considered like any other extreme and menacing addiction, said the Doctor.

Symptoms of compulsive Internet use may vary from person to person, from losing track of time to having problems in completing tasks at work or home and to keep one isolated from family and friends.

The cognitive behavioural therapy is very helpful in treating such cases, he said.

The Psychiatric Conultant said two age groups are at great risk of Internet addiction disorder.

The first group is of teenagers.

But more surprisingly, the second group consists of people in their mid- 50s and suffering from the loneliness.

When teenagers engage themselves in pornographic sites or gambling and skip studies, it affects their performance and makes them feel withdrawn from the society.

The symptoms of Internet addiction in both age groups are vague and often difficult to diagnose.

The addicts may experience loss of sleep, anxiety when not online, isolation from family and peer groups, loss of work and periods of deep depression.

The Doctor said the Internet is like a virtual community made up of different social network groups like Twitter and Facebook and it transcends boundaries.

People use it as a mode of communication.

If children or teens check emails in the morning before getting prepared for school, or surf the internet in class while others are listening to lectures, then it’s a problem of addiction that must be corrected, he said.

Internet addicts are inevitable and a byproduct of modernisation.

They are like those who are addicted to coffee, exercise, or talking over their cellular phones.

As the times change, so do our addictions,remarked the Doctor.

November 24, 2009 | 4:51 PM Comments  2 comments



JUNE 12 1993, Just Like Yesterday!
Related to country: Nigeria

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Nigeria on the March again on the March again, looking for a President, MKO is our Man.

June 12 1993 is watershed in the history of Nigeria.
The vents of that day includes; the freest and fairest election was held.MKO Abiola and Bashir Tofa were two the Presidential Candidates. There were two Parties SDP and NRC.

Prof.Humphrey Nwosu was the Umpire, National Electoral Officer.

General Babangida was President.

It is 17 years ago from today.


That day was symbolic because it was the first time i voted in my life.

It was an overwhelming turnout , Millions of Nigeria turned out to vote for their choice.

The events of the coming days, the annulment, intimidation of the Opposition, arrest and detention of MKO, death of Opposition members notably Kudirat Abiola, wife of the MKO and the eventual death of the symbol of June 12 MKO made the day most memorable in the history of Nigeria.

May the souls of thousands of people who died during the struggle rest in peace. Vengeance is from God, because the very people who perpetuated this heinous crimes still live in Nigeria.

Long live June 12.

The

June 12, 2009 | 4:46 PM Comments  0 comments

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Crisis in Pakistan Deepens
Related to country: Pakistan

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A humanitarian crisis is unfolding before our eyes on a truly unimaginable scale.

More than two million Pakistanis have fled their homes and villages — often with little more than the clothes on their backs — as fighting between government forces and radical insurgents has escalated.

With only 2 weeks left before the rainy season hits, the UN Foundation and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) are working around the clock to provide 150,000 bed nets to hundreds of thousands of people who now face an imminent risk of malaria.
While many have found relative safety in camps set up by UNHCR, some 18,000 families continue to arrive each day and resources are quickly being overwhelmed.

An outpouring of local and international donations has provided critical food and shelter. But the fast-approaching rainy season now poses a grave threat of malaria to these displaced families — with children under 5 at particularly high risk of death.

June 11, 2009 | 4:30 PM Comments  0 comments

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Africa's King Of Kings In Rome
Related to country: Libya

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Libyan leader Gadafhi historic visit to Italy marks a turning point in the relationship between Italy and Libya, which was its former colony.

The Libyan leader is on a three day visit where he will meet Italian President Giorgio Napolitano ahead of talks with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Last year, Italy agreed to pay Libya $5 billion to compensate for decades of Italian occupation during the first half of the 20th century.

In return, Libya agreed to crack down on the thousands of illegal migrants who travel from Africa to Europe each year. International rights groups have criticized the policy under which Italy has repatriated migrants who have been intercepted before reaching Italian shores.

Relations between Libya and the West have improved in recent years, since Tripoli announced it was abandoning efforts to acquire weapons of mass destruction.

June 10, 2009 | 5:16 PM Comments  0 comments



Africa's King Of Kings Vists Rome
Related to country: Libya

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Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi is on a three day historic visit to Rome, a trip that demonstrates the recent improvement of ties between the two countries.

The Libyan leader will meet President Giorgio Napolitano ahead of talks with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. King Gadhafi is staying in a tent erected in Rome's Villa Pamphili park.

Last year, Italy agreed to pay Libya $5 billion to compensate for decades of Italian occupation during the first half of the 20th century.

In return, Libya agreed to crack down on the thousands of illegal migrants who travel from Africa to Europe each year. International rights groups have criticized the policy under which Italy has repatriated migrants who have been intercepted before reaching Italian shores.

Relations between Libya and the West have improved in recent years, since Tripoli announced it was abandoning efforts to acquire weapons of mass destruction.

Gadhafi has plans to meet with a group of Italian Jews who were expelled from Libya in an anti-Jewish backlash after Israel's victory in the 1967 Six-Day War.

June 10, 2009 | 5:07 PM Comments  0 comments

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