Is Computer Addiction Stress Management?
Not only can using the Internet be a filler for joy it can also be stress management. It is off that the Internet can simultaneously be the cause of all stress while at the same time being the only way to ease stress. The most important thing here is to realize what you do and how you use the Internet if you are stressed. I realized when I was feeling anxious about something in my life I would go through my email and website bookmarks and mindlessly sort and organize them. Once I realized this was not a necessity, but simply a coping mechanism to my real life stress, I started to organize instead my files, my closet, my bookshelves just so I was not mindlessly spending so much time online…and my house gets really clean. 7. Safeguards to Balance Addictions to Electronics Once you recognize the steps above you need to start building in more safeguards to protect yourself from numbing use and addiction disorder. • Get some of those real life fillers that make you happy • Figure out how yo