1983-2011 Posted May 5, 2013 Posted May 5, 2013 They have linked psychotic episodes in patients to internet addiction and delusions related to virtual relationships. While all the participants in a study had social problems such as loneliness, none had previous episodes of psychosis or drug abuse. Lead researcher Dr Uri Nitzan said: “As internet access becomes increasingly widespread, so do related psychopathologies. “Some patients are harmed by these social networking sites, which can attract those who are lonely or vulnerable in their day-to-day lives or act as a platform for cyber-bullying and other predatory behaviour.†Focusing on Dr Nitzan’s patients, researchers found they had all sought refuge from a lonely situation and found solace in intense virtual relationships. Although these relationships were positive at first, they even*tually led to feelings of hurt, betrayal and invasion of privacy. Dr Nitzan, of Tel Aviv Univers*ity’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine and the Shalvata Mental Health Care Centre, said: “All the patients developed psychotic symptoms related to the situation, including delusions regarding the person behind the screen and their connection through the computer. “Two patients began to feel vulnerable as a result of sharing private information and one even experienced tactile hallucinations, believing the person beyond the screen was physically touching her.†Social psychologist Dr Sandra Wheatley said people should exercise caution on online and warned that disappointment can be amplified in the virtual world. The paper was published in the Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences. http://www.express.co.uk/news/health/396961/Social-networking-site-Facebook-can-make-you-mentally-ill-warns-study
1983-2011 Posted May 5, 2013 Author Posted May 5, 2013 I've never had a facebook or twitter account, am I the only one on here or are there others like me on ICF. always preferred to use sms and now whatsapp
Sachin=GOD Posted May 5, 2013 Posted May 5, 2013 I've never had a facebook or twitter account' date=' am I the only one on here or are there others like me on ICF. always preferred to use sms and now whatsapp[/quote'] I've also never had a FB account. I've recently started a twitter account but I don't tweet - I simply follow a few people for breaking news and humorous commentary on current issues. FB is the biggest waste of time on Earth.
Swing_n_Speed Posted May 5, 2013 Posted May 5, 2013 Anytin in excess is bad. Same applies to FB. People are addicted and that is obviously a problem. Twitter is great for following people. I get news updates faster than any news app with the people I follow on Twitter. With twitter my strategy is to identify an area of interest and then follow talking heads in that field. Learn a lot this way, cos they post updates, links etc etc.
Rocky Balboa Posted May 5, 2013 Posted May 5, 2013 I have a Facebook account but its been days since I logged in.
Sidhoni Posted May 5, 2013 Posted May 5, 2013 I have a Facebook account but its been days months since I logged in. Same with me
vvvslaxman Posted May 5, 2013 Posted May 5, 2013 Internet addiction also impairs comprehension skills? How does not having a Twitter or Facebook matter when you're forumming all day anyways? The article is about loneliness, internet addiction and having a relationship with your computer. Not having a Twitter or FB account hardly counts when you are racking up 20K posts in little over 2 years on a single message board. +1 Any internet addiction can do the same thing. Porn or Movie download or online shopping.
DomainK Posted May 5, 2013 Posted May 5, 2013 I've never had a facebook or twitter account' date=' am I the only one on here or are there others like me on ICF. always preferred to use sms and now whatsapp[/quote'] I had one FB account briefly, but deleted it. Bad stuff.
Debutant Posted May 6, 2013 Posted May 6, 2013 I had FB, Orkut, Twitter, Google + and linked in as well. In 2012 I deleted all of them. Now the only account I have is here in ICF and I comme online to ICF only when I am in office. After office I don't even use internet other than online banking
Ram Posted May 6, 2013 Posted May 6, 2013 If you go crazy because of FB usage, then it not FB's problem, it is your problem. I can beat someone to death using a hard-soul shoe. Does not mean all shoes need to be banned.
Desi Cartman Posted May 6, 2013 Posted May 6, 2013 I dont see much difference between wasting X number of hours on FB vs ICF. Its the same thing.
DomainK Posted May 6, 2013 Posted May 6, 2013 If you go crazy because of FB usage, then it not FB's problem, it is your problem. I can beat someone to death using a hard-soul shoe. Does not mean all shoes need to be banned. So someone becomes addicted to drugs, it's his problem, nothing wrong with drugs?
vvvslaxman Posted May 6, 2013 Posted May 6, 2013 I am more addicted to Chess Titans than FB these days. Infact i rarely visit FB.. after IPL .
Ram Posted May 7, 2013 Posted May 7, 2013 I dont see much difference between wasting X number of hours on FB vs ICF. Its the same thing. Except that most of the members on icf are anonymous. So there's literally zero pressure to put on a fake facade. FB is a different animal. In fact there's been a recent study that showed that watching your friends' vacation photos on FB makes you feel miserable.
Ram Posted May 7, 2013 Posted May 7, 2013 So someone becomes addicted to drugs' date=' it's his problem, nothing wrong with drugs?[/quote'] Yes. It is pretty difficult to blame a non-living substance for your plight. The drug does not crawl into your mouth while you are asleep. You choose to to consume it.
Zelig Posted May 7, 2013 Posted May 7, 2013 I've never had a facebook or twitter account' date=' am I the only one on here or are there others like me on ICF. always preferred to use sms and now whatsapp[/quote'] ++
Sidhoni Posted May 7, 2013 Posted May 7, 2013 Yea right..you logged in today. You guys made me do it :((
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