How to deal with Internet addiction? Use the right method to treat it

With the development of the Internet, more and more teenagers are addicted to the Internet. We must take measures to stop and treat this phenomenon as soon as possible. The main method is to try to restrain your behavior and undergo psychological treatment in normal times. If necessary, you can also take medication under the guidance of a doctor.

1. Use an alarm clock: With the help of external force, use an alarm clock to go off when you need to go offline or ask others to stop you from going online at an appropriate time.

2. Time instructions: clear time instructions.

3. Complete abstinence: If a particular Internet application has been proven to fail with abstinence, activities related to that project must be stopped. This is most applicable to cases with a history of addiction, such as alcohol addiction or drug abuse.

4. Reminder cards: Have the patient make a list of the five main problems caused by Internet addiction; the five main benefits that can be brought about by introducing or quitting using a particular function - then have the addict make the list into a card and carry it with him/her, and have the addict take out the card and look at it repeatedly several times a week. This will help them build up their determination to quit using the Internet when they want to.

5. List: Ask the addict to list other daily activities that have been neglected and reduced since becoming addicted and rank them: most important, important, not important, etc. When rating these activities, ask the addict to answer truthfully what life was like before becoming addicted to the Internet. Specifically examine the activities that are ranked as most important and ask addicts how these activities enrich and enhance the quality of their lives.

6. Social support: If an environment is found to be uncomfortable or unpleasant for the addict. Treatment efforts should focus on supporting addicts in real life.

7. Family therapy: When talking about the influence of family, there is such a concept in psychotherapy: the psychological disorder of one person in the family is often not his own problem, but a problem of the entire family system structure. Problems with communication methods and emotional expression disorders among family members, etc. Therefore, family therapy for the entire family is very meaningful in treating Internet addiction.

If a person's Internet addiction is particularly severe, and he would die if he does not go online, then he should try to use some medication to treat it. However, everyone needs to note that taking medication to treat Internet addiction cannot be done at home, so it requires the help of medical institutions.