Are you a Facebook addict? Ms. Maloi Salumbides of Protips, aired over 702DZAS, tells us the signs that you are a Facebook addict, and also shares some tips on overcoming it.

1. Speaker: Maloi Malibiran-Salumbides

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4. Let’s Take a Quiz
1) Which age group is most addicted to the
internet?
a) 13-17
b) 18-24
c) 25-35
d) 35-44

6. Let’s Take a Quiz
2) Which gender is more prone to internet
addiction?
a) Male
b) Female

8. Let’s Take a Quiz
3) True or false: Smokers are more prone to
internet addiction than non-smokers.

10. Let’s Take a Quiz
4) On the average, how many hours in a week do
people spend on the internet?
a) 15 hours a week, 3 hours a day
b) 35 hours a week, 5 hours a day
c) 40 hours a week, 8 hours a day
d) 50 hours a week, 10 hours a day

12. Symptoms of Internet Addiction
 Losing track of time online.
 Having trouble completing
tasks at work or home.
 Isolation from family and
friends.
 Feeling guilty or defensive
about your Internet use.
 Feeling a sense of
euphoria while involved in
Internet activities.

13. More symptoms…
 Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
(pain and numbness
in hands and wrists)
 Dry eyes or strained
vision
 Back aches and neck
aches; severe
headaches
 Sleep disturbances
 Pronounced weight gain
or weight loss

14. Types of Internet Addiction (IAD)
Cybersex Addiction – compulsive use of Internet
pornography, adult chat rooms, or adult fantasy role-
play sites impacting negatively on real-life intimate
relationships.

15. Types of Internet Addiction (IAD)
Cyber-Relationship
Addiction – addiction to
social networking, chat
rooms, and messaging to
the point where virtual,
online friends become more
important than real-life
relationships with family and
friends.

16. Types of Internet Addiction (IAD)
Net Compulsions – such as
compulsive online gaming,
gambling, stock trading, or
compulsive use of online
auction sites such as eBay,
often resulting in financial
and job-related problems.

17. Types of Internet Addiction (IAD)
Information Overload – compulsive web surfing or
database searching, leading to lower work
productivity and less social interaction with family
and friends.

18. Types of Internet Addiction (IAD)
Computer Addiction –
obsessive playing of off-line
computer games, such as
Candy Crush, Minecraft,
Solitaire or obsessive
computer programming.

19. Brain Size is Affected!!!
A Study among Chinese
college students who used a
computer around 10 hours a
day, 6 days a week, found
reductions in the sizes of the
dorsolateral prefrontal
cortex, rostral anterior
cingulate cortex,
supplementary motor area
and parts of the cerebellum.

20. Memory and Decision-Making
Abilities Impaired!!!
 Brain structural change among computer
addicts reflect learning-type cognitive
optimizations for using computers more
efficiently, but also
 impaired short-term memory and decision-
making abilities
 desire to stay online instead of be in the real
world

23. Tips for dealing with Internet addiction:
 Ask yourself, “What am I missing out on when I
spend so much time on the Internet?” Write down
these activities and decrease your Internet time to
pursue some of them.
 Set reasonable Internet use goals and stick to
them. Take frequent breaks, at least 5 minutes
each hour, and do some other activity.
 Alter your routine to break your usage patterns.
If you spend evenings on the Internet, start
limiting your use to mornings.

24. Tips for dealing with Internet addiction:
 Seek out friends and acquaintances who “couldn’t care
less” about the Internet. Take time to appreciate the fact
that all life is not yet online.
 Stay connected to the offline world. Visit newsstands, book
and music stores, and participate in entertainment such as
museums, music, and live theater. Novels and poetry
readings are hard to experience online.
 Treat the Internet as a tool. Stay focused on the fact that
the Internet is a means to an end. Plan your strategy—
whether you’re looking for information or entertainment—
with the end in mind and you’ll save valuable time.
(Source: University of California, San Francisco)

25. Break Free from Internet Addiction
Stay Connected to God
Stay Connected to The Word
Stay Connected to the World

26. Speaker: Maloi Malibiran-Salumbides