Smoking, sex, food, alcohol, tobacco, narcotics; these are all things we know are addictive in some way but the addiction to the Internet?
In this very special episode I talk with Dr. Kimberly Young about the reasons why people become addicted to the Internet and what they can do about it.
In this episode you’ll learn:
- Why Asian countries were the first to identify Internet addiction as a medical condition
- What types of online activity are most likely to lead to Internet addiction
- How you can spot the signs of someone who is addicted to the Internet
Resources mentioned in the show:
- Dr. Kimberly Young Tedx Talk
- The Centre for Internet Addiction
- Internet Addiction Book
- Getting Web Sober: Help for Cybersex Addict and Their Loved Ones
- Net Negotiations: What Every Parent Should Know About Controlling Their Child’s Use of Technology
- Caught in the Net: How to Recognize the Signs of Internet Addiction–and a Winning Strategy for Recovery
- Tangled in the Web: Understanding Cybersex from Fantasy to Addiction
- The Infidelity Online Workbook: An Effective Guide to Rebuild Your Relationship After a Cyberaffair
- Tangled in the Web: Understanding Cybersex from Fantasy to Addiction
- Sexting, Snapchat, and other forms of Online Porn Addiction and Internet Infidelity
- When Gaming becomes an Obsession: Help for Parents and their Children to Treat Online Gaming Addiction
- Breaking Free of the Web: Catholics and Internet Addiction
- Breaking the Denial: Confronting a Loved One’s Addiction to the Internet
