As I was visiting this provine located in the north part fo the island, I went into some cyber places and interviewed some guys who were doing some university projects and others were just hanging up on chat rooms. I took advantage of one of them who had finished her homework and I approached her to interview her about the addiction to the internet.
I introduced myself to her in this way ¨good morning miss, my name is Rafael Ceballos, estudent from UASD University and I would like to allow me to interview you about interner addiction¨. At first she was skeptical about the topic and didnot want to be interview, but I convinced her telling her it was ana assignment from university. She immediately cooparated with me and we begin the interview.
QUESTIONS:
1. Have you ever heard about internet addiction?
No, I haven't.
Well, internet addiction is practically new and for that reason most of the people don't know about it. For instance, in the United States some psychologists and psychiatrists have made research about this new addiction and have found out that people who spend too much hours in front their screen are developping this new addiction inclusive it has symptons that people don't aware until is too late.
2. Do you spend too much hours in front of the screen at home?
Well, whenever I have to do some tasks or project, I do.
INTERVIEWER:
Most of the time people hang up on internet because they have some university projects or their job requires the use of the net by obligation and for that reason is easy to spend hours and hours surfing on the internet.
3. About chat rooms? Are you ever on chat rooms?
Yes, I am. Most students do and my classmates and I keep in touch whenever we have homeworks and specially when we don't coincide about time because some subjects mash with others and we can't meet each other and cellphones play an important roll to communicate one another.
- So you are communicated by your cellphones all the time, aren't you?
- Yes, we are.
- That means you are on the net most of your time talking and communicating by text with your friends.
4. after knowing about this new addiction, Do you consider yourself an internet addicted?
- And what about your classmates, Do you think they could be potentially internet addicted or not?
- Well, according to the descriptions you say, I'm afraid some of them could be.
- Let me tell you if they spend too much hours on the net, they could develop isolation, problems in their relationships and even though neglet their obligations about their tasks at university.
- Well, miss it has been pleasure of having this chance of interviewing you. Thanks a lot.
- You're welcome.
Well, as we have studied in the first lesson from North Star, ¨THE INTERNET AND OTHER ADDICTIONS¨, most of the people disregard they suffer this kind of addiction and they don't aware of it until it is too late and they have to get special help from psychologits or counselors who recommend them thepaty group and exercises they have to do in order to overcome their addiction to surf in the net.
