Heavy Internet use linked to depression

[DGuinta1]

No luv for gamers.

According to the study, these internet addicts spend much more time visiting websites that are sexually gratifying, online gaming sites, and online communities. Users spending more time browsing sites of those types were more likely to have moderate to severe depression.

http://www.dailytech.com/Study+Excessive+Internet+Use+Linked+to+Depression/article17594.htm

[Heelfan71]

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I believe it. When I do it too much I am definitely more irratable and grumpy it seems.

[Buckeyes_Doc]

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Yes games and porn definitely makes me more depressed.

[BunnyHardaway]

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<----heavy internet user
<----severe depression

So yeah, I can see it. It's kinda weird when I think about it, as we first got the internet right after I finished 5th grade, and that's when my issues started.

[deaduck]

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This makes me sad.

[Pokes]

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I think its the other way around though.

[Sting]

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very interesting...makes you think huh?

[Hooe]

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Correlation does not imply causation.

I'd fathom to guess that a person who is depressed is more likely to go to the internet or video games as a sort of escape, moreso than person uses internet in excess then becomes depressed.

[SuperBowlNachos]

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The useage of internet doesn't make me depressed. It's when I have NOTHING to do, and I mean nothing, and I end up on the computer all day with nothing to even look at. You are just waiting for the night to get here and other people to become free.

[Pokes]

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Correlation does not imply causation.

I'd fathom to guess that a person who is depressed is more likely to go to the internet or video games as a sort of escape, moreso than person uses internet in excess then becomes depressed.

This is what I was getting at. If you ever go into internet chats you're likely to find them with lots of emos or people who don't have any friends.

[sb24]

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I think its the other way around though.

Correlation does not imply causation.

I'd fathom to guess that a person who is depressed is more likely to go to the internet or video games as a sort of escape, moreso than person uses internet in excess then becomes depressed.

This is why I dont trust statistics. 7 of 10 people on the internet are depressed*(made up number), internet is causing depression. Forget the fact they were depressed before getting on to the internet, the internet is to blame.

Now I KNOW some people will get depressed using to much internet (I get depressed reading to much news: See thread about father waterboarding 4 yr old daughter) but I really do not think the internet would cause it. I would bet there are quite a few depressed people who will tell you they use the internet to help cope more than anything. There is a definite correlation, but not cause and effect IMHO.

[ehh]

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I don't like when I'm on the net too much because it means I'm bored and not being productive. My goal in life is to be busy enough on a day-to-day basis that I stop coming to OS altogether.

Today is a perfect example, work is very quiet for whatever reason and there's some non-urgent stuff I could be doing right now but instead I'm wasting away on OS.

[Laffer]

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This is why I dont trust statistics. 7 of 10 people on the internet are depressed*(made up number), internet is causing depression. Forget the fact they were depressed before getting on to the internet, the internet is to blame.
Now I KNOW some people will get depressed using to much internet (I get depressed reading to much news: See thread about father waterboarding 4 yr old daughter) but I really do not think the internet would cause it. I would bet there are quite a few depressed people who will tell you they use the internet to help cope more than anything. There is a definite correlation, but not cause and effect IMHO.

Correlation does not imply causation.

I'd fathom to guess that a person who is depressed is more likely to go to the internet or video games as a sort of escape, moreso than person uses internet in excess then becomes depressed.

You guys know that they say this exact same thing in both the news article and published paper?

[sb24]

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You guys know that they say this exact same thing in both the news article and published paper?

Work filters will block some random sites so I didnt read it.

[jnofx]

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If you are on your computer all of the time, you are more than likely alone, which is more likely the cause of your depression than the internet itself.... Quite simple, really.