Aware use of the Internet: experiences from the territory - 11 April 2022

Internet addiction is attracting the attention of experts not only in the clinical field but also in the research field.

It concerns a super investment in online activities, which takes up most of the time of the day, accompanied by inability to control, mood swings, progressive abandonment of previous tasks and interests and, sometimes, withdrawal phenomena from social life.

Experts suggest the importance of an early educational intervention of the digital tool and pose reflections for understand the personal and relational difficulties that are hidden behind some manifestations, in such a way as to increase the awareness of the subject and to favor more adaptive and creative solutions.