T.V. is a serious addiction, similar to drug and alcohol addiction.?
Question by lbckirko: T.V. is a serious addiction, similar to drug and alcohol addiction.?
i have to write an essay on this… agree or disagree?
“reality is effectively put aside, the viewers energy is sapped and his life becomes narrowed; and like other addicts, tv addicts overestimate their control over their addiction.”
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Answer by nyskiermom
It would be interesting if you could find some biochemical support for this thesis.
As an addictions specialist, what I would be most interested in is the person’s control over their addiction, and the degree to which it impairs functioning in other areas of their life (peer relationships, vocation, health, other leisure, etc.)
Always interesting to me that we can be so hurt by the things that start out feeling so good.
Answer by ddj7x7
Yes it absolutely is and I have it. I am single and I have many acquaintances with whom I could engage in many fun activities. But instead, when I come home from work I just flop in front of the TV. I never watch documentaries. Mostly sitcoms which I’ve seen a million times. On Saturdays the whole day is spent with the TV. I tell myself that I work hard and I’m tired. “I’m a 45 year old woman,” I say to myself, “what else am I supposed to do?” I also tell myself that if I weren’t watching TV I’d probably be out spending money and since I’m trying to save money, the TV actually helps, (I tell myself). Additionally, I am in a 12 step program and I’ve been clean and sober for 4+ years AND I’m a born again Christian who has sworn off premarital sex. So why am I not more in control over my TV watching? It’s not that I don’t care. I do care. But I don’t know how to lick it. I was involved in a bible study where we weren’t supposed to watch more than 2 hours per week. I did great on everything else. But the TV thing I failed.
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