Beijing. A student leaps from a 24 storey building, unable to cope with his IAD. That’s Internet Addiction Disorder.
He left four notes before he committed suicide. In the letters Xiao, playing the role of a character from a computer game, said that he wanted to meet three friends who also played the game in paradise.
He did not even mention his parents in the letters.
This is a serious problem.
The last time his parents found him in a cyber cafe, Xiao Yi had not had any food for two days. He is said to have made a tearful confession to his father, saying that he had been poisoned by the games and could not control himself.
Experts say that attention should be raised about the issue among young people, who are vulnerable to IDA.
How to deal with one’s IAD? The helpful Dr Grohol at Psych Central has it all mapped out.
Some people simply get caught in Stage I and never move beyond it. They may need some help to get to Stage III.
