Can spending too much time online increase anxiety?
By Diana
@dya80dya (36805)
August 6, 2019 10:51am CST
Sometimes I think that I spend too much time online only to earn some cents. Maybe this is what causes anxiety for me. I am not sure. But I think it's not healthy to spend too much time online. What is your opinion about that? Are you anxious when you spend some hours online? Or maybe I can't find another cause for my anxiety. I am not sure.
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@Moon24 (22394)
• Serbia
6 Aug 19
I think spending much time online can increase anxiety. I feel better when i spend less time but i also feel better when i get payment. If is only for few cents maybe is not worth as much effort.
But i spend much time online, if i don't earn i watch something or read something. Without internet i would have much free time because i don't have job. I am trying to have balance, to spend less time on internet.
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@Porcospino (31365)
• Denmark
6 Aug 19
If you push yourself too hard because you want to earn as much as possible you might become stressed. I don't get anxious if I spend many hours online. I experience the opposite, I like to relax online after a busy day. If I am anxious I try to find some sites that help me focus on other things.
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@Porcospino (31365)
• Denmark
7 Aug 19
@dya80dya Yes, I have other activities. Sometimes I spend many hours online, but not all day. When I worked at night, I slept when I got back to my home and when I woke up I spent the afternoon and the evening online. It is a good way to relax when I get back to my home, but if I did it all day it would be too much I think.
Do you always work online when you are online? Or do you take breaks where you relax with games, videos or other things?
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@dya80dya (36805)
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7 Aug 19
@Porcospino No, I don't take breaks. I don't play games, I don't watch videos. I always work when I am online. Or I am trying to find more ways to earn money.
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@dya80dya (36805)
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7 Aug 19
I think I push myself too hard. You have other activities. Do you have a job? If you would have to spend all day online you wouldn't be anxious? I spend too much time online daily. Sometimes this relaxes me, but never when I spend more than 4 hours online.
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
7 Aug 19
They say that a lot of screen time does affect the emotional and mental stability
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
8 Aug 19
@dya80dya yes ..you check check it on internet. It is a proven fact
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
6 Aug 19
Any project or endeavour can cause stress if done for too long.
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