The rehabilitation centre where I was has also gotten a lot of inquiries during this season on how to stop internet addiction,” says Mbogo. Kenneth Njau, a psychologist in addiction counselling and head of treatment at GamHelp Kenya, which specialises in managing internet addiction and online gambling, says most people rarely notice that they are sliding into internet addiction due to lack of physical signs. “Unlike substance abuse where you can notice something is wrong by just looking at someone, internet addiction is discrete, yet it ruins lives,” says Njau. The most common form of internet addiction in Kenya are social media platforms and betting sites. Psychologists warn that children are becoming more prone to internet addiction, especially during Covid-19 when most of them are allowed unlimited internet access in the guise of online studying.

Source: Standard Digital December 13, 2020 03:56 UTC