The Korean Children In Internet Rehab

Internet Addicts: The children attending rehab clinics to overcome their internet addictions For similar stories, see: Inside The Suicide Epidemic Crippling South Korea    • Video   Academic Pressure Pushing S. Korean Students To Suicide    • Academic Pressure Pushing S. Korean Studen...   The Australian K-pop Sensation    • Video   Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... For downloads and more information visit: https://www.journeyman.tv/film/6732/i... Like us on Facebook:   / journeymanpictures   Follow us on Twitter:   / journeymanvod     / journeymannews   Follow us on Instagram:   / journeymanpictures   While the Korean government continues to push for digital hegemony, a unique rehabilitation centre has been set up to help teenagers with gaming addiction overcome their dependence on the virtual world. An epidemic of computer game addiction is affecting the mental health of South Korea’s youth. “I play for 20 hours per day”, explains teenage Choi Kyung Seo. Hours of daily gaming is causing compulsive behavior, addiction and a warped sense of reality. “I feel like the game is controlling me, and when i lose it, I lose my temper”, admits gaming-addict Chae Chan Woo. Korea is facing a drastic increase in computer-game related crime and violence. In an attempt to tackle the nation’s addiction, the government have set up a rehab centre where technology is confiscated and the males must learn to connect with one another through various group activities. For the boys, 27 days without access to electronic devices is daunting. “There’s no internet, no TV, so now I don’t know what to do”, Chan Woo tells his mentor. Will the digital detox be a success? SBS Australia Dateline – Ref. 6732 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world's most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world's top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you'll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.