Although the internet is used effectively and beneficially in every aspect of life, several users have been experiencing some problems due to excessive and uncontrolled use. While the term “internet addiction” still remains controversial, disturbed family relationships are considered to be a diagnostic criterion. The use of the internet, even in non-excessive levels, is associated with disturbance in family and social life. As considering from systemic point of view; while family relationships may be disturbed with internet addiction, people who have problems with their family relationships also may use internet excessively. This case report is composed of both the cases with excessive internet usage and those who had problems in complying with the changes in their family systems following the decrease in duration of internet usage during the treatment process.

Internet yasamin her alaninda etkin ve faydali bir sekilde kullanilmasina ragmen, bir kisim kullanici asiri ve kontrolsüz internet kullanimi nedeniyle sorunlar yasamaktadir. “Internet bagimliligi” terimi konusunda tartismalar devam etse de, aile iliskilerinde bozulma, internet bagimliligi tanisinin bir ölçütü olarak degerlendirilmektedir. Internetin asiri olmayan kullanimlari bile aile ve sosyal yasantida bozulmalarla iliskilidir. Sistemik açidan bakildiginda internet bagimliligi ile aile iliskileri bozulabildigi gibi, kisiler aile iliskilerinde sorun yasadiklarinda da asiri internet kullanimi gelisebilir. Bu olgu sunumu hem asiri internet kullanimi hem de tedavi sürecinde internet kullanim saatinin azalmasinin ardindan aile sistemlerindeki degisiklige uyum saglamakta problem yasayan olgulardan olusmaktadir.