But how can watching too much television be harmful to your life and health?One way is that it can start a cycle of bad feelings.According to one study,people who watch the most TV already suffer from anxiety or loneliness.Watching TV makes them feel relaxed and helps them forget about their feelings for a while.But the study found that while people did relax while watching television,the feelings of relaxation disappeared after they stopped watching,and the people felt worse than they did when they started watching TV. Therefore,they wanted to watch more television so they could continue to forget their bad feelings.All this TV watching kept them from doing things that could actually make them feel better,like exercising,participating in hobbies,reading,or spending time with friends and family. D Another way TV watching can be harmful is,like the addictions mentioned above,TV can cause you to neglect your life.The more you watch,the more you want to watch,and after a while,TV replaces real experiences.TV addicts stop talking to their families,don't exercise,don't see their friends,and don't learn new things.Basically,TV addicts stop experiencing life. E The harmful effects of TV addiction may not be as obvious as those of cigarette,drug,or alcohol addiction,but TV addiction can take a person's life away.If you think that excessive TV watching is not harmful,keep track of how much TV you watch every day,and think about all the other things you could be doing during those wasted hours. Decide whether the following statements are true or false.Write"T"for True and"F"for False on the Answer Sheet. 6.People watch a lot of TV,but there is no such thing as a TV addiction. 7.According to the article,one way cigarette smoking can be harmful to your life is that it can cause serious health problems. 8.Drugs and alcohol keep addicts from thinking clearly and being responsible. 9.According to a study,the people who watch the most TV already feel bad about themselves and their lives. 10.Television addicts probably are not healthy and physically fit. 1359C But how can watching too much te1evision be harmfu1 to your 1ife and health? One way is that it can start a cycle of bad fee1ings. According to one study,peop1e who watch the most TV a1ready suffer from anxiety or 10neliness. Watching TV makes them fee1 re1axed and he1ps them forget about their feelings for a while. But the study found that while peop1e did re1ax while watching te1evision , the feelings of re1axation disappeared after they stopped watching , and the peop1e felt worse than they did when they started watching TV. Therefore , they wanted to watch more te1evision so they cou1d continue to forget their bad feelings. All this TV watching kept them from doing things that cou1d actually make them fee1 better, like exercising , participating in hobbies, reading , or spending time with friends and family. D Another way TV watching can be harmfu1 is, like the addictions mentioned above , TV can cause you to neg1ect your life. The more you watch , the more you want to watch , and after a while , TV rep1aces rea1 experiences. TV addicts stop ta1king to their families, don' t exercise , don 't see their friends , and don' t 1earn new things. Basically , TV addicts stop experiencing 1ife. E The harmfu1 effects of TV addiction may not be as obvious as those of cigarette , drug , or a1coho1 addiction , but TV addiction can take a person' s life away. If you think that excessive TV watching is not harmfu1 , keep track of how much TV you watch every day , and think about all the other things you could be doing during those wasted hours. Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write"T"for True and"F"for False on the Answer Sheet. 6. Peop1e watch a 10t of TV, but there is no such thing as a TV addiction. 7. According to the article ,one way cigarette smoking can be harmfu1 to your 1ife is that it can cause serious health prob1ems. 8. Drugs and a1coho1 keep addicts from thinking clearly and being responsib1e. 9. According to a study, the peop1e who watch the most TV already fee1 bad about themse1ves and their lives. 10. Te1evision addicts probab1y are not healthy and physically fjt. 1359