Too much TV can be dangerous for both …21… and children. In fact, many
people are actually addicted to television the same way some people are addicted
to drugs or alcohol. Why do people watch so much TV? Some people may be
…22… with what they consider their boring lives. They may find what’s
happening on the screen more exciting than what’s happening in their own lives.
According to one study, viewers who watch the most television are more likely to
have …23… problems, such as anxiety and loneliness, and they watch TV to
forget their problems. Unfortunately, however, their addiction …24… them to
forget about relationships with friends and family. The more TV they watch, the
less they think about reality. The less they think about their real lives, the more
they replace their real lives with the lives of the people on the TV screen. TV may
be fun and harmless for most of us, …25… for some people, TV addiction is a sad
reality.